Eminem, Technorati Win Big at SXSW Web Awards [Unbeige]
Technorati and Eminem.com took home the best awards in their categories as well as Best of Show and People's Choice, respectively, at the 9th Annual SXSW Web Awards. A representative of Austin's sofake also won the award for Best Acceptance Speech: "It means a lot to win this award, especially because I know, in the back of my mind, that some of you are bloggers."

Clooney: I'm Not Just a Movie Star, I'm a Liberal Movie Star [FishbowlLA]
George Clooney has publicly declared his political orientation with a blog entry at the Huffington Post: "Too many people run away from the label. They whisper it like you'd whisper 'I'm a Nazi.'" Has anyone besides George Clooney ever actually heard anyone whisper "I'm a liberal" or "I'm a Nazi?"

Charlie Gibson: WNT's "Temporary Permanent Replacement?" [TVNewser]
Gibson will become the "temporary permanent replacement" for ABC's Bob Woodruff, says the New York Post's Cindy Adams. ABC has no comment. Remember, Adams has a great track record when it comes to news about ABC News.

Kate Braverman's Very Public Break With Graywolf Press [GalleyCat]
Instead of reading from her memoir at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference, she denounced Graywolf, including press director Fiona McCrae, for censoring the book's ending, along with more sweeping allegations of shabby treatment.

Confirmed: Harwood to CNBC [FishbowlDC]
We were right: John Harwood is CNBC's new chief Washington correspondent. Is this CNBC feeling some pressure from Bloomberg's expanding D.C. operations? Are we about to see a battle between the financial channels in Washington coverage?

Blender Uses Photoshop to Keep Dave Chappelle-Comedy Central Feud Aflame [FishbowlNY]
"This photo is a digital manipulation. Dave did not pose for this." Too bad, since a real shot of the not-crazy, not-retired and not-Rick James comedian burning his $50 million check from Comedy Central would've really gotten things going.