Today, lawyers for Stanley "Tookie" Williams delivered their arguments on why their client should not be executed next Tuesday.

I would argue he shouldn't be, but that's primarily because I'm opposed to the death penalty. The state shouldn't take peoples' lives as punishment for a crime.

Seth Mnookin, author of Hard News -- an account of the Jayson Blair saga at the NYT -- will have a feature on the Judith Miller case in next week's Vanity Fair.

CBGBs, the legendary New York underground club that launched the Ramones among others, gets to stay put for the time being.

A paean to Mallomars, also known as Whippets.

The Toronto Star's Antonia Zerbisias bemoans the fate of a critic in a very converged Canadian media universe.

While the Pulitzer Prizes aren't creating an online category just yet, they are broadening how they deal with the online component of a newspaper's entry.

Columnist Rosie DiManno writes in today's Toronto Star that the paper won't send its reporters there.

"Hi, is this ... Bill Dopkotch?" (female)

Me (tonelessly, physically stiffening as I suspect I'm now about to have precious seconds of my life pissed away by a telemarketer): Yes

"How are you!!" (very bubbly in tone)

Me (continuing with the toneless voice): Fine

"You have a great voice!!" (almost flirty)

Me (losing patience): Who are you and why are you calling?

"I'm calling on behalf of the Association of Retired Gazelle Gutters, and ..."

Me (with a bit of an "a-HA!"-driven inflection): "Thanks very much for calling!"

Click.