Local Russian Papers Say A Hurricane Will Strike In Brooklyn; Terrified Immigrants Flee [FishbowlNY]
A hurricane will strike Brooklyn, specifically Brighton Beach, in the coming days. At least that's what local Russian media outlets in Brooklyn have been telling the senior citizen-aged immigrant population there. Apparently, we're not kidding.

Rather May Host, Produce Weekly Program, Two Documentaries For HDNet [TVNewser]
Dan Rather, whose agreement to leave CBS News after 44 years could be final as soon as this evening, said in an interview today with the New York Times that he was seriously considering an offer from Mark Cuban to be the host and producer of a one-hour weekly news program for his high-definition television channel, HDNet.

Baen Books Founder Hospitalized After Stroke [GalleyCat]
Word has been circulating through the science-fiction community over the last 24 hours that Jim Baen, the founding editor of science fiction house Baen Books, suffered a stroke earlier this week and is currently comatose in an ICU unit in North Carolina.

Presidential Foot In Mouth [FishbowlLA]
L.A. Times reporter Peter Wallsten has found a way to get the ever-elusive President Bush to pay attention: guilt.

Pop Quiz: Caroline Tiger [MBToolbox]
Today I chat with Caroline Tiger, a successful freelancer who published her latest historical nonfiction book, teaches magazine writing, and is pretty much a font of information on everything writing-related.

The Hotel, Not the Promiscuous Chick From San Fernando [UnBeige]
Well, it's Friday—perhaps you're heading to Phoenix, where you can get to know the Valley Ho, the recently refurbished 1956 hotel.

This Week in Pool Reports [FishbowlDC]
Week two of FishbowlDC's White House Pool Report contest has concluded. Some of you are trying. Others, well—would it kill you to crack a joke or two?