1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. ink-stained wretches
    ‘Times’ to Consolidate SectionsThe “Business” and “Sports” sections will be joined together in an awkward marriage.
    By Jessica Pressler
  10. 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.”
  11. 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
  12. early and often
    Obama Briefly Pushed Around by Bill O’ReillyHow do you think Obama did against his persistent critic?
    By Chris Rovzar
  13. ink-stained wretches
    Partisan ‘Us Weekly’ Losing Right-Wing Subscribers?Cellulite-watchers reportedly dump glossy after slightly negative cover.
    By Jessica Pressler
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. white men with money
    Rupert Goes to Bollywood!The unstoppable Rupe takes on more of India.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. 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!
  40. 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.
  41. early and often
    Is a Media Backlash Against Obama Imminent?It happened before … and it can happen again.
  42. 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.
  43. 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.
  44. 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?
  45. in other news
    Sherri Shepherd Has Had an Uncomfortable Number of AbortionsAlso, she thinks Barbara Walters may need to be ‘saved.’ Splendid!
  46. 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.
  47. ink-stained wretches
    Go Ask David CarrThe ‘Times’ reporter’s memoir is the best anti-drug literature we have ever read.
  48. 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.
  49. 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.
  50. early and often
    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.
  51. in other news
    The Two Faces of Henry PaulsonIt’s not just the Dow that’s low!
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