1. early and awkward
    Predictably, the Videotape of Obama Calling Kanye West ‘a Jackass’ Has Been LeakedYou can see by the look on his face that he knew it would be.
    By Chris Rovzar
  2. blog-stained wretches
    The Atlantic Debuts New Opinion WebsiteThey’ve ranked the top 50 opinion-influencers in the country, and the list seems to make sense.
    By Chris Rovzar
  3. in other news
    Barack Obama Doesn’t Care About Black People Named KanyeObama calls Kanye a “jackass,” but nobody was supposed to know that. We doubt Obama minds, though.
    By Dan Amira
  4. not enough
    Wallace Shawn’s Guilty Pleasure Is the New York Times“I mean, basically I don’t read the New York ‘Times’ in public.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  5. in other news
    Why the Times Missed the Van Jones StoryLabor Day vacations!
    By Dan Amira
  7. ink-stained wretches
    Captive Times Journalist Freed in AfghanistanThe rescue of Stephen Farrell cost his interpreter and one soldier their lives.
    By Chris Rovzar
  8. in other news
    Conservatives Can’t Just Enjoy Van Jones VictoryYou won! Stop complaining!
    By Dan Amira
  9. history
    Brooklyn Actually Was Originally Pronounced ‘Brokelyn’A small irony dies.
    By Chris Rovzar
  10. in other news
    Imus to Be Broadcast on Fox Business NetworkDoes this mean they’re giving up on the “Business” part?
    By Chris Rovzar
  11. ink-stained wretches
    Kushner Looking for ‘Ideas’ on What to Do With Observer?Is he trying to sell it off? Or trying to grow it?
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. feckless ponces
    The Closing of Café Des Artistes Reminds Former Magazine Editor How Awesome He IsThe writer once known as Richard Blow recalls a night he spent drinking with Bono.
    By Jessica Pressler
  13. in other news
    Diane Sawyer to Replace Charlie Gibson in JanuaryThis is big.
    By Chris Rovzar
  14. in how many ways is michael wolff wrong?
    Let’s Talk About Michael Wolff’s Claim Today That Nora Ephron Has Killed the InternetWe’ve made a parlor game!
    By Chris Rovzar
  15. in other news
    How We’re Remembering Ted KennedyIs he first a “liberal lion”? A “family patriarch”? The “health-care power broker”? Or are people this morning talking about something else?
    By Chris Rovzar
  16. animanhattan
    A.G. Sulzberger Writes Practical Poetry About a ParrotSeriously, this is his big day.
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. radio free hamptons
    Hamptonites Worried Public Radio Might Fall Into the Wrong HandsA Save Public Radio co-founder fears “a right-wing evangelical group.”
    By Erica Orden
  18. ink-stained wretches
    Jayson Blair Is a Life CoachThe former journalist best known for humiliating the New York ‘Times’ in a flurry of plagiarism and fabrication is now helping people figure out their lives.
    By Chris Rovzar
  19. the greatest show of our time
    Gossip Girl Casts Vanessa’s MomBut who is her father?
    By Jessica Pressler
  20. ink-stained wretches
    What the Newspaper Industry Can Learn From the Adult Entertainment IndustryThey need to focus on their talent.
    By Jessica Pressler
  21. ink-stained wretches
    McKinsey Picks Its First Targets: Vogue and Condé Nast TravelerWe can’t wait for the movie version of this.
    By Chris Rovzar
  22. blog-stained wretches
    Salon.com Is Done With This ‘Online Magazine’ CrapWe read between the lines of the website’s latest press statement.
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. white men with money
    Hank Paulson Is Not Actually Writing the Memoirs He’s Busy Writing (UPDATED)But we know who is!
    By Heidi N. Moore
  24. rupert take me away
    Sleep Where Rupert and Wendi Sleep!Rupert Murdoch’s sailboat is available for rent.
    By Jessica Pressler
  25. health carnage
    Surprise: Town-Hall Rabble-rousers Don’t Like the New York TimesAccording to a photographer, irate protesters don’t like the attention as much as you’d think.
    By Chris Rovzar
  26. New Yorker Safe From Condé CutsExcept for the Orangina.
    By Chris Rovzar
  27. ink-stained wretches
    The Real Reason Ben Stein Was Fired From the TimesIt wasn’t Barack. It was Ferris!
