• Your morning dose of softball poetry is not complete without this gem: "Salmon were born to swim upstream, against diversity." Losing has always inspired great prose. [NYO]
• The narcissistic New York media is too busy looking in the mirror to pay attention to things on the west coast. No joke, we're just reiterating this incredibly profound insight. [SF Gate]
• The summer of the Rolling Stone interns is coming to a close. We want to care, but we're too busy trying to create a profile on Theo Wenner's social networking site. [Gawker]
• Um, this is either a huge stretch for gossip, or the world actually is much sicker than we could ever imagine. Osama Bin Laden's crush on Whitney Houston is about as much as we can handle. [Page Six]
• We love our gossip … but Julianne Moore and her kids' dead puppy? Widdicombe, you're killing us! [Gatecrasher]
Editorial Director
Well, Osama bin Laden might like music, whence his attraction to Whitney Heuston. I believe she is frightened since she heard the news of his crush on her. Intersting fact: Several Irish women I have spoken to think Osama bin Laden is stunningly beautiful, incredibly handsome. I used to draw portaits and also think he has a beautiful face. However, war only causes sadness. I don't think Osama bin Laden is the first man to admire Whitney Heuston, she is a beautiful woman.