The Schmear

Morning Links: We're Just Earthworms in Rupert Murdoch's Octagon

By Kat Stoeffel | February 25, 2011 | 11:12 am

We know Rupert Murdoch runs NewsCorp like a family business, but who has the balls to make the movie version?... MORE >

Trading austerity measures.

Presidential Morning Links: Rich, Drunk and Like 'Em Young

By Kat Stoeffel | February 21, 2011 | 8:25 am

A peek at Tina Brown's Newsweek: "Ms. Brown has a salary in the $700,000 range, according to one person briefed on her negotiations with Mr. Harman. Mr. Harman declined to comment. That amount is not wildly high for an editor with as high a profile as Ms. Brown's."... MORE >

Watch out, Charlie!

Morning Links: You Can't Stay Mad When You're Dead

By Kat Stoeffel | February 16, 2011 | 9:20 am

Comeback! Lindsay Lohan will read the Top Ten for David Letterman tomorrow night. Letterman will only break from making fun of her long enough to flirt with her. [NYT] Scandal! Karl Lagerfeld flew his muses out to Paris to photograph them wearing the line he designed for the Italian label Hogan. Blake Lively was not invited. [Page... MORE >

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Morning Links: Go Die in a Hole, Valentine's Day

By Kat Stoeffel | February 14, 2011 | 8:42 am

J.C. Penney dominated a suspiciously wide swath of Google search results until the Times brought it to Google's attention. Penney's also a top Google ad buyer. Strange bedfellows under Cindy Crawford brand sheets. [New York... MORE >

Morning Links: Infidelity Is Profitable, Kelsey Grammer!

By Kat Stoeffel | February 11, 2011 | 9:30 am

Town & Country takes its pants off. [WWD] Piers Morgan pump-ups his studio audience with cupcakes and chips. [Business... MORE >