Saturday, May 23, 2009
Print
‘We At The New York Times Are Ready For The 21st Century’
5:01AM Hamilton Nolan | The New York Times‘ Charlie Savage can write a whole book about The Presidency, but he can’t figure out how to operate a lapel mic. This proves that New York Times people always think they’re so smart, but they’re not.
Small Screen
Fun New Mind-Control Toy Mesmerises Good Morning America
4:42AM Pareene | We know it’s a holiday weekend in the US, but you’re still on TV, Good Morning America. Don’t just put funny headphones on and concentrate on thinking about blowing balls, or whatever the hell is going on here.
People
Brian Grazer Deftly Avoids Divorce Bonanza, Hairdo Perfectly Intact
3:56AM Richard Lawson | As previously reported in tell-all novel form, superproducer Brian Grazer has split from his wife of 11 years, The Starter Wife author Gigi Levangie. Well now the divorce is final and, because of an ironclad prenup, ol’ Grazerhead wasn’t taken to the cleaners. More »
Online
Bloomberg Forbids Mentioning Competitors, Or Linking To Them
3:06AM Ryan Tate | Bloomberg has distributed a policy to newsroom staff on blogging, Twittering and Facebook updating. And in keeping with the company’s tyrannical management culture, the rules are far more authoritarian than similar admonitions recently dispensed at the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and elsewhere. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Hefner Selling Playboy To Support Barbie Addiction
2:31AM Hamilton Nolan | In your weekend media column: Playboy could be yours, Michael Kinsley wants to fight newsweeklies and a new type of journalism that will fail: More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Patti Blagojevich And Bazooka Joe Tied To The Railroad Tracks By Wicked Jim Carrey
1:52AM Richard Lawson | It’s just a near-summer Friday in La La land, so not all that much is happening. A Trainspotting author turns to directing. Jim Carrey will soon be steaming into every US town imaginable. And terrible TV series and movies still get made, every day, in that far off land of la la. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
