Katie’s Having a Comeback
For the fourth week in a row, she's steadily beating her ratings from last year.
Posted 12/01/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
Beckhams and Cruises Ride Horse Carriages Together
Yes, that cultlike chanting you heard from within those veiled surreys was the four of them. Then they served their kids milk. Goyische! In the post-tryptophan gossip roundup.
Posted 11/12/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
Madonna Insists on Kabbalah Water; Leighton Meester Prefers Tequila
Madge's divorce details and the antics of 'Gossip Girl' stars continue to amuse us in today's gossip roundup.
Posted 11/04/08 in Daily Intel
In Other News
Re-Empowered Katie Couric Would ‘Like an Hour’ of ‘Evening News’
In a new interview, Couric indicates she'd like to capitalize on her regained popularity.
Posted 10/17/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Awesome
At Last, the Candidates Find Their Senses of Humor
On 'Letterman' and at last night's Alfred E. Smith dinner, the candidates get some laughs — and not the nasty, 'I hate you' type of laughs they earned during the debates.
Posted 10/02/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Sarah Palin’s Supreme Court Answers Not As Gafftastic As Predicted
Turns out the Alaska governor couldn’t name a Supreme Court ruling she ‘disagreed’ with, not, as previously rumored, any ruling at all.
Posted 10/01/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Sarah Palin Has Yet to Hit Bottom
It's never good when people start openly discussing replacing you on the ticket.
Posted 09/30/08 in Daily Intel
Quiz
‘Many, Many Years’ of Washington Experience Is Bad Depending on Who Has It
In which we play a maddening guessing game.
Posted 09/30/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
McCain, Palin Attack Couric for ‘Gotcha Journalism’
Wait, is that the style of reporting where one asks follow-up questions and holds people accountable for their public statements? Despicable!
Posted 09/26/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Sarah Palin’s Latest Interview Is Making People Sad
It's not really funny anymore when Sarah Palin can't answer a question.
Posted 09/25/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Sarah Palin’s CBS Interview Tonight Will Make You Really Uncomfortable
Sarah Palin's responses to Katie Couric's foreign-policy questioning reminded us more of the early episodes of ‘American Idol’ than of ‘Meet the Press.’
Posted 09/16/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Why Katie Couric Will Do a Great Job Interviewing Sarah Palin
It'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.
Posted 09/02/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Why Do Weather Reporters Need to Stand IN a Hurricane to Report on It?
Do we really need Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, and Brian Williams in Louisiana when they could cover the hurricane and the RNC at the same time? Plus, all your daily finance, real estate, law, and media news.
Posted 08/28/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Meredith Vieira Officially More Powerful Than Katie Couric
According to ‘Forbes,’ at least. Plus, today’s real estate, law, media, and financial news.
Posted 08/15/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Mike and the Mad Dog Break Up at Last
After months of rumors, Chris Russo is off the popular sports-radio show — that and more, in of our daily industry roundup.
Posted 07/29/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Circulation Report: ‘Vogue’ Down, ‘Ladies’ Home Journal’ Up
Plus, Katie Couric takes control of CBS News' political coverage, hotels keep cropping up in Gowanus, and KKR's IPO doesn't go as well as planned, all in our daily industry report.
Posted 07/23/08 in Daily Intel
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.
Posted 07/22/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Katie Couric: ‘America Is Giving Me the Hillary Clinton Treatment’
The CBS anchor identifies with the former presidential candidate. Plus, why it's not looking good for Wall Street bonuses, or the doorman who won $5 million on a scratch ticket a couple of months ago, and more, in our daily rundown of New York media, finance, real-estate, and law news.
Posted 07/15/08 in Daily Intel
In Other News
Laura Ingraham’s Candid Moments: ‘There’s a Man in the Prompter!’
The new Fox News host is still figuring out how this whole live-TV thing works.
Posted 06/17/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
The Freedom Tower Has an Empty Dance Card
The Port Authority is offering it up for sale, according to the 'Post.' That, and more city news in our daily industry roundup.
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