Ah, the long arm of the gay mafia. (As anyone who's ever written about Anderson Cooper knows, the experience comes complete with pink-tinged emails that begin "Be nice to Anderson, he is my friend.") Now they've gone and somehow gotten CNN anchor Anderson Cooper's contract upped to $50 million over five years, according to Page Six. "That's a Katie Couric sort of salary," noted TV Newser in its dry way. Well, we certainly hope he doesn't now feel compelled to go the whole colonoscopy route.

Failing Upward [NY Post]