This week, Newsweek reported that our old pal Jason Kottke has gone pro. In the web exclusive story, we learned that Kottke is "The Blogosphere's Matt Lauer" and were treated to three fetching views of the ur-blogger's close-cropped pate.

Funny: The Village Voice told us the same thing February 24 and showed us the same photos. The difference, of course, was the Voice's Lionel Richie reference. (It's the little things that get us through the day.)

Oh, well. Even repeated publicity is good publicity. (We'll be telling you about this again in a week.)

The Blogosphere's Matt Lauer [Newsweek]
Pay You, Pay Me [VV]