[Panda sculptures at the Beijing zoo are covered in snow after Chinese scientists claimed to artificially induce the second snowstorm in the country's capital this year. Image via Getty]

Dobbs would fit much more snugly into the right-wing stable of shouting heads over at Fox than he did at CNN, where he made an awkward lie of the cable network's attempt to position itself as a non-partisan straight-news alternative to MSNBC on the left and Fox News on the right. But Dobbs hasn't exactly been a ratings dynamo: He was recently losing not only to Shep Smith at Fox but Chris Matthews at MSNBC and even Jane Velez Mitchell at CNN's HLN (formerly Headline News). Burn.

In your woebegone Wednesday media column: Hearst gets money, layoffs at Current TV, Conde Nast gets internet religion, and Sesame Street characters are the swing votes in Fox News' war for righteousness.

[Martha Stewart deals with Tina Brown's tantrum when she tries to drag the editor into the kitchen to make some rum balls at the Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai Medical Center Gala last night. Image via Getty]

[A woman walks by a portion of the "Journey" exhibit, which opened today in Washington Square Park. Meant to raise awareness of human trafficking, it contains art shown on shipping containers. Image via Getty]

[Rihanna points to the miniature trailer park that her twister of a gown is going to destroy after speaking at the Glamour magazine Women of the Year Awards at Carnegie Hall last night. Image via Getty]

The recent blows to print journalism are great news for politicians: They can afford to own news outlets again, just like in the colonial era! Even local politicians can afford their own newsrooms.

This whole alleged David Letterman "extortion" plot? All a big misunderstanding.

The only thing worse than your unemployed friend who's always borrowing money and eating the food at your apartment is your fabulous unemployed friend, the one who loses weight and befriends the idle rich and gets chic haircuts for free.

[The new glossy-paper edition of the San Francisco Chronicle whizzes through the presses before it made its way to stands today. Image via Getty]

It's always been tough to imagine Justin Timberlake fitting into a movie about the geeky origins of Facebook, even if he was slated to play hard-partying advisor and "founding president" Sean Parker. That mental struggle is over.

[Lady Gaga show the host of German talk show Wetten, dass...? just how big her penis really is. Image via Getty]

There's an entire Sunday Styles item on Jay-Z's nu-New York anthem, which has now been performed at the VMAs, the World Series, City Hall, your son's bris, and everywhere else. Should Hova step off, or should Sinatra step over?

[A member of the clean-up crew blows the newspaper and other debris off the street following the Yankees' victory parade this afternoon. Image via Getty]

[A model in an insect-inspired get-up walks the runway today for the Eonfashion Award Colorful Cosmetic Design Contest during Beijing fashion week. Image via Getty]

Dina Lohan recounts corporal punishment at her daughter's hands, Tom Cruise converses with doorknobs, and footage of Joanna Krupa at Snoop Dogg's Girls Gone Wild party surfaces. Come, stroke the supple hide of Friday's gossip.

Self-proclaimed dermatologist to the stars Arnold Klein is not to be trusted, but he sure tells good stories, like the one about the time he rebuilt Michael Jackson's nose, and how celebrities like to pee in weird places.

A deranged murderer attacked an Army base packed with combat-ready soldiers trained to kill. The only person who could stop him? A female civilian.

[A boy plays tricks with the traditional sparklers while celebrating Guy Fawkes' Night—also known as Bonfire Night—in Brighton, England, tonight. Image via Getty]

Earlier today, author Greg Beato posted a fascinating story on his site Soundbitten disclosing the links-for-pay arrangement that the Drudge Report's sometime deputy Andrew Breitbart struck with Reuters. We wrote about it earlier, but Beato's allowed us to reprint it.