From the NYT:

Over the past three weeks “SNL” has put itself back into the national discussion — not a bad place for any television show to be, as Mr. Michaels acknowledged — first with a series of sketches that have centered on the premise that Mrs. Clinton has been the target of a vengeful press that sees Mr. Obama with stars in its eyes and also with the overt (albeit comic) endorsement of Mrs. Clinton by Tina Fey, the former “SNL” star who returned on Feb. 23 to be the host of the first show after the recent writers’ strike. “Bitches get stuff done,” Ms. Fey said, using herself as an example.

In the weeks that followed, some commentators have cited the comedy bits as aids that have helped revive Mrs. Clinton’s campaign with primary victories in Ohio and Texas. A study by the Pew research organization found that critical coverage of Mr. Obama had increased in the news media after the sketches.

I'm proud to say I've lived in three of them and have visited the other seven! From CTV.ca:

1. Regina
2. Saskatoon
3. Winnipeg
4. Prince George, B.C.
5. Edmonton
6. New Westminster, B.C.
7. Chilliwack, B.C.
8. Victoria
9. Vancouver
10. Halifax

Can you really run a web operation that has 300 million page views per day by using a tin cup to raise money? Probably not, even if your budget is only US$4.6 million per year.

Veteran Canadian journalist Geoffrey Stevens writes that people should now forget about Conrad Black, who is nothing more than a white-collar criminal and ultimately wasn't a particularly great newspaper operator.

This is an utterly weird story. From AP via CTV.ca:

Authorities are considering charges in the bizarre case of a woman who sat on her boyfriend's toilet for two years -- so long that her body was stuck to the seat by the time the boyfriend finally called police.

This Guardian piece offers vignettes from critics of various types who have had to deal with a bad reaction to their insights. I particularly liked this story from Phil Daoust, a former comedy critic: