1. 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
  2. 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
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    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
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    Editor’s Russell Crowe Impression Does Not Go Over Well in NewsroomA ‘Daily News’ editor gets suspended after throwing a phone.
    By Jessica Pressler
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    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
  7. 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
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    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
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. in other news
    Jeff Zucker Has a Throne in His OfficeIn a ‘Portfolio’ profile, we learn a little bit about Jeff Zucker’s personal castle.
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    Mean New York Journo Kills ‘Pathetic’ Alt Weekly for SportSlate’s Jody Rosen’s tussle with a Houston alt weekly becomes a truly bizarre war of words.
  13. ink-stained wretches
    ‘Times’ Copy Editor Suspended for Allegations of WeirdnessAfter 40 years at the ‘Times,’ copy editor Charles Cretella has lost the ability to describe ball fondling, and maybe also his job.
  14. intel
    Allow Bret Easton Ellis to Introduce You to Alison Poole, A.K.A. Rielle HunterRielle Hunter finally makes her way into the pages of a national newspaper. But we can’t help but reminisce about when she was in the pages of Bret Easton Ellis’s novels.
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    Rupert Goes to Bollywood!The unstoppable Rupe takes on more of India.
  16. in other news
    ‘Journal’ Story About Too Skinny Obama Just As Weightless As It SeemedThe paper today issues a correction about some of their sourcing for the sketchy tale.
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    We Call Photoshop on the ‘People’ Pics of the Brangelina TwinsThere’s something fishy about the $14 million cover of the celebrity magazine.
  18. photo op
    Guess Who Wrote the ‘Times’ Story About People Getting Married at 8 P.M. on 8/8/08No, it’s not Richard Perez-Pena.
  19. intel
    Bashir Blunders While Addressing ‘Asian Babes’The ‘20/20’ journalist offended the crowd at a Asian American Journalists Association with lewd comments about the women in attendance.
  20. in other news
    Manderson Overboard! The Silver Fox Swims With SharksAnd in hunting down this video, we make a special discovery about the fans of Anderson Cooper.
  21. in other news
    ‘Gossip Girl’ Returns to the Internet, Where It BelongsThe CW will once again stream episodes of the best show ever on its Website after the show returns, in September.
  22. in other news
    Fox Business Network to Outpace CNBC, Decade by DecadeThe fledgling business network is gaining on its rival. In a mere 69 years, based on the rate at which it is growing now, it will have overtaken CNBC!
  23. in other news
    ‘Page Six’ Tells Us Opposing Tales About Madonna and Christopher CicconeAnd on the same day, no less! And you stopped buying the ‘Post’ on the weekends.
  24. early and often
    Is a Media Backlash Against Obama Imminent?It happened before … and it can happen again.
  25. intel
    Lit-ster Party E-mails: Every One a Precious GemWe intercept the invites to a weekly lit party at Scratcher, in the East Village, and discover why we weren’t invited.
  26. in other news
    Did CBS and Katie Couric Conspire to Make McCain Look Better?The liberal blogosphere is aflame after a gaffe from McCain is edited out of a CBS broadcast.
  27. in other news
    News We Don’t Want to Hear: ‘Star’ Claims Matthew Broderick Cheated on SJPWhat, Britney wasn’t smoking her kids out of a gravity bong this week? The celebrity mags have to start ragging on OUR celebrities now?
  28. in other news
    Sherri Shepherd Has Had an Uncomfortable Number of AbortionsAlso, she thinks Barbara Walters may need to be ‘saved.’ Splendid!
  29. the sports section
    Thank Heavens: Mike Lupica Found a Seat at the All-Star GameOf course, this was after he tried to bully himself into a better one.
  30. ink-stained wretches
    Go Ask David CarrThe ‘Times’ reporter’s memoir is the best anti-drug literature we have ever read.
  31. it just happened
    Peter Braunstein Sentenced to 23 Years in OhioBut he couldn’t make a public appearance without spitting out some of the crazy.
  32. in other news
    Au Revoir, New York ‘Literary’ Scene!After coming face-to-face with all the sad young literary men and women, a 20-year-old blogger swears off the literati — and New York.
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    Obama, Rock Star, to Embark on Risky Overseas TourThe media is already musing over the trip — which could turn out to be a blessing and a curse.
  34. in other news
    The Two Faces of Henry PaulsonIt’s not just the Dow that’s low!
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    ‘Post’ and ‘Daily News’ Consider Devil of a DealThe legendary tabloid rivals are talking about merging parts of their operations.
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    The ‘Times’ Standards Editor Composes Memos on VacationCraig Whitney proves himself to be the worst kind of office person.
  37. ink-stained wretches
    Ben Widdicombe Goes to ‘Star’The former ‘Daily News’ gossip columnist will be an editor-at-large at the celebrity weekly.
  38. in other news
    Laura Ingraham’s Candid Moments: ‘There’s a Man in the Prompter!’The new Fox News host is still figuring out how this whole live-TV thing works.
  39. in other news
    The ‘Times’ on East Village Gentrification: ‘No Day But Today!’We think we recognize yesterday’s “City”-section story about Alphabet City from November 2005. And September 2007…
  40. intel
    Tomorrow, Christopher Ciccone Will Make Millions Telling Us Things We Already KnowIn his book about his sister Madonna, he tells us she’s a cutthroat businesswoman and an ego-centric jerk. To which we say: Um, duh.
  41. early and often
    Breaking: Some Not Finding ‘New Yorker’ Cartoon Very FunnyThe Democratic nominee is shown in the Oval Office wearing a turban and giving a “terrorist fist-jab” to his Afroed, machine-gun-toting wife. Ha … ha?
  42. intel
    Wendy Williams: My New Show ‘Is Not Going to Be Funny’In our Q&A, the radio talk diva dishes about her new TV show.
  43. early and often
    Obama’s Plan for a Big Win — and His Greatest WeaknessBarack Obama’s pledge to run a 50-state race was no feint; he appears to have meant it when he said he wanted to build a broad governing coalition.
  44. in other news
    Has ‘Us Weekly’ Peaked?Keith Kelly reports that the celebrity magazine had trouble meeting its rate base for the first time in eight years.
  45. in other news
    Tim Russert As Guardian Angel: Is the Media Going Too Far?The endless memorials were one thing, but now he’s saving people’s lives from beyond the grave?
  46. in other news
    Playing the Blame Game With A-Rod, C-Rod, Madonna, and Lenny KravitzThe ‘Post’ can’t seem to decide who’s to blame for all the press frenzy surrounding this particular gang of celebrities.
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    Marcus Brauchli Tapped to Edit Washington ‘Post’As was widely anticipated, the ousted ‘Journal’ managing editor has found a new home.
  48. in other news
    Clinton Strategist Howard Wolfson Heads to Fox NewsThe former communications director will take on a permanent role as strategist for the cable network.
  49. in other news
    Cityfile: A Who’s Who of New York, Right Down to Spitzer’s Daughter’s Prom DateA new Website catalogues New York’s best and brightest — and they’ve uncovered some new photos of the former governor meeting his daughter’s prom date.
  50. ink-stained wretches
    David Carr Stands Up to Fox NewsIn the ‘Times,’ David Carr calls out Fox News publicists for their ruthless tactics.
  51. ink-stained wretches
    ‘Times’ Novelist Kills Off One Editor, Skewers OthersBest seller John Darnton starts off his latest book, ‘Black and White and Dead All Over,’ with a murder — and you may recognize the victim.
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