Media Bubble: Maximillian Potter and the Prisoner of 4 Times Square
· The Onion 'reports' on the National Gonzo Press Club's annual meeting in Las Vegas. Hunter S. Thompson would've attended, but he died last month. [The Onion]
· The heartwarming story of Maximillian Potter, a talented writer chewed up and spit out by the myopic New York media world, only to be nominated for two ASME awards for his work on a relatively unknown Colorado magazine. We see Mark Ruffalo in the film version. [NYO]
· Confidential to JSF and NK: Jesus, just collaborate on a baby like a normal couple. [Mediabistro]
· Two perspectives on last week's New Yorker profile of William Morris agent Dave Wirtschafter: Editor & Punisher wonders who else will follow Sarah Michelle Gellar and Halle Berry in defecting; Done Deal announces the clunkily-titled Compositions in Black and White, to star Wirtschafter's "favorite" client, Alicia Keys. [Editor & Punisher; Done Deal]