· Trace amounts of garlic discovered in Conde Nast cafeteria, violating S.I. Newhouse ban. Meanwhile, Newhouse lunches with Remnick in happy garlic-free oblivion. [WWD (2nd item)]
· LA Weekly columnist Nikki Finke goes fabulously batshit, declaring "nuclear holocaust" in the LA Times v. NY Times competition. Former LATer Michael Cieply to be NYT movie editor. [LA Weekly]
· Guardian's right-wing Freddie Forsyth off to the NYT? [Memefirst]
· NBC airs Katie Couric playing badminton instead of Saddam Hussein charging. [NYT]