• It looks like Vogue is finally taking note of the recession. The July issue features a $40 Gap hat and $50 pair of J. Crew shorts. Ouch. [NYT]
• The Transformers sequel topped the box office once again this week, raking in $42.4 million to edge out Fox's 3D movie Ice Age by a smidge. [THR]
• Some retailers have been covering up the new issue of GQ featuring a semi-nude Sacha Baron Cohen. Not that GQ minds the "controversy." [NYT]
• Casey Kasem counted down the hits for the last time this weekend. [ABC]

• Sarah Palin's lawyers have threatened to sue news outlets that suggest Palin stepped down as governor because she's under federal investigation. [Politico]
• Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen is back in the news. He's teamed up with Ben Horowitz to launch a new venture capital fund. [Fortune]
• Allen Klein, music manager to the Beatles and Rolling Stones, has died. [EW]
• The Department of Justice is looking into whether large telecom companies such as AT&T and Verizon have been abusing their market power. [WSJ]
• Little people have petitioned the FCC to ban the word "midget" on TV. [B&C]