Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Page 1 Consider (02/13)

  • Built for Speed: Swimmer Michael Phelps models the new-and-improved Olympic-ready Speedo. (Does it have a smog filter?) (NYT)

  • Men Behaving Badly: Alessandra Stanley tries to sort out what the hell is going on over at MSNBC. Notice (212) fave Dan Abrams' conspicuous absence from this article: At its best, which is usually on election nights or after a debate, MSNBC makes viewers feel that they are in a neighborhood bar with political insiders, listening in on the banter and smart assessments. At its worst, the cable news channel makes viewers feel they are in a neighborhood bar waiting on political insiders, the butt of their banter and smart-aleck assessments. (NYT)

  • I'll Take Irony for a Thousand: Twister Victims to Receive Trailers (AP)

  • French Twist: By day the French Davis Cup team -- including hotties Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet -- look like this. By night, it's something entirely different. (Towleroad)

  • Settling for Less: Oh, goody. The crappy television shows are coming back. (NYT)

  • Spam-a-lot Less: Even Broadway wants nothing to do with that Anna Nicole Smith wannabe. (AP) Speaking of which, is anyone in that other one's family not a fucktard? (AP)

  • Still Warming Up: Word on the mat is that Bravo has pushed back the return of "Work Out" because the season was too "bland." Look for its return on April 8 instead this month. (L.A.RagMag)

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