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'Tis the season for revivification, and so the Times summons Post gossip relic Liz Smith from her cryogenic chamber to comment on the changing face of gossip:

But [Liz] Smith said that the blogs left her cold. She says she reads six newspapers a day, but not the blogs. "I only have a few years left to live, and I don't have time for them," she said. "Besides, I don't believe them."

Touché, Liz. And we don't believe in you.

In The Blog Era, Liz Smith Wonders If There's Room For The Pro [NYT]