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Dec 18 2007 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Tina Brown, Arianna, Drudge

-What better way for HBO to recover its lost buzz than to sign Tina Brown, a.k.a. the Queen of Buzz, to a first-look deal? [Liz]

-Arianna Huffington got her blog minions sweaters for Christmas. (Don't pity them too much -- they also got cash.) [Huffpo]

-Former Jane editor in chief Brandon Holley has joined Yahoo, where she's overseeing a slew of content areas including food, health and astrology. Maybe now she can appear as an expert on Fox Business. [Mediaweek]

-There was a small chemical explosion at News Corp. headquarters yesterday. [Fox News]

-How much would it cost to buy the Drudge Report? At least $10 million, and probably way more. [Portfolio]. □


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