Navasky Urges Publishers to Overpay Writers

The Nation publisher emeritus Victor Navasky was the keynote speaker at a magazine event on Wednesday.  We don't know what Navasky's connection to the Chelsea is, but we see him at funerals and parties. (Photo: Navasky at Sparkle Hayter's party.)  Plus, we thought he gave sound advice to the magazine publishers:  "overpay your writers."

Navasky recounted awkward fundraising moments for the 135-year-old magazine, like the one where he managed to finagle $1 million out of Paul Newman for The Nation during a business dinner where Newman's wife, Joanne Woodward, became an unlikely ally. Usually when the wife shows up, "there goes your business conversation," Navasky said. But when Newman said of Navasky's proposal "I don't know, that's pretty rich," Woodward responded, "But you're pretty rich, dear."  (Source: FishbowlNY)