Yesterday, Celia and I watched the documentary "The September Issue," which is about Anna Wintour, Grace Caddington and others putting out the September issue of Vogue magazine. It was fun to watch together, especially after watching "Coco Before Chanel" over the weekend.
The timing was interesting, though, because I had just finished reading the final (printer's) proofs of Georgetown Law the same day and my desk is littered with page proofs, little yellow stickies and other proof of editorial toil.
Of course, we didn't have a celebrity cover shoot with Sienna Miller and our models weren't wearing gowns worth tens of thousands of dollars. But once you discount these, er, differences, the editorial process is remarkably similar. Putting out a magazine takes time, has its own seasons and dramas. It's about winnowing down, removing what isn't necessary. It is often tedious but ultimately fun.