News Thingies

You might remember when I complimented Budget Living on their new design. MediaWeek takes a closer look.
Timothy Noah at Slate breaks down how much it’s worth to read the NYT’s columnists online. John Tierney is a steal!
Does the local news promote racism? UCLA law professor Jerry Kang says yes (Boston.com)
Newsweek gets serious, really.

An interesting new way to sell out, from Neil Simon no less: change your script to hype tequila (via Adage.) Hey big spender! (Am I really the first one to make that joke?)

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