Al Gore, the guy who's shutting down Newsworld International, is looking CBC's very cool show ZeD as an inspiration for his new cable network, Current TV, which is set to open this summer.

The Village Voice's Sydney Schanberg thinks it's time for American reporters to fight back against the media manipulations of the Bush White House.

Paul Martin is going to make a prime-time speech to Canadians on Thursday.

On his blog, Warren Kinsella said: "Wow. They're going prorogue. Amazing. I wonder when the radio and television stations are going be seized, and the Opposition parties imprisoned? Amazing. This means a Conservative majority. Count on it."

But that might be wishful thinking on Mr. Kinsella's part. :)

Conrad Black and David Radler have resigned as officers and directors of Ravelston, which is Conrad's private holding company.

Saw  this first at David Akin's blog: NBC is considering having their anchors and stars blog as a way to build relations with audiences (come for the blog, stay for the broadcast! :) ).

Tory MP Jason Kenney reportedly told CBC Newsworld that no decision has been taken by his party on a spring election.

Ann Coulter, one of the more toxic conservative voices in American punditry, is a cover girl for Time magaine. Salon's Eric Bohlert offers his thoughts.

The Toronto Star's Chantal Hebert thinks the minority Liberals have doomed themselves to likely defeat in Parliament with their manipulation of opposition days.

But she also admits it might be a case of the Liberals wanting to choose on which sword they will fall.

Ravelston Corp., an entity privately held by Conrad Black, is going to court today to seek bankruptcy protection.

This NYT column by Maureen Dowd looks at some of the, er, out-of-the-box thinking being considered as people try to remake U.S. network television news.

So, if you watched question period on Tuesday, you'll know the opposition went nutso over Warren Kinsella's allegations about the Martinites and Earnscliffe. Me? I was hemming and hawing yesterday, wondering whether it would be that or Claude Boulay's testimony.