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Flotsam & Jetsam
Successful Baldwin Brother In Weezy Cake-Buy Deny
2:48AM Hamilton Nolan | FACTUAL CORRECTION: Alec Baldwin denies purchasing his daughter Ireland this terrifying cake in the shape of rap personality and famed drug-consumer Lil Wayne. It must have been Kim Basinger who special-ordered the toothy, liquorice-haired monstrosity. [Vulture]
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Paul Krugman Addresses His Anti-Swiss Bias
12:32AM Pareene | Paul Krugman says Reagan sucks blah blah…oh, look, a correction! “In my column last Monday, I made a joke about the Swiss that fell flat with some readers. Also, the Swiss don’t wear lederhosen.” So shrill! [NYT]
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Selena Roberts Vs. The New York Times: Behind The Correction
3:12AM Hamilton Nolan | Media minutiae feud alert! The combatants: Selena Roberts, former star NYT sports reporter now at Sports Illustrated; and her former paper. Did the Times try, and fail, to take her down, journalistically? Details!: More »
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Steve Bing Will Not Testify Against His Scummy Private Eye Friend
1:51AM Pareene | There is a correction to that Times article on Die Hard auteur John McTiernan’s movie about how Karl Rove is the reason he is being prosecuted for lying to the FBI about Anthony Pellicano. More »
5:45AM STV | Tragedy Averted! We Think! New reports from Reuters quote a statement from Stevie Wonder denying his house was among those burned in the deadly Sesnon wildfire. “I’m grateful to say that my house was not burned down in the fire,” Wonder said. “I extend my sympathies to anyone who may have been touched by this horrendous event.” Thank you, Stevie; it means a lot to us. Nick Nolte’s home, alas, remains destroyed. [Reuters] More »
