Law & Order's Fred Thompson has reportedly asked to leave the show, indicating he's serious about running for president and ruining our country with Reaganomics.

&bull Dow Jones' largest outside shareholder urges Bancrofts to sell. His argument? "Who's to say Rupert Murdoch is all that bad?" Convincing!

• The prosecution rests their case against Conrad Black, meaning it's just a matter of time before the jury returns with a (guilty) verdict.

• Brooks Barnes ditches WSJ for NYT. Not because Barnes thinks the Times is a better paper, but because he's really psyched about covering "the business of Hollywood in all its fascinating iterations." And because they asked.

• Bill Gates and Steve Jobs continue to perpetuate the nerdiest and most boring rivalry. Ever.

• Meanwhile, weather media personalities have never been bigger! With the exception of Al Roker.