1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. media
    Environmental Activist Buys Dead-Tree MediaAl Gore is investing in ‘Plenty.’
    By Jessica Pressler
  4. 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
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. ink-stained wretches
    ‘Times’ to Consolidate SectionsThe “Business” and “Sports” sections will be joined together in an awkward marriage.
    By Jessica Pressler
  24. 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.”
  25. 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
  26. early and often
    Obama Briefly Pushed Around by Bill O’ReillyHow do you think Obama did against his persistent critic?
    By Chris Rovzar
  27. ink-stained wretches
    Partisan ‘Us Weekly’ Losing Right-Wing Subscribers?Cellulite-watchers reportedly dump glossy after slightly negative cover.
    By Jessica Pressler
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. ink-stained wretches
    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.
  44. 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.
  45. 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.
  46. white men with money
    Rupert Goes to Bollywood!The unstoppable Rupe takes on more of India.
  47. 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.
  48. in other news
    We Call Photoshop on the ‘People’ Pics of the Brangelina TwinsThere’s something fishy about the $14 million cover of the celebrity magazine.
  49. 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.
  50. 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.
  51. 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.
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