• Governer Rod Blagojevich doesn’t really get Jon Stewart’s humor. But to be fair, us Illinois natives never claimed to understand much of anything. [AP News]
• American Media is in much too much debt, leading nerdy math kids to beleive that the tabloid bubble, like Katie Holmes‘ bump, will actually burst someday. [Economist]
• Mischa Barton tames her claws for the totally new and super awesome Jane magazine. [Socialite’s Life]
• Today’s “why Steve DeLuca got fired” theory: a fight over the color of the bev naps for the 1,000th issue party, which may or may not be actually taking place. [NYP]
• Well, he hasn’t finalized his investment in the widely neglected Spin magazine, but publisher Tom Hartle is still trying to lure in former Blender-er Andy Pemberton for the EIC spot. [WWD]