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Nights in fairyland : gossip, blackmail, and the many lives of Broadway brevities /

"In 1925, the publishers of Broadway Brevities were tried for running an extortion operation targeting New York's social and cultural elites. While the first version of the magazine whispered gossip in columnists' suggestive innuendo, later incarnations shouted bold accusations in gra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Straw, Will, 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2026]
Subjects:
Clow, Stephen G.
Sensationalism in journalism > New York (State) > New York.
Celebrities > Press coverage > New York (State) > New York.
Celebrities in popular culture > New York (State) > New York.
Extortion > New York (State) > New York.
American periodicals > New York (State) > New York.
Gossip in mass media.
Celebrities in mass media.
Journalism > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York.
Celebrities in popular culture.
Sensationnalisme journalistique > New York (État) > New York.
Célébrités dans la culture populaire.
Périodiques américains > New York (État) > New York.
Potins dans les médias.
Célébrités dans les médias.
Presse > Aspect social > New York (État) > New York.

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