Scarlett Johansson Participates In Another Awkward Cover [FishbowlNY]
After we were somehow able to erase the memory of Scarlett Johansson's incredibly awkward cover shoot with Keira Knightley and Tom Ford for Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue earlier this year, New York magazine goes ahead and re-taints us with a coupling of ScarJo and Woody Allen this week — Allen's trouser "bunch-up" reminding us of a certain Curb Your Enthusiasm episode.

Exclusive: Michael Rubin Becomes Longform VP at MSNBC [TVNewser]
Michael Rubin has returned to MSNBC as Vice President of long-form Programming, the network confirmed this afternoon. Rubin is the former executive producer of MSNBC Investigates.

NYTBR Still Fixated on Updike, Lesbians [GalleyCat]
Timothy Leary may be gracing the cover of yesterday's New York Times Book Review, but the Review's undying support of John Updike's legacy continues inside. Last week's issue also says of cartoonist Alison Bechdel, "sexuality looms large in her memoir," much like the introduction to Norah Vincent that said the author is "a self-proclaimed 'dyke.'"

Snow Mum on NYT Leak [FishbowlDC]
From today's Press Gaggle: Bill Sammon: "Vice President Cheney said he was offended by press disclosures about the bank records story, because he said it makes it harder for us to protect ourselves against future attacks. As Press Secretary, are you also offended by that, and do you think that it makes it harder for us to protect ourselves?"

LAT in 90 Seconds [FishbowlLA]
Looks like super-sleaze super-sleuth Anthony Pellicano is getting a helping hand — from Al Qaeda. One of the problems: Government code breakers are too busy eavesdropping on Americans' phone calls to crack Pellicano's encrypted audio files.

Digg This [MBToolbox]
The relaunched Digg would be happy to get your stories and have readers vote on them. Good stories get great recognition. The site says that it's a "it's a user driven social content website," which I think means that it's a gigantic blog.

The LOOKS Fashionable and Expensive Becomes IS Fashionable and Expensive [UnBeige]
This was an interesting bit we just caught word of. Target has introduced a new batch of fashionable wardrobe and accessories lines that will actually cost the same as real fashionable wardrobe and accessories lines.