Media-Whore D'Oevres



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"NBC Universal is looking at launching a standalone site for Saturday Night Live, high on its success with SNL clips on Hulu and NBC.com in this election season, reports B&C. Though the plans are still in early stage, the site could include SNL’s current sketches library, as well as dress rehearsal skits that have never aired, the story says, and would also feature additional original comedy from the cast. The idea is similar to what Viacom’s Comedy Central has done with The Daily Show and Colbert Report, with their own standalone sites." (Paidcontent)

"Today's 'Politics 2008' conference at Time Warner kicks off with a keynote roundtable moderated by CNN's Campbell Brown. The panel features CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein, Time Magazine managing editor Richard Stengel, Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter and Politico's Jim Vandehei." (TVNewser)

"Frank Rich: Lorne Michaels may be this election's Walter Cronkite. (cf. Saying Vietnam was unwinnable." (Rachel Sklar/Twitter)

"Frank Rich poses idea: Lorne Michaels may be Walter Cronkite this year. Inside info: Rich's son writes for SNL..." (TVNewser/Twitter)

"Josh Marshall: McCain _should_ have been the elder statesmen that people flock to in a national crisis." (FishbowlNY/Twitter)

" Last week's so-called town-hall event showed Sen. John McCain to be someone suffering from an increasingly obvious and embarrassing deficit, both cognitive and physical. And the only public events that have so far featured his absurd choice of running mate have shown her to be a deceiving and unscrupulous woman utterly unversed in any of the needful political discourses but easily trained to utter preposterous lies and to appeal to the basest element of her audience. McCain occasionally remembers to stress matters like honor and to disown innuendoes and slanders, but this only makes him look both more senile and more cynical, since it cannot (can it?) be other than his wish and design that he has engaged a deputy who does the innuendoes and slanders for him." (Christopher Hitchens/Slate)

"WHICH rock superstar has been having an affair with his young blond personal assistant? His longtime wife might suspect the worst because they've been squabbling plenty lately." (NYPost)



"On Saturday, Oct. 11, Lindsay Lohan arrived at the Diesel xXx Rock & Roll Circus party at Pier 3 in Brooklyn. As celebrities like Taylor Momsen, Emma Watson, Mark Ronson, Chace Crawford, and Peaches Geldolf made their way down the red carpet, Ms. Lohan managed to stand out. Dressed in a pleated mini skirt, asymmetrical checkered top, motorcycle jacket and hooker heels, something seemed off about Ms. Lohan's seemingly exposed legs--as in, her feet did not match them in color. Ms. Lohan was suffering from a severe case of a farmer's tan, which we presume was caused by pairing skirts or shorts with ankle-high shoes." (Observer)

"The 46th New York Film Festival closed with a bang--or a couple--last night, with the premiere of Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler. Chopard was one of the primary sponsors of the gala that drew 2,700 eager guests to Avery Fisher Hall. 'For a kid growing up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, this is a huge deal,' said the director, accompanied by his wife Rachel Weisz. 'You know, I saw the Oceana theatre outside of my window while growing up, so closing this festival is pretty surreal to me. That ride on the D train is further away than it sounds.'" (Fashionweekdialy)