New York Times reporter James Bennet is set to join The Atlantic as their first editor since 2002.

And nobody could be be happier for Bennet than Bill Keller, the brilliant, up-to-the-minute executive editor of the Times. What's Keller's insightful advice?

"He'll have to slow his heartbeat to the pace of a monthly, which may be frustrating for a guy so deeply engaged in the news, but it's a brilliant choice," Mr. Keller said. "His name on the masthead will be enough to make me grab for the magazine."

Oh, yes, The Atlantic's masthead. Keller must mean that non-existent list of names at the front of the magazine. Or, maybe that's just his kind way of saying, "I'll wont be picking up that piece of shit any time soon."

The Atlantic Picks Writer at The Times as Its Editor [Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times]