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Feb 13 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Strike Ends. 'WSJ' Culture Section?

-The writers strike is no more. [Variety]

-Former House & Garden editor Dominique Browning is said to be developing a weekly culture section for The Wall Street Journal. [WWD]

-Facebook has made it easier for users to completely remove their accounts, thanks, presumably, to this article. [NYT]

-There's a "battle over the heart and soul" of the Los Angeles Times. [NYO]

-Is the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue an homage to...the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue? [Fleshbot]

-Steven Spielberg has withdrawn his services as artistic advisor to the Beijing Olympics, citing China's failure to help end the crisis in Darfur. [AP]. □

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