· A thousand columnists can hook this into a "state of Manhattan" piece: The real Mr. Big is leaving New York City for a farm in Vermont. [Keith Kelly]
· Shocking news: Jayson Blair was born "Jason Blair." [Joe Strupp]
· Will Kurt Andersen be a regular at New York mag? "I have a book to finish this summer, and I hope, sure, maybe after that." [Rachel Donadio]