The Times joins the ever-growing Anderson Cooper love-fest today, noting that he has "capitivated" viewers over the past two weeks. We of course agree with nearly everything the article has to say, though we were stopped briefly by this:
Apropos nothing but the pain in his soul, a reader writes:
"Did you realize your homeboy Anderson Cooper is in Maxim?" asked an email a few hours ago. We most certainly did not realize our homeboy Coop was in Maxim. And yet there he is. We did not realize he would be modeling clothes for the lad mag because, well, we tend not to think of news anchors as fashion models.
Simultaneously:
Was it possible for us to love Anderson Cooper more than we already did? Yes, it turns it out, it was possible. Our love grew at about 7:30 last night, in the middle of 360°, when Coop, who's been in New Orleans for days, finally, well, flipped out. Mad as hell, you say? Madder. He was talking to Sen. Mary Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana, and we can bet she's not going on his show again soon. Round one:
Thank God Louisiana is a Powerball state.
It's good to see that even in these trying times, there are certain things — like CNN's apparent fondess for catastrophic snuff films — you can always count on.
Everyone loves Brian at TVNewser, and there are many reasons for this. For us, it's days like today. (Confession: Half of us, several lifetimes ago, hired Brian for his TVNewswer job.) Without him, we would have missed the one good part of all catastrophic hurricanes: The ritualistic, fantasy-inspiring screenshot of a wet, tousled Anderson Cooper.
CNN American Morning co-anchor Miles O'Brien has been live-blogging Hurricane Katrina. No, that's not a punchline. Our favorite excerpts:
Hey, if you can win the Tour de France seven times, why shouldn't you be able to create weather patterns?
This story seemed so promising for a moment:
This one, to be honest, we were kind of intrigued to see.
Because nothing sucks like a disorganized riot.
This is how cable news deals with the uber-expensive denim trend. So cute, really.
Because we were always wondering what a jet looks like before it crashes.
Especially not the potato thing. He definitely wouldn't want to change that one.
But did it make a sound?
Great. Now they tell us.
• CNN's American Morning moving from street-level studio to CNN newsroom, leaving Midwestern tourists with a mere four street-level morning shows in Midtown to flock to. [NYDN]
• Finally, a prosecutor decides against subpoenaing a Times reporter. [Miami Herald]
• The Wen Ho Lee case against the Times and others, however, continues. And could be much worse for journalists. [Boston Phoenix]
• Rumor has it a Times reporter is skulking around Philadelphia, looking for sources on a "sixth borough" story. Anyone know Jenny 8.'s whereabouts? [Philebrity, third item]
• Now Trump's blogging, too. Is the shark finally jumped? [TechWeb]
• Apparently we're not making sweet love to anyone at Page Six. (We're not? That was all so long ago that at this point, we've forgotten the details.) In other breaking news, it seems we work in our pajamas and like cheap drinks. Who knew? [RS]
