1. early and awesome
    ‘Entertainment Weekly’ Re-Creates Controversial Obama-As-Terrorist ‘New Yorker’ CoverAnd they did it with Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, even better than the original!
    By Chris Rovzar
  2. early and awesome
    Barack Obama to Pose for November Cover of ‘Men’s Health’Now the clock is ticking on the most important test of his life: Come November, will Barack Obama have rock-hard abs?
    By Chris Rovzar
  3. instant politics
    Ken Layne and Ben Smith on Being ‘In the Tank’ and Why McCain’s So ResilientWonkette’s Ken Layne and Politico’s Ben Smith discuss the McCain campaign’s accusation that Smith is “in the tank,” the possibility of Henry Paulson and Chris Dodd taking over the country, and the proliferation and pitfalls of political blogs.
  4. early and often
    McCain’s War Against the Gray Lady: A TimelineYesterday’s outburst from the McCain camp against the paper of record, in which strategist Steve Schmidt called the ‘Times’ ‘150 percent in the can for Obama,’ is far from the first skirmish between the two. Here’s a guide to everything that’s gone sour between the paper and the campaign in 2008.
    By Dan Amira
  5. early and often
    Ever Hawkish, McCain Campaign Declares War on PressAnd the declaration itself was, naturally, rife with distortions.
    By Dan Amira
  7. instant politics
    Eli Attie and Ken Layne on Whether Obama Can Steer This Election Back to Substance’West Wing’ screenwriter and former Al Gore speechwriter Eli Attie and Wonkette’s Ken Layne discuss the inscrutability of undecided voters, whether the debates will matter, and what Philip K. Dick has to do with it.
  8. Slideshow: Welcome to Graydon’s CarteristanThe ‘Vanity Fair’ editor is secretly launching his own dictatorship right underneath our noses. He must be stopped!
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. big swinging dickheads
    ‘Times’ Board Member Scott Galloway Thinks Newspaper Business ‘Is a Shitty Business’The activist investor picked by hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners to sit on the board of the ‘Times’ is not really a newspaper fan, it seems.
    By Jessica Pressler
  10. glossy people
    One Day, Hudson Morgan and Bam Margera Went to North KoreaAnd they all lived happily ever after. Well, except maybe Kim Jong Il.
    By Chris Rovzar
  11. in other news
    Rachel Maddow Kicks Butts of King, OlbermannDespite broadcasting at the same hour as a Fox News interview with Sarah Palin, MSNBC’s newest host managed to score her best numbers yet.
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. instant politics
    Patrick Healy and Eugene Mirman on the Liberal Media ‘Conspiracy’ and Why It’s Strange That the Wall Street Meltdown Has Swung PollsToday, New York ‘Times’ political reporter Patrick Healy and comedian Eugene Mirman discuss forgetting the things Sarah Palin named her children after, what Americans really want, and Bette Midler for V.P.
  13. racial gaffes
    GE Flacks Take to Jossip Comment Board to Dispute Jeff Immelt Racism KerfuffleDid Immelt say he was only comfortable around white men and women? We’ll never know, because nobody is addressing this seriously.
    By Chris Rovzar
  14. media
    Environmental Activist Buys Dead-Tree MediaAl Gore is investing in ‘Plenty.’
    By Jessica Pressler
  15. morning hellivision
    Jodi Applegate Out, Rosanna Scotto in at ‘Good Day New York’The show’s strategy for fixing its flagging ratings? Take someone from late night and start forcing them to get up early.
    By Chris Rovzar
  16. ink-stained wretches
    Publisher: ‘Star-Ledger’ to Be Sold or Shuttered by JanuaryThe paper’s publisher just announced that if the company can’t reach a deal with its drivers, it may spell the end of the nearly 200-year-old New Jersey daily.
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. the greatest show of our time
    Great ‘Gossip Girl’ News!The show had its best ratings ever last night, inexplicably. And we hear who Serena’s new Dan is going to be!
