· The New York Times opts to censor passages from novelist Tom Wolfe s upcoming book, I Am Charlotte Simmons. Questionable language will be replaced with the classy phrase "sexual activity." Borrrring! Why must the Times demur from a little rimjob talk? [NYP]
· A rundown of the fall fashion mags tells us what we already knew: Vogue weighs in at just under four pounds, making it the heaviest, most obnoxious magazine ever —except for a few other notable issues, including last September's Vogue. We are so buying it... to use as a bullet-proof shield. [NYDN]
· Wal-Mart insists there s no hidden agenda in its minority journalism scholarship program, except for the obvious Let s Get Some Minorities To Shop At Our Store And Write About It agenda. [NYT]