• Liz Spiers remains to her true blog roots, letting others ferret out the material info after she drops the preliminary scoop. [MWD]
• Brian Williams enlists Tom Brokaw to make sure he's a winner on election night. [AP]
• How Les Goodstein avoided a non-compete clause is anyone's guess. [NYM]
• A non-African wins the NYC Marathon men's competition for the first time in 10 years, while Lance Armstrong proves he's no one-minute-man by beating the 3-hour mark by seconds. [WCBS]
• Elizabeth Vargas returns to ABC, post-maternity leave. Still sniping about World News anchor gig. [TVN]
• A Hachette fire sale to match Time Inc.'s? Cue official denials. [Gawker]
• Russell Crowe doesn't do charity work for movie studios — just as part of his community service requirements. [NYT]
• Sometimes at night the RZA cuddles next to his wife, and listens to the sweet soothing voice of Russel Crowe. Yup. Seriously. [NYM]
• Of course Paul McCartney is fine. He’s not the one trying to scale over his ex’s front gates. [Y!]
• To the disappointment of many, Ludacris no longer wants to choke the crap out of Oprah. We are totally ready to sic him on Nancy Grace. [AOL]
• It really is good to see George Michael again. Instead of, y’know, inappropriately touching other guys in public bathrooms. [Sydney Morning Herald]
• TV anchors don't really want to cover Mardi Gras in New Orleans. [TVNewser]
• Russel Crowe and Nicole Kidman are hooking up again — chill guys, it's just for a movie. [People]
• After leaving her shoeless and alone on Valentine's Day, Ron Perlman throws some cash at Ellen Barkin, hoping he won't look like such an ass. [NYDN]
• Vice found Osama Bin Laden and nobody even noticed. Damn fake Anthrax. [Fishbowl, NY]
• Lee Tamahori, the cross-dressing hooker/director, pleads no contest to prostitution charges. His punishment? He has to go and learn about how prostitutes and trannies get AIDS. [TMZ]
• Stephen Colbert takes on the blogosphere, and admits the humor that can be found in the New York Times correction section. [Gawker]
• Celebrity baby update of the day (this could become a column): Russell Crowe and Holly Hunter both expecting. (Not together.) This probably would have been longer, but for Page Six's blind item. [People]
• Since Kelly Clarkson's been gone, she's learned how to be a major bitch to her former stomping grounds. [AP]
• Michael Bolton keeps professing his love for Nicollette Sheridan, so why does she pretend like she has no idea who he is? [NYDN]
• Initially, we were really excited about Trader Joe's coming to New York. Then we found out it was coming to Union Square. [NYT]
