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May 22 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Borders & Noble? More

-Barnes & Noble may acquire Borders. [BW]

-New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss modeled one of his drawings on a classic comic book cover. Bliss says it was a tribute, not a theft. [NYP]

-Time Warner finally unveiled long-awaited plans to spin off its cable arm yesterday. [NYT]

-The Wall Street Journal's editorial page was forced to resort to quote-fabrication to criticize a healthcare plan it opposes. [Boston Phoenix via Romenesko]. □


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