Wordiness and the NYT [FishbowlNY]
This weekend the NYT ran a feature on some of the neologisms/neophraseology* popularized in 2005, including "Cut & Run" "Scalito" and Fishbowl's personal favorite, "Truthiness" which has officially become a word as far as we're concerned.

...and 'King Kong 2' will be direct-to-video [FishbowlLA]
The indispensible Edward Jay Epstein has made his predictions for 2006 trends in the entertainment industry.

Hi! Says Bye! [FishbowlDC]
This whole "improve America's image abroad" thing is proving more difficult than we thought.

BREAKING! AIGA No Longer An Acronym!!! [Unbeige]
The AIGA, formerly (this is called foreshadowing) known as the American Institute of Graphic Arts, has changed its name (but hopefully not its spots). It's now called "AIGA, the professional association for design."

On the good ship Book Fair [Galleycat]
This idea might seem really cool to some, or really strange, depending on your vantage point. But in any case, the Logos II ship has opened for business with a sizeable book exchange.

Former NBC News Prez Shapiro Teaching "News From The Inside Out" At Tufts [TVNewser]
You executive-produce Dateline NBC. You spend four years as president of NBC News. In September, you say you're ready for a new challenge. So what do you do?