• Bob Woodward says his source was a "he," and yet some media crits are so quick to rule out Condi Rice. [E&P]

• Magazines might ask the tough questions, but they also answer them. [WaPo]

• Yeah, yeah, telecom company One.Tel's crash and burn cost News Corp. millions. But more importantly: Lachlan Murdoch looks tanned and relaxed. [Aust. BC]

• Blogs with budgets scare us, especially since our writers stopped accepting payment in the form of Starbucks cards. [NY Sun]

• CNN explains away the 'X' on Dick Cheney head as a technical glitch and still – shockingly – Matt Drudge won't tell both sides of the story. [TVNewser]

• Former New York Times scribe Ben Franklin has passed away, and we're not even going to make a pot shot about being electrocuted. [NYT]

• Whether 2005 was a banner year or dismal year for magazine ad sales has yet to be determined. [MIN]