E3: The Games, the Consoles, the Lines [UnBeige]
E3 is exactly like the floor of a Vegas casino, except the floor is thumping beneath you and the carpet is uncomfortably thick to tread through. Trade show exhibit designers: If 4" shag is your plot to slow us down, it's working.

Recapping Fishbowl's Magazine Week [FishbowlNY]
In case you missed our coverage, it began with J.Lo and ended with Jellinek, with some Arianna and Colbert and Coulter and Diddy and Jann and Navasky floating around, too. And, again, we apologize for any drinks we might've spilled on renowned D.C.-area bloggers-cum-authors.

Update: NBC to Carry Bush's Address [TVNewser]
NBC will broadcast President Bush's address to the nation on immigration Monday night. No word from ABC or CBS yet.

Pilots Coming in for a Landing at ABC, Peacock [FishbowlLA]
These days, the upfronts are a bit like egg-salad sandwiches in the summertime: They just don't keep well. The Web has all but destroyed the relevance of the upfront advertising roadshow, because anyone desperate to know what's been picked up need only go online to see the new fall schedule in dribs and drabs. We hear Variety's TV editors aren't even going to the upfronts this year.

Dept. of You Read It Here First [GalleyCat]
GalleyCat, 5/11: "Political Dust-Up at Kid Literacy Fest"
PW Daily, 5/12: "Author Shouts Foul Over Canceled Appearance"

Naming Names [FishbowlDC]
There's a debate going on the mediabistro.com bulletin boards about a regional magazine that's having trouble paying freelancers. Which could it be: Capitol File, DC, or DC Style?

Pop Quiz: Miss Snark [MBToolBox]
I love Miss Snark, and so should you. A literary agent in New York, she doles out free no-nonsense advice to writers and aspiring writers alike. Don't fear her wrath: Consider it a gift.