Media Minutiae: The Absolut(e) Edition

  • The vodka’s to blame: Poster Keith Kelly reports the little-known backstory of the newly-shuttered Absolute magazine. Seems Absolut Vodka has waged a legal battle against the Absolute Publishing Company, the magazine’s publisher.
  • Define “Classic”: The World Baseball Classic is underway, airing on ESPN and WWOR-Channel 9. If last month’s Torino ratings were any indication, the composite American viewer likes Idol more than international competition.
  • Like a heroin addict, but for celebrity gossip: Former CNN anchor Aaron Brown told
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