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Apr 07 2008 12:00am EDT

Late Breaks: Power Gays, Lachlan Murdoch, etc.

-Ellen DeGeneres, Barney Frank and Anderson Cooper top Out magazine's list of the 50 most powerful gay Americans. Cooper, by the way, still hasn't commented publicly on his sexuality. [Out]

-A $3 billion buyout deal engineered by Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan fell through after his bidding consortium came apart. [FT]

-The Week has announced the winners of its annual Opinion Awards. Hallelujah, brilliant editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich won again! [Huffpo]

-Nick Denton thinks the Pulitzers are what's ruining American newspapers. Or at least the mindset that cares about such things as Pulitzers. [Gawker]

-Why is it so hard to come up with a decent ad campaign for something as delicious as Miller Genuine Draft? [Ad Age]. □


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