When it comes to reporting on the sexual preferences of public figures, the New York Times has a long history of dancing around the subject, often to the point of absurdity. While the paper has no written policy against outing gay public figures who would prefer to keep their sexual identities private, it has taken a very conservative approach to the subject over the years, and has in fact loudly denounced outlets, like Gawker, that have followed a different set of rules. Which is why a recent report in the Times about corporate goings-on at Disney caught my eye: It blithely, and without further context, published a claim that IAC chairman Barry Diller is “a homosexual.”

For about five minutes after the collapse of the global economy in 2008, the public’s anger was focused enough to cause a temporary cutback in the abuse of corporate jet perks by rich executives. Clearly, those days are over.

The mighty rise, and fall, and rise, and fall, and rise again... and fall? Celebueditor and Princess Di necromancer Tina Brown is reportedly not going to have her contract renewed by her financial bosses at The Daily Beast.

One rarely accumulates a net worth of $1.9 billion without breaking the rules. Repeatedly. IAC chairman Barry Diller has agreed to pay $480,000 in civil penalties for anti-trust violations related to his purchase of voting shares in Coca-Cola from 2010 to 2012.

The New York Post has a story this morning on rich people getting the city to remove or relocate the much-discussed Citi Bike racks, including from the block where media billionaire Barry Diller's corporate headquarters are located in Chelsea, the block of a luxury Midtown East condo building, and the block where John Slattery lives in SoHo.

Well, that's it for Newsweek. Celebu-editor and royal gravedigger Tina Brown announced this morning on the web site of the Daily Beast that the magazine's print edition will not survive the year. That's not all Brown's fault, of course. Newsweek is not the first magazine to abandon print, and it will by no means be the last. Tina Brown didn't kill Newsweek. She just killed its credibility.

Chelsea Clinton is joining the board of Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp, according to an SEC filing, in between working toward an Oxford doctorate and helping with father Bill Clinton's philanthropic endeavors.

Leave it to seasoned mogul Barry Diller to have the smartest take on the cashiering of TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington: AOL "destroyed" TechCrunch's voice, the IAC chairman said, and editorial director Arianna Huffington should have been told to "shut up and go back to your room" when she raised concerns about Arrington's ethics.

In your sincere Wednesday media column: Barry Diller has endlessly deep pockets, Fox gets an online paywall, Michael Hastings' book deal disappears, The Daily still, improbably, exists, and doing more with less is dead.

Barry Diller's new website Proust.com connects seniors with young "family members and close friends" who want to interact with them. This is a type of situation Barry Diller is something of an expert on!

Media mogul Barry Diller has a $100 million, 300 foot-long ("I like 'em long." - Barry Diller) mega yacht that he's been keeping at the Chelsea Piers, at the cost of $2,000 a day.

Today we looked at funny picture of Katie Couric rescuing Barry Diller's Maserati from the terrible snow. "Ha ha, silly rich people," we all said. One commenter said it best.

Media mogul Barry Diller was driving his Maserati through a snowy Central Park this morning when it got stuck. Luckily Katie Couric happened by to help push it out—in the wrong direction. Rich people really don't "get" snow.

In your jobby Friday media column: Rebecca Dana to Newsweek, Foster Kamer to Esquire, Tim Arango to Baghdad, and Barry Diller to the easy life. And, Emily Brill.

Recently departed IAC chairman Barry Diller only has 57 Facebook friends, mostly CEOs and moguls. He defriended two people yesterday, including one of his pretty boy travel companions, Bryan Fox. But one comely gay made the cut. Meet Arturo Diaz.

Barry Diller—a man who seemed positioned to reign opulently over his IAC media empire for years to come—announced this morning that he's stepping down as CEO of IAC.

Credit where it's due: Barry Diller knows how to vacation. The IAC boss is tightfisted at headquarters, but his holidays are plenty decadent. There's the corporate jet; the giant boat; tropical beaches; and a set of young blonde twins.

Managers at IAC aren't feeling very thankful toward their happy-go-lucky leader right now: They found out just this week there will be no raises or bonuses for the third year in a row. So now they're dishing about his perks.

Let us explain. The hagfish is a blind, slimy, deepwater eel-like creature that darts into the orifices of its prey and devours them, alive, from the inside. Which is what Tina Brown is doing to Newsweek.

Ask Jeeves has been dismissed from the search business. The virtual internet butler can at least share his shame with overlord Barry Diller, who is surrendering to a company that treated him little better than a servant.