The Most Annoying Thing About This Woman Who Is Getting Paid $80,000 to Take a Year Off Is That It’s Not Us

Basically, we hate her.

Washington ‘Post’ to Other Papers: Don’t Ditch D.C.!

An axed Maine political reporter writes to tell how local papers that close their Washington bureaus are hurting the cause of democracy. Plus, the latest in finance, law, media, and real-estate news.

Lehman Brothers Cannot Get Off the Roller Coaster

Richard Fuld’s bank has another up-and-down day; NBC’s Jeff Zucker is pleased with himself; and J.Crew brings Nantucket red to Tribeca.

Michael Phelps Is Gold for NBC

Plus, lawyers make criminals sing (to 'Don Giovanni'), another spectacular apartment you can't afford hits the market, and more, in our daily industry roundup.

The Upper East Side Completes Renée Zellweger

The actress smoothly buys into a hard-to-crack co-op, while JPMorgan and the New York 'Times' struggle, in our daily digest of real-estate, finance, media and law news.

Tabloids Will Reportedly Pay $12 Million for Pictures of Brangelina Twins

That's a whole $8 million more than the couple got for Shiloh! Is it because there's two of them or because of inflation? Plus: Citigroup's seven-point plan for saving itself, the Palazzo Chupi triplex goes on sale, and other things that make you go hmmm, in our daily roundup of media, finance, real-estate and law news.

In China’s New York, Twin Towers Still Standing

Plus the latest from the Federal Reserve, Skadden, Condé Nast, and Warren Buffett, in today's industry report.

They Waterboarded Christopher Hitchens

Finally, right? Plus, David Brooks thinks Goldman Sachs may be on the cusp of a coup, and the "summer of legal vindication" kicks off in our hump-day roundup of media, finance, law, and real-estate news.

Fifty Cent’s Baby Mama Will Get Rich or Die Tryin’

The battle between 50 Cent and Shaniqua Tompkins rages on, Columbia bulldozes most of the Upper West Side, more big changes at the Murdoch-owned 'Wall Street Journal,' and other epic battles, in our daily roundup of news from the law, real-estate, media, and finance sectors.

‘Playboy’ Profits: Going Down?

Plus, '02138' graduates to a new publisher, Bush goes online, and Skadden makes big bucks — all in our daily industry roundup.

Rent Stabilization Not As Stable As Before

Plus, Skadden's role in the failed Microsoft-Yahoo talks, what Perez Hilton is doing in James Frey's new novel, and the rest of today's industry gossip.

‘National Geographic’ Takes Home Three Awards at ASME Ceremony

Plus, things are looking up on Wall Street, Skadden is doing better at doing good, and Andre Balazs finally sells the Hotel QT — all in our daily industry roundup.

Good-bye ‘Real Housewives of New York,’ Hello ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’!

Not enough 'Times' newsroom workers are taking the buyouts, BlackBerrys are outlawed at a law firm, and Ikea is finally arriving.

Conan O’Brien Reads, But Does Not Give Recipes to, ‘Good Housekeeping’

JPMorgan Gearing Up to Move Into Bear's Sweet HQ

Rudy Takes a Breather

Bill Keller: Unleashed

Lies and the Lying Arabs Who Tell Them

Wall Street’s Golden Idols All Have Feet of Clay

Air America Host Randi Rhodes Mugged?