• Not only are contributors to The Times'Great Big Book Of Everything not getting paid, they're not even getting a copy of the book. It's class all the way over at 43rd Street. [WWD]
• Speaking of The Times, Republican lawmakers are taking a page out of Bob Dole's book. Presumably not the one where he pops a Viagra and bangs Liddy a new hole, but we wouldn't put anything past those guys. [NYS]
• The Boston Globe (owned by The New York Times, how do you like that for thematic consistency?) has informed its gay employees that they need to get married or they'll lose their domestic partner benefits. On the plus side, everyone who does tie the knot will get a copy of the new Times book as a wedding present. [Boston Herald]