Vargas & POTUS [FishbowlDC]
ABC's Elizabeth Vargas is in town today to interview President Bush at the White House. The interview will air later today on ABC World News Tonight and Nightline, as well as tomorrow's Good Morning America. An excerpt, and photos, after the jump.

Is Anderson Cooper Crying Again? [TVNewser]
Jon Stewart cracked a couple jokes about Anderson Cooper on Larry King Live last night. Here's the transcript:

KING: Let's check in with Anderson Cooper at the top of the hour.
STEWART: Is he crying again? Did something happen?
KING: He'll host AC 360. Jon wants to know if you're crying, Anderson.
COOPER: No but I expect to be on the night of the Academy Awards when I hear some of his jokes.

A Peek Inside the Oscar Security Blanket [FishbowlLA]
Gone are the heady days where one might throw on a tux, snort 5 or 6 grams of blow to take the edge off, and depart for the Oscars.

The Obligatory 'We Got Sold' Meeting? [FishbowlNY]
We've been trying to get insight from some current Spin staffers on the whole thing, but, as you can imagine, they have things other than FishbowlNY on their minds. We're left with a lone eyewitness account of an alleged staff meeting: "There was just a big staff meeting here at Spin and some folks came out of the corner office looking, well, not so happy. One girl was in tears." That sucks, particularly when the girl's Courtney Love, and she doesn't even work there.

Books for a Better Life [GalleyCat]
What were Jane Friedman, Larry Kirshbaum, David Young, Jane Dystel, Lynn Goldberg & Camille MacDuffie, Naomi Wolf, Martha Stout (both of whom appear on the left) and so many more doing there at the stiff sum of $175 a head? Taking part in the 10th Anniversary of Books for a Better Life, the awards ceremony hosted by the New York Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Preparing for That Assistant's Glory [Unbeige]
Here's a good little thing that's been making the rounds: "How to Find a Design Job While Being Young, Naive, and Full of Hope." If you're a youngster in school, getting ready to head out here to where people like us have somehow been able to fight our way up a few hills and stay there, you're apt to read nothing short of ten million of these kinds of bits of advice.

Some Resources for Freelance Researchers [MBToolbox]
It's matter-of-fact and it's often not glamorous, but performing some freelance research for publications can pay some bills.