Talent Tumble At CNBC: First Mark Haines, Then Ted David...Who's Next? [TVNewser]
Is CNBC's management team shelving some long-time anchors in favor of younger faces? It sure seems that way.

Because being married to her is enough material [Galleycat]
Over the weekend the WSJ managed to dig up one of megaselling bestseller Danielle Steel's ex-husbands for an interview. Why? Because even though she and Tom Perkins aren't married anymore, she's still the "inspiration" for the venture capitalist's newest project—a novel.

Covering Gay Life [MBToolbox]
Whether you're a gay journalist or just interested in covering queer issues, this is a great time to break into gay media.

Sommelier Later! Forbes wine guy makes a flap at Phillippe [FishbowlNY]
Looks like Forbes.com wine writer Nick Passmore won't be writing a review of Philippe any time soon—you've probably all read about it in Page Six again but in case you haven't, he kicked up quite a fuss at the door when he was told he would have to wait (five minutes) and actually pulled out the old "Don't you know who I AM?" line...

Playing Solitaire on the Job [FishbowlDC]
First we discover that White House correspondents play sudoku on the job (well, sort of...still haven't found one that actually plays it on their Blackberry as reported). Now reporters are playing computer solitaire during Sam Alito's hearings?

The suit is out there: Carter suing Fox [FishbowlLA]
Today's news that Chris Carter, last seen taking a well-deserved treasure bath after "The X Files" went off the air in 2002, is suing Fox delights us so.

Much Deserved Praise, Forty Times Over [Unbeige]
It gives me no fewer than forty-seven hundred goosebumps and no less that twenty-three sustained seconds of joy to read the list of those people or groups selected for this month's issue of I.D. magazine, in an article entitled "The I.D. Forty."