Two issues “on the table” in this week’s heads-a-bloggin’ exchange between your editor and Choire Sicha: that goddamned White House Correspondents Association Dinner/Jerkoff, and a curious new marketing video put out by our former employers at Gawker Media. Who will win?! MORE »

It appears Presidential candidate Barack Obama has locked down the nod from another heavy hitter … MORE »

In San Francisco, there is was a TV station whose evening news slogan is was “News from the best place on earth,” a completely accurate phrase insofar it perfectly captures captured the smug self-satisfaction of the city’s residents. Only “San Francisco: City of Pricks” could be would have been more apt. Today, the Washington Post reports on the city of Baltimore’s attempts to “rebrand” itself and the challenges posed by citizens on the opposite end of SF on the smugness spectrum.

Even before the new catchphrase is unveiled, locals are forming ideas of their own:”Baltimore: Duck!” a shopkeeper said. MORE »