BLAIR GETS A JOB

Jayson Blair, late of single-handedly destroying the NY Times, has found himself a couple of new gigs. First, Esquire has hired him to review the work of...Stephen Glass. One fabricator reviews the movie version of another fabricator's book about a career in fabricating. Think he'll actually see the movie, or just make up the review out of whole cloth?

The New York Post also reports that Jane magazine has hired Blair to write about workplace pressures (the mag's publisher has yet to comment). I can't imagine that guy will give good advice:

Dear Jayson,

I'm having trouble at work. Two weeks ago the company hired a new manager for our section. The new boss requested that I write up a report on our department's activities for the past year, just so he could get up to speed. Our section probably has three or four more people than it really needs, so I'm concerned that if I create a truthful report it may lead to a few layoffs or reassignments. What should I do?

Skittish in San Francisco

Dear Skittish,

You need to ask yourself WWJD--What Would Jayson Do? And then do it. Just make something up. It worked for me, for a while.

Yours,

Jayson