GOP: Brokaw's Objectivity Compromised In Global Warming Special [TVNewser]
The majority (GOP) staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works has issued a press release criticizing Tom Brokaw's upcoming Discovery Channel special on global warming.

EXCLUSIVE: VNU Lays Off Week Staffers [FishbowlNY]
Multiple insiders tell FishbowlNY that VNU has laid off staffers at magazines within its 'Week triumvirate — Adweek, Brandweek and Mediaweek. According to those with knowledge of the situation, up to 10 editorial and sales employees were pink-slipped.

EXCLUSIVE: Three Senior Staffers Leave ABCNews.com As Network-Side Exec Moves In [FishbowlNY]
At least three senior staff members have left ABCNews.com in as many weeks, and not entirely of their own volition, FishbowlNY has learned. Managing editor Suzanne Rowland exited on maternity leave in what were described as tense and contentious circumstances. Steve Alperin, a former producer and writer for late anchor Peter Jennings, has clashed with some of the senior staff since coming over from the broadcast side in January.

Laura Bush Loves Design, Doesn't Mention 'NDA 5' Scandal [UnBeige]
If Laura Bush did, in fact, receive the letter from five designers boycotting the National Design Awards breakfast yesterday morning, it did not dim her glowing appreciation for designers in general, whom she praised for "using your creativity to make life better for people around the world."

'My Page Views Are Bigger Than Yours' [FishbowlDC]
Washingtonians came out to celebrate Washingtonian Garrett Graff's 25th birthday last night at Lucky Strike and it led to one photo of some of DC's most notorious bloggers, including Wonkette's Alex Pareene, Free Ride's Michael Grass, Graff, ex-Wonkette-r David Lat. FBDC Interview: Wonkette's Pareene.

Brian Eno Lays Down Tracks for Audiobook [GalleyCat]
Wanna make your audiobook really stand out from the pack? Maybe you could do what Michel Faber did: get Brian Eno to write the soundtrack.

Writer Thanks Critic For Crappy Review [MBToolbox]
Writer Katha Pollitt thanks "well-known" person/critic Ana Marie Cox for the crappy review the former Wonkette editor gave Pollitt's book in the Times. I think the main lessons are: don't read your reviews, don't check your Amazon standings, and don't pose for caricatures.

Baum Captures Hollywood Book Grand Prize [FishbowlLA]
The Hollywood Book Festival this week announced its grand prize winner, North of Sunset, a novel of the murder-and-mayhem variety by Henry Baum.