Folio: The Newest Superagency [Galleycat]
That revolving door's getting a whole lot of use today, as word trickles in about the formation of a new agency, Folio Literary Management.

NSA: We Didn't Spy On Amanpour [TVNewser]
"A senior U.S. intelligence official told CNN on Thursday that the National Security Agency did not target CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour or any other CNN journalist for surveillance," David Ensor writes on CNN.com.

washingtontimes.blogspot.com [FishbowlDC]
Washington Times Editor-in-Chief Wesley Pruden has issued a memo entitled "NEWSROOM POLICY ON ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING" (i.e. websites). Long story short: If you're going to write for blogs, external websites, etc., get permission from your senior editors first.

Does anyone still wear a hat, part II: Salon's take on Abramoff's fedora [FishbowlNY]
Beltway corruption posterboy of the day Jack Abramoff wore a snazzy fedora to court to cop his guilty plea on Tuesday, and much was made of the Runyonesque choice of headwear.

Have we learned nothing from Janet and Justin? [FishbowlLA]
Ah, the Super Bowl. So deliciously indiscrete in prosecuting its half-time entertainment, we can only marvel in wonderment.

Interactive Fiction [MBToolbox]
What's better than writing your own fiction? Having a computer do it for you.