· Slate's 'Book Club' has some hot Malcolm Gladwell-on-James Surwiecki action. [Slate]

· Katie Couric has a nose for useless news. [Wonkette]

· Tom Carson (reluctantly) praises Rupert Murdoch, while taking (another) swipe at his nemesis Bill Cosby and (inexplicably) complimenting Christopher Titus. [The Atlantic, sub. required]

· The twelve people in Los Angeles who get New York Times home delivery are out of luck due to inclement weather. Here's hoping they donated those papers to a school. [LA Observed]