TV Buzz Some media critics wonder if the mainstream news didn’t go a little too far with their coverage of Tim Russert’s passing. Everyone agrees that it’s a big loss, but as one blogger pointed out, “Tim Russert was a newsman. He was not the Pope.”
Politics Buzz The 58-year-old Meet The Press anchor (and author) died of a heart attack. Weirdly enough, the NBC personality - known for never abandoning his Buffalo-bred blue-collar roots - recently published his memoirs. Sadly, it now seems eerily timely.
TV Buzz Best Week Ever has the exclusive video, and claims it’s not edited in any way. Heh heh. Okay, I just enlisted my inner Beavis to produce this trend. Enjoy!
TV Buzz Scuttlebutt that Tim Russert has had Arianna Huffington blacklisted from NBC over comments about him in her new book. There are several passages in Right is Wrong about Russert, calling him (among other things) “one of the temple guards of conventional wisdom” and a “conventional wisdom zombie.” Huffington was reportedly un-booked from two NBC shows, but she’s talking everywhere else about the tome. We love a good media scandal. Also, we just wanted to use the word scuttlebutt.
Reality star Tila Tequila continues her desperate cry for atte…
Britain is an militaristic lion with a Roman Imperial italic-t…
GOING VIRAL ONJason Kottke
Get traffic, content, and influence by joining the BuzzFeed network. It’s as easy as adding our widget to your site.
TweetMeme an hour ago
NY Times Most Emailed an hour ago
Big Geek Daddy a few minutes ago
The next time you hear a kid on the playground screaming “don…
jeanne sager an hour ago
Big Geek Daddy 15 minutes ago
Is there something we haven’t covered that is getting a lot of buzz? Or something good you think deserves more attention? Let us know.
Our newsletter delivers the BuzzFeed posts you want to your inbox once a day.
Get BuzzFeed on your phone or mobile device. Point your mobile browser to: m.buzzfeed.com
You can also get BuzzFeed via text message by following us on Twitter.
Get traffic, content, and influence by joining the BuzzFeed network. It’s as easy as adding our widget to your site.
Copyright © 2009 BuzzFeed, Inc.
