What can we say? There was no mention of Richard Avedon on last night's "Topic A," just John Kerry this, John Kerry that. At least Tina—with a new haircut?—seemed pleased by the Senator's debate performance. And when Tina's happy, Henry the Intern is happy. After the jump, he reports on Tina's undying love for Bob Dylan and Rush Limbaugh.

Tina quizzed Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria on Thursday's presidential debate. "Strangely, there wasn't a lot of discussion about what is actually happening in Iraq," he said. "The lack of that discussion made it look bad for Bush." Zakaria was critical of both candidates, but determined Kerry won "just be appearing presidential." Bush, he thought, "turned it into a very simple 'freedom is good, tyranny is bad'" argument while "Kerry missed the opportunity to say, 'Mr. President, there is no democracy in Afghanistan.'" He is not convinced Kerry can get European leaders to commit to Iraq.

Next, London-based essayist Clive James, radio host Armstrong Williams, and James Hoge, editor of Foreign Affairs shared their reactions. Williams said Kerry was clear and concise, "but Bush still connected" because "people see him as being sincere, as being warm, as being real." Hoge thought Kerry was so good with style and substance, "you began to wonder whether the depiction Bush was giving of a flip-flopping wimp was the same guy." James declared Kerry and his advisor Bob Shrum were winners, though added he pitied our options for president. He was annoyed Bush did not mention his native Australia as an ally in Iraq, but Tina reassured him with a pat, "Calm down about Australia."

Tina dished with Julianne Moore, star of "The Forgotten," about her life and career. Moore took the role because "you start there and you don't know what her reality is" so "the triller aspect becomes that much more thrilling." Moore feels New York, "the best city in the world," is double-sided: "You have that real sense of community... and yet at the same time there is an anonymity and a strangeness."

Tina asked which director "got the most" out of Moore? Moore was sincerely impressed: "Wow, that's a good question." She paused before proceeding, "The best ones hire you because there is something inherit in you they want to illuminate" and "your job as an actor is to find it." Moore believes "we are all much more alike than we are different... it's about how you define yourself." Hence, "All the characters I play are me; are some aspect of who I am."

For the editor's desk roundtable, Clive James and Armstrong Williams returned with Newsweek's Holly Peterson and publisher Morgan Entrekin. All adored Bob Dylan's memoir, Chronicles, Volume One, in which the musician exposes the downsides of fame. James questioned whether Dylan "picked the moment in history" to ridicule celebrity culture; Peterson wondered if "he's still going to be the legend he always was if he's done a tell-all"; and Tina was star-struck: "I actually fell in love with him all over again."

The panel was ambivalent on the candidates' visits to "Dr. Phil" and "Regis & Kelly." Tina: "Is [this] just a likeability contest and you just have to win that?. . . Frankly does it matter whether a president can carpool or change a diaper?" Said Peterson, "These appearances are for the security moms: do they like them, do they trust them, do they respect them." James called the process a disaster: "It doesn't give you what you really want from a head of state." Williams countered, "Americans want to know more," like, "Are they human?" Entrekin commented television, with "this artificial sense of intimacy" has become a parallel community. Tina and Peterson blasted Dr. Phil for speaking too much during his interview with the president.

Hot picks
James: "The Leopard" on DVD (and he raved about "Harry Potter," which he "was delighted" to see on his flight over).
Williams: "They Made America" by Harold Evans. Tina threw up her fist, "Go Harry!"
Peterson: "Wife Swap" on ABC: "It is riveting."
Entrekin: "The Divine Husband" by Francisco Goldman, which Entrekin published.
Tina: "Finding Neverland," an upcoming Miramax film starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet: "Wonderfully moving, sad, charming, delicious. . . Johnny Depp is out of this world. . . Kate Winslet is delicious." Handkerchiefs required.

Under the headline "From Rush, with love," Tina played a clip from Rush Limbaugh's rant about the definition of "media elitism", namely Tina and husband Sir Harold Evans. She blew him a kiss just for watching: "Rush, you certainty know how to flatter a girl."

Closing quote by Bob Dylan: "Just because you like my stuff doesn't mean I owe you anything."

P.S. We are so curious about the Tina's new intern. She has big shoes to fill. Good luck surviving in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

P.P.S. Tracey Ullman as Tina Brown? She better be fair.