Huffington Post Gets Howard Fineman; Quits Newsweek

Howard Fineman, well-known Washington D.C. Columnist, MSNBC Hardball Personality, and Facebook and Twitter friend to this blogger, has joined the staff of The Huffington Post, leaving Newsweek.

Fineman was Newsweek's Chief Political Correspondent until he heard the siren song of Arianna Huffington's voice and left print for the greener pastures of the Internet. According to The New York Times MediaDecoder, Fineman said the Internet's where the action is. He's right.

Howard Fineman follows a long list of journalists who've left print for the Internet, some succeeding, but most not. The Daily Beast, steered by print media exec Tina Brown, is still trying to find its readership base. According to a quick analysis on Alexa.com, The Daily Beast is six times smaller than The Huffington Post in daily reach. It is now the focus of a new possible arrangement merging it with Newsweek.

Yes. Newsweek online.

If a talk that reportedly was held over cocktails at the Four Seasons in Georgetown between The Daily Beast investor Barry Diller and Newsweek's new owner Sidney Harman materializes as reported in The NY Post, then Brown would take The Daily Beast and transform it into Newsweek online while working to turn-around the failing print magazine.

Since Harman took over, Newsweek staff have jumped ship for other media efforts, mostly online.

Stay tuned.

Metro North Bridge Fire That Stalled New York Traffic, Re-Opened

The giant Metro-North Bridge, a railroad bridge that serves trains going in and out of Grand Central Station, was the scene of a fire Monday, according to The New York Times.



Speculation is that the fire itself broke out as the result of a transformer that went supercritical and blew up, sending a giant plume of smoke thousands of feet into the air, and visible all the way to New Jersey.

The reason for the fire that was stated has not been confirmed as of this writing.

The blaze itself spread due to the placement of wood pilings that surround the bridge's steel footings at the waterline.

The bridge itself is known by several names: The 138th Street Bridge, The Park Avenue Lift Bridge, and The Metro North Bridge. The trains through the bridge into Manhattan also serve Harlem.

Metro North Bridge Re-Opens

As of this writing, the Metro North Bridge fire was brought under control and the bridge has reopened and did so at 1:35 PM EDT. Traffic is operating in both directions.

There's still no word of what caused the fire to breakout, stopping traffic at 11:30 AM EDT Monday morning.

Arrest Warrant Issued for Lindsay Lohan by Tina

An arrest warrant was just issued for Lindsay Lohan. She failed two drug tests - one for cocaine and the other for amphetamines - and her probation has been revoked by the LA judge. Even though a warrant was issued, it is on hold pending her court date on Friday.

The papers were just filed in court stating what the drug was for her second failed test. Amphetamines were the drug found in the second test, however, Adderall, the drug Lindsay was prescribed, is an amphetamine.

But didn't the UCLA people say she wasn't hooked on it? Who do we believe here? The people who are testing the urine or the people who analyzed her? Could Lindsay have been fooling them all along?

Tyler Colvin Video - Chest Impale Case For Body Armor?

Chicago Cubs Rightfielder Tyler Colvin was impaled by wood from a broken, flying bat during the game against the Florida Marlins on Sunday. The incident has resulted in a massive online search for "Tyler Colvin Video;" you can see it here as of this writing:

But the question is why don't Major League Baseball players wear body armor? Consider that players already have helmets used when at bat.

Given what happened to Tyler Colvin, one has to consider all of the possible ways a player can be harmed either by a wild pitch, a broken bat, players sliding into a base, or other possible occurrences.

It's hard to see how something like the equivalent of a light bulletproof vest would be limiting. We certainly have the technology to make it.

Oh, the Cubs won 13 to 3.

Paris Hilton Will Plead Guilty in Las Vegas This Morning by Tina

Paris Hilton looks like she might be taking responsibility for her actions, finally. That, or her lawyer told her it was time she better look like it or she could do some serious jail time. Either way, Paris will admit guilt on two counts in the Las Vegas county where she was caught with cocaine.

Paris has to admit lying to cops about the Twittered picture purse she said wasn't hers and for carrying the coke. In return, she has no jail time and one year of probation. Can she keep clean for one year? Lindsay only had to do it for a few months and managed three weeks. How long can Paris go?

It will probably be a media frenzy outside the courthouse, so stay tuned for more pictures and updates when it happens in an hour or so!

Kim Kardashian Breaks up With Miles Austin by Tina

Kim Kardashian seems to have no luck with men lately. Her romance with Dallas Cowboys Miles Austin is over. At least this split appears to be amicable, and there aren't any ugly cheating allegations being thrown out. Yet.

Kim is a busy girl with red carpets to walk, TV shows to film and stores that need to be shopped. She apparently didn't have time for a boyfriend right now. Friends say the two split by mutual decision.

The people who are most bothered by this are the Dallas Cowboys fans. Kim and her sister Khloe have the golden touch with athletes as Kim ex Reggie Bush is a Super Bowl Winner and Khloe's husband is now an NBA champ. The Dallas fans wanted a Super Bowl win in a big way.

Heck, right now they'd probably be happy for any win!

Lindsay Lohan's Comeback and SNL Gig Questionable by Tina

Lindsay Lohan's big comeback and Saturday Night Live hosting gig are questionable. Her big comeback was going to come in the form of interviews with big paydays attached, but it seems Lindsay has blown those chances. Who wants to be her first post-jail interview when she is going back for another 30 days and can have another post jail interview in less than two months?

The judge who is now sitting on Lindsay's case will have some big decisions to make. Does he let Lindsay fly to New York to tape the show? Does he let her fly to Louisiana to film her movie, Inferno? These were the only paydays Lindsay had coming up, so she better hope he does let her.

However, if she's sitting in jail it won't matter. She cant film either from a jail cell.