    By Chris Rovzar
  18. early and often
    Why Katie Couric Will Do a Great Job Interviewing Sarah PalinIt’s more than just multiplying by two the sexy librarian fantasy that has white men everywhere riveted by Sarah Palin. It’s that Couric is the right choice for an interview that will finally teach us something about the enigmatic Alaska governor.
    By Chris Rovzar
  19. web sights
    Look! The ‘Journal’ Redesigned Its Web PageJust in time for an epic international financial crisis, WSJ.com gets a pretty makeover. At least some people are taking care of themselves these days.
    By Chris Rovzar
  20. early and often
    Obama Toughens As McCain Is Exposed. Just Mind the Blowback.Could complaints about McCain’s dishonesty end up hurting Obama more than McCain’s dishonesty hurts McCain? Our head hurts just thinking about it.
    By Dan Amira
  21. bons mots
    Unfashionable James Frey Loves FashionThe controversial memoirist wears shower sandals and T-shirts to fashion shows. Or a black mink coat.
    By Darrell Hartman
  22. early and often
    The AP Calls McCain a Lying Liar From LiartownHas the media finally figured out how to fight back against GOP attacks? The subtle introduction of a new dishonesty meme?
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. press-box confidential
    Chris Russo’s Regrettable Voice-overs, Michael Kay’s Dilemma, and Announcer Camp for KidsWe chat with the Mad Dog, and ponder other happenings, in this week’s look at the local sporting press.
    By Joe DeLessio and Will Leitch
  24. early and often
    Palin Plays the Church Lady With Charlie GibsonPalin performs well in the first segment of her interview series with the ABC News anchor.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. in other news
    New York ‘Post’ Officially a ‘Joke’What does the tabloid’s gag cover of a pig in lipstick tell us about their priorities?
    By Chris Rovzar
  26. instant politics
    Markos Moulitsas and Alex Pareene on McCain’s Mysterious Bump, Obama and the Electoral College, and Fetishizing the Undecided VoterToday, Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas and Gawker’s Alex Pareene discuss campaign lies, the movement to declaw the Electoral College, and why you shouldn’t be worried about the polls — yet.
  27. early and often
    Ironically, ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ Taking Campaigns to Exciting New PlacesMcCain has touted Palin’s bridge-killing heroism on the stump, but Obama is fighting back.
    By Dan Amira
  28. liberal eastern media elites
    Sarah Palin and the Media Announce Cease-fireDespite an upcoming interview with Charlie Gibson, the McCain/Palin war with the media, like all of America’s other wars, isn’t likely to end soon.
    By Dan Amira
  29. den of cougars
    Is Kathie Lee Gifford the Sexiest Woman on Television?That’s what ‘Details’ thinks. We’re, um, not quite sure we agree. We’re kind of on team Natalie Morales.
    By Chris Rovzar
  30. that’s the end of that
    NBC Tells Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews to Go to Their Rooms and Think About What They’ve DoneComplaints about liberal bias and on-air squabbling caused MSNBC to remand the anchors back to their own shows.
    By Jessica Pressler
  31. early and often
    St. Paul Report: David Carr on Why This Will Be the Last Convention of Its KindIt was David Carr who gave us the best, most colorful assessment of what it was like to be a reporter here.
    By Jada Yuan
  32. early and often
    St. Paul Report: Eugene Mirman, Chicken Run Afoul of Secret Service23/6’s on-air personality, New York comedian Eugene Mirman, had a little incident.
    By Jada Yuan
  33. ink-stained wretches
    ‘Times’ to Consolidate SectionsThe “Business” and “Sports” sections will be joined together in an awkward marriage.
    By Jessica Pressler
  34. instant politics
    Ezra Klein and Alex Pareene on McCain’s Dreams for the Presidency and O’Reilly Versus Obama“McCain wants to be a great man of history, and that means doing what he’s got to do on domestic policy such that he’s the guy who gets to go to war with China.”
