TV Obsessed With Married Women (Slate)
Troy Patterson: Wives are hot right now. During Sex and the City's original run, Carrie Bradshaw, an urban bachelorette, was television's symbolic woman. But the tube is now popping with burlesques of matrimony, parables of housekeeping, and lazy daydreams of back-door men.

More People Watching Sunday Political Shows (Washingtonian)
Harry Jaffe: Has Bob Schieffer gained gravitas on Face the Nation because he hosts CBS Evening News? Have Tim Russert's pugnacious interviews boosted ratings? Whatever the reason, more Americans are spending part of their Sundays in front of the TV watching talking heads talk about the news.

'Paperback Originals' Growing in Popularity (NYT)
Publishers say there is no harder sell in the world of books these days than literary fiction. Even critically acclaimed literary novels often have a short shelf life in hardcover. That has a growing number of companies offering books by lesser-known authors only as "paperback originals."

Do Raiders Want to Split Vivendi? (Reuters)
Two corporate raiders are building stakes in Vivendi Universal SA to try to break up the conglomerate and force management to choose between its telecommunications and media assets, according to La Tribune French daily financial newspaper.

As Market Shifts, Newspapers Try to Lure New, Young Readers (WSJ)
Looking for ways to shore up their readership and broaden appeal to advertisers, many U.S. newspapers are adopting a new tactic: targeting narrower and younger audiences.

Media 'Influence' Adolescent Sex (Guardian)
Children and teenagers who are exposed to sex through the media are more likely to engage in sexual activity than those who are not, according to new research.

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