Exclusive! Wachowskis: "S" is for "Speedracer" [FishbowlLA]
Our moles tell us that Warner Bros. Pictures is in talks with the famously press-averse Wachowski Siblings(?) to both direct "Speedracer," based on the iconic 1960s manga comics property.

Do Music Journalists Deserve Free Tickets? [FishbowlNY]
The apparent snubbing of High Times editor-at-large Steve Bloom by the Black Crowes' management, as we reported Friday, has sparked the debate over comped tickets for journalists, and opinions of industry p.r. reps on the subject vary wildly.

Gossip As A Commodity [FishbowlDC]
As Jared Paul Stern moves into what in 2006 is officially flash-in-the-pan fame-dom, i.e. a guest-editing gig on Gawker.com, there's still some ink getting thrown his way.

A Buck A Month For Fox News Channel [TVNewser]
It's officially official: Officials at Fox News "are floating a proposal seeking a license fee of $1 per month per subscriber."

The Site Bode Miller Doesn't Want You To Read [Unbeige]
We're referring to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics spoof site, which intends to provoke and confuse its audience into thinking about design, but also everything from politics to culture.

As NYTBR Giveth, So NYTBR Taketh Away [GalleyCat]
Just two weeks ago, the New York Times Book Review gave up its valuable back-page to David Lehman, the editor of the new Oxford Book of American Poetry. Then came yesterday's critical about-face? Just how soon did the Review editors know that the anthology they virtually provided a free full-page ad was going to get bodyslammed?