  35. governor awesome
    Paterson to Appear on ‘Colbert Report’ TonightWill Colbert make a blind joke? Will the lovable gov have a better one at the ready? We can’t wait!
    By Chris Rovzar
  36. early and often
    Obama Briefly Pushed Around by Bill O’ReillyHow do you think Obama did against his persistent critic?
    By Chris Rovzar
  37. ink-stained wretches
    Partisan ‘Us Weekly’ Losing Right-Wing Subscribers?Cellulite-watchers reportedly dump glossy after slightly negative cover.
    By Jessica Pressler
  38. ink-stained wretches
    Is the New York ‘Sun’ Finally Setting? I Hope NotOn the day the feisty New York daily announces it is in trouble, one former staffer looks back with fondness.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. Peggy Noonan on McCain’s Campaign After Palin Pick: ‘It’s Over’The ‘Journal’ columnist and fellow conservative pundit Mike Murphy were busted badmouthing Sarah Palin’s political chances by an errant MSNBC microphone.
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. in other news
    Rachel Maddow: ‘It’s Hilarious That ‘Page Six’ Just Runs Stuff That They Make Up’The new cable host thinks working at a place like that must be awesome.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. early and often
    The McCain Camp Is ‘Shocked’ Over Obama Criticism and Media Scrutiny of PalinSteve Schmidt goes ballistic on Howie Kurtz, and delegates at the RNC turn on reporters. But what are they so mad about, really?
    By Dan Amira and Chris Rovzar
  42. early and often
    Sarah Palin Jokes: Is McCain’s V.P. Making Politics Funny Again?We round up all of the ‘humor’ flying around the Internet about the Alaska governor, and still can’t quite decide if this season of ‘SNL’ is going to be funny again.
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. in other news
    Does Rachel Maddow Need to ‘Straighten’ Up?That’s what ‘Page Six’ suggests. But we kind of dig her whole Ira Glass–meets–Yeardley Smith look!
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. intel
    Matt Lauer on MSNBC: ‘Maybe a Unified Network Would Be Nice’Matt Lauer and his executive producer have a few laughs with us about the madness at their sister network.
    By Joe Hagan
  45. in other news
    How Is Hippie MSNBC President Phil Griffin Dealing With All the Rage on His Network?Chris Matthews, Joe Scarborough, and Keith Olbermann are his men-at-arms. So why doesn’t he stop them from fighting each other?
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. ink-stained wretches
    Editor’s Russell Crowe Impression Does Not Go Over Well in NewsroomA ‘Daily News’ editor gets suspended after throwing a phone.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. ink-stained wretches
    The ‘Times’ Helps Us Keep Up With the RichesWhy do we know so much about how Alex Witchel and Frank, Simon, and Nathaniel Rich spent their summers? Because some crazy old Gray Lady told us!
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. early and often
    Denver Dispatch: ‘Newsweek’ Throws DNC’s Top Party, With Sean Penn and … Walter IsaacsonCameron Crowe told J.J. Abrams that it brought back memories of being with Led Zeppelin on tour.
    By Jada Yuan
  49. in other news
    Jared Paul Stern’s Dirty Laundry Not Limited to Skull & Bones OverstockThe disgraced ‘Page Six’ writer is caught up in another scandal — but this time, he had nothing to do with sparking it. There’s a warrant out for his wife, who may have cheated on him with a man she may have later tried to defraud.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. the sports section
    Greatest Unknown Yankee DiscoveredMark Pulliam had a story that would put even the most well-rounded athlete to shame.
    By Joe DeLessio
  51. the sports section
    Press-Box Confidential: Fights, Splits, and a Profoundly Sad Michael KayMike and the Mad Dog go separate, mediocre ways; paper prizes Favre over Pope; and other troubling news from the past week in sports.
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