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Or in that quirky headline style, "Variety Lifts Tapp, Speier." That would be Tom Tapp, named the editor of V Life, Variety's monthly magazine "dedicated to the people and passions of entertainment." In his place, Michael Speier becomes the managing editor for special reports.
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