Karl Penhaul is not here to fuck around. We've never noticed Penhaul on CNN before, but his gloriously sculpted, perfectly shaped bald head and no-bullshit demeanor have made him our favorite second-tier bearer of bad tidings during the current Middle East crisis. Reporting from Lebanon, Penhaul isn't the pretty boy like Anderson Cooper, nor the old warhorse like Wolf Blitzer. He's the elusive sasquatch of CNN, loping through warzones and hoving into camera view just long enough to dolefully point out the latest scene of destruction. And is that a Scottish burr or just another flavor of the King's English? Send us your Karl Penhaul tips. His bio is out of date, and the man needs a more well-informed cult.

Karl Penhaul [CNN]