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Esquire Launches Spanish Version (AP)
A Spanish edition of Esquire hit newsstands Thursday as the venerable American men's magazine that prides itself on a thinking, cosmopolitan readership started reaching out in a language spoken by 400 million people. Gracing the black-and-white cover is someone who could not look less Spanish, Latino, or glitzy, even in an Anglo way — Woody Allen.

A Litigious Week for Magazines Big and Small (Folio:)
Us Weekly this week was slapped with a $55 million lawsuit from a former editor who claims the magazine damaged her career when its staff allegedly accused her of stealing information about celebrities. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday, is the latest example in recent weeks of magazines facing legal action.

Upload If You Love Jesus (MediaPost)
George Simpson: If you have waited since 1995 to find some truly awful online content, GodTube is the place for you. I ran through several videos and found them all equally mind-numbing, from the explanation of the concept of the Trinity to the "contemporary rock" story of an anxious girl who was about to commit a serious sin because the happy Christian teens around her weren't reaching out to save her.

Media Need to Call Bush on Al Qaeda References (National Journal)
William Powers: Given that the White House is now leaning so heavily on Al Qaeda to justify the war, it seems to me crucial that media outlets provide the context that Americans need to understand this semantic game. This war was sold to the public through murky evidence and tricky language, and the news media were often the unwitting messenger. Our motto should be: Never again.

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