Is the New York Times hiring Steven Reddicliffe — the former editor of TV Guide — as their TV editor? That would be, to say the least, an unusual choice. Well, the Times always says it wants to get in touch with the common people. Please note: if this rumor were a terror alert, it would only be midway on the scale, somewhere near the yellow level.

Reddicliffe was the editor of the Guide for seven years — he resigned in November 2002, and we have no clue what he's been doing since. "Working on other projects," was the word when he left. Macrame? Decoupage?