[Diners are served an alfresco meal at the summit of Latrigg, in England's Lake District, as part of the Keswick Mountain Festival; image via Getty]

Jay Leno hospitalized, Tonight Show taping canceled. Leno said to be in "good spirits."

Until today, if edgy digerati blog Boing Boing mentioned Comcast, it was with a sneer that was practically house style. Suddenly Boing Boing has fallen in love with the "bumbing, evil" cable guys. Why? Money.

What madness is this: some joker is selling a used copy of Page Sixer Paula Froelich's not-released-yet book for $81.18, on Amazon. Coincidentally, that was GM's average hourly wage in 2006. "Coincidentally." [Amazon]

The noble American mall has been killed by the recession. Already dead! So is there a trend piece to be written, still? Yes. Can we sum it up in one sentence? Yes we can:

Poor LiLo. After her breakup with DJ Samantha Ronson, she is just so alone. Worst of all, she told Ellen today that she didn't even know she was splitting up, let alone being restrained against.

Financial genius Lawrence Summers, the man who is saving our economy, fell asleep at a White House meeting today. Again!

Hackers have broken into Salma Hayek's email, revealing the actress's iPhone-app obsession, designer-clothes habit, travel plans, and more. (Her billionaire husband, François-Henri Pinault, who's throwing a second wedding for her this weekend, pays the bill!)

Steve Rattner may eventually face civil and/or criminal charges in connection with an alleged kickback scheme involving his investment firm, Quadrangle Group. Many suspect it's just a matter of time before the scandal forces President Obama to oust him as his point man on the auto industry bailout. There's speculation he'll face repercussions from Quadrangle investors as a result of the saga. And even if he manages to avoid any serious legal consequences, there's no question his rep has taken a big blow. But he has one person on his side: Michael Bloomberg!

Ever wish you could read through Salma Hayek's email? You can. Some hackers gained access to her account—her email address was shayek@mac.com—and saved screenshots of what they found. Enjoy. Or don't, and chalk it up to further evidence the Internet is rapidly destroying civilization as we know it. [Gawker]

If you only watch one video of a guy doing insane, mind-blowing, beautiful tricks on a bike, in Edinburgh, make it this one. In-fucking-credible.

[Natalie Portman arriving at a Tribeca Film Festival event today; image via Splash]

If you were eagerly awaiting the release of club kid (and convicted murderer) Michael Alig, it looks like you're going to have to wait a little while longer before you get a chance to take him back to the Limelight for a trip down memory lane. Although Alig was due to be released next month after a 13-year stretch behind bars, an additional four years has been tacked on to his sentence, reportedly because he came up positive during a drug test. Oh, and if you're under the age of 25 and you have no idea who it is we're talking about, you'll find the full backstory here if you're interested. [BlackBook]

Rats: Are Your Off-Brand Pills Turning Into Them, In Your Mouth?

CNN curmudgeon Tony Harris has been a hold-out when it comes to his network's desperate insistence that you keep going to its various blogs while you are watching television. Today he cracked. He hates blogs.

The Tribeca Film Festival opened last night with the premiere of Whatever Works, Woody Allen's latest production, which stars Larry David, Patricia Clarkson, and Evan Rachel Wood (left). In attendance at the Ziegfeld and afterparty at the Royalton: The writer/director accompanied by child bride Soon-Yi Previn, along with Debra Messing, Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower, Mary Kate Olsen, Uma Thurman, Cheryl Hines, Harvey Keitel and Daphna Kastner, Brian and Jane Williams, Charlie Rose, Morgan Spurlock, Charlie Rose, Craig Hatkoff and Jane Rosenthal, Jonathan and Lizzie Tisch, Les Moonves and his daughter, Melissa Leo, Morgan Spurlock, and Todd Haynes. A few photos after the jump. [NYO, VF, Wireimage, PMC]

In your smooth Thursday media column: Pinch eschews privatization, BET targets the olds, newspapers are tragic and sad, and let's help waterboard Sean Hannity!

We're unveiling a new kind of feature here. The Tribeca Film Festival is underway here in New York and we've assembled a passel of movie insiders in attendance who are Twittering about everything they see.

And you thought we were in the middle of a recession! Notwithstanding the fact that existing hotels are having a very difficult time filling rooms—your wealthy uncle can now stay at the Ritz Carlton for less than $300 a night—a company just filed plans to construct a 19-story hotel on Ann Street in Lower Manhattan. Bravo, "107 W Broadway Realty Corp." We salute you for your courage and confidence. [NYO]

The director's new film Whatever Works premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last night, marking his first New York-set feature since fleeing for Europe six years ago. So how did it fare? Not terrifically.