November 2005



NOV
29
2005

Cancer Stick

[Jason Reed/Reuters] It's true: Everyone looks cooler smoking. We knew the pressures of early fame would push Butterstick into bad habits. On the plus side: He could stunt his growth, rendering him adorably pint-sized for years to come.... [more]

The Many Moods of Anderson Cooper

Who among us does not delight in Anderson Cooper's breezy-yet-caring columns for not-gay-at-all Details magazine, thoughtfully reprinted on CNN.com? He writes on Katrina, on going gray, on his brother's suicide and on being a Jeopardy champion -- each month we... [more]

Cunningham's Gifts

One can't look at the list of "gifts" accepted by Rep. Duke Cunningham without wondering what the guy is going to do with two really expensive commodes: one "Restoration" period commode and one "1850 Louis Phillipe" commode. Well, he is... [more]

Inside the Bubble: Television News News You Can Use

• The future of television news is "no more anchors." Just Wolf Blitzer, pacing in front of a drive-in movie theater screen. [NYM] • Kaus's verdict on TimesSelect: "Inhibited writers, inhibited linkers, inhibited dialogue." [Slate] • CNN operator sees X... [more]

Barbara Does Saddam

Please imagine that you just tuned into this conversation between Larry King and Barbara Walters. KING: More women than men? WALTERS: I'd have to add them up, one, two, three, four, four out of nine, no probably more men than... [more]

Decoding the Note

Today' Note raises some interesting questions, among them: Q: Is it really true that "the last Tuesday of every month is reserved for The Note's 'Best of . . .' feature"? A: No. Q: Then why go through the trouble... [more]

Gossip Roundup: A Kerry Campaign Memoir

• Reliable Source: Al Sharpton stoops to doing commercials for local car title lenders. . . Fox News cat-fights with the Washingtonian over a photo shoot. [WP] • Inside the Beltway: The Clinton Museum Store in Little Rock has reported... [more]

Daily Briefing: Negative Thinking

• Viveca Novak's testimony is said to be central to Karl Rove's defense. Source: "This is what caused [Patrick Fitzgerald] to hold off on charging." [WP] • Interest groups and individuals are increasingly "concluding that the commingling of money and... [more]


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