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. Advice for Cheaters, From Your Friendly Local Newspaper“Just because it’s a summer fling doesn’t mean you can walk around with the fragrance of someone else’s perfume on your collar!”
    By Jessica Pressler
  29. gossip gals
    Hold On to Your Hair Hats: Cindy Adams Is Getting a One-Woman ShowFor $250, you can see her perform live in her own apartment.
    By Chris Rovzar
  30. early and often
    Why Neoconservative Pundits Love Jon StewartJohn Bolton, William Kristol, and others explain why ‘The Daily Show’ is the best place to get their views heard.
    By Jacob Gershman
  31. Okay, Okay, Exercise Doesn’t Make You ThinEven we already knew that.
    By Chris Rovzar
  32. Murdoch: ‘We Intend to Charge for All Our News Websites’This is, of course, easier said than done.
    By Chris Rovzar
  33. early and often
    Candidates for Manhattan D.A. Breathlessly Await Times EndorsementWho annoys the editorial board the least?
    By Geoffrey Gray
  34. ink-stained gays
    Introducing ‘The Majority,’ Condé Nast’s Secret, Exclusive Club of GaysYes, it’s real. And it’s spectacular.
    By Tim Murphy
  35. Condé Nast Cost-Cuts ReceptionistsBut who will guard the pearly gates? Who will answer the published phone numbers?
    By Jessica Coen
  36. in other news
    Keith Olbermann Tries His Hardest to Disprove Corporate-Collusion StoryThe MSNBC host went after his Fox News rival hard last night.
    By Chris Rovzar
  37. ink-stained wretches
    Condé Nast Cost-Cutting: Baby StepsToday, editors learned that they would be losing their newspaper subscriptions.
    By Jessica Coen
  38. to all
    To All at Outside: Please Stop Stealing the Ice“You know, it makes me sad to think that some Outsiders would have so little respect for other Outsiders.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. ink-stained wretches
    McKinsey’s Second Visit to Si’s House Will Make Condé Less ‘Condé’We talked to an expert about what to expect from the consulting firm as it looks at the venerable magazine company.
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. puppies!!!!!!
    Times Managing Editor Brags About Her Perfect PuppyGod, nobody likes a show-off.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. in other news
    No Newsstand Bump for Revamped NewsweekThough, to be fair, it is summer.
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. in other news
    Cronkite’s Voice Will Continue to Introduce CBS Evening NewsReversing a previous decision, the network has decided to continue to have a recording of the legendary anchorman’s voice introducing Katie Couric.
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. the most important people in the world
    Three Mistakes Debbie Rowe Has Made This WeekMichael Jackson’s ex is REALLY bad at playing the media.
    By Jessica Pressler
  44. ink-stained wretches
    What’s Going On With Rupert Murdoch and Mort Zuckerman?Yesterday a blog item reported that the ‘Daily News’ owner is considering selling his paper to the News Corp. mogul. Today, an editorial by the former appears in the paper of the latter.
    By Chris Rovzar
  45. in other news
    Glenn Beck: Why Didn’t Anyone Ask Any Questions at Yesterday’s Soto Hearing??Wait, wait, we know the answer to this one. Hold on, we’ll think of it …
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. good things happening to people we like
    Paula Froelich Is Leaving ‘Page Six’After a decade, the gossip writer has flown the coop.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. early and awkward
    City Democrats Shocked that Hired Hatchet Flack Lacks Political IntegrityHoward Wolfson used to rail against Mayor Bloomberg’s wealth and hubris. Now he works for him. Can you imagine?
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. ink-stained wretches
    Scotland Yard Not Investigating Murdoch Papers FurtherBut if you got hacked, you can still sue!
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. ink-stained wretches
    Bill Keller on Daily Show: ‘That’s the Last Time I Try to Be a Good Sport’“Even my wife told me that I looked faintly ridiculous.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. ink-stained wretches
    Murdoch’s British Papers Accused of Hacking Subjects’ Mobile PhonesApparently, reporting for London tabloids is MUCH easier than reporting for ones here.
    By Chris Rovzar
  51. ink-stained wretches
    Times Busted for Unwittingly Publishing Photoshopped ImagesSee, in the future they should just run Photoshopped images on purpose, like we do.
    By Chris Rovzar
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