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Aug 13 2008 8:53am EDT

Idle Chatter: The Old Beijing Switcheroo

-Life in China, pt. 1: That adorable little girl who sang during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics? She was actually lip-synching to the voice of a slightly less adorable girl. [AP]

-Life in China, pt. 2: Sponsors who paid millions of dollars for a presence at the Olympics are frustrated because Chinese security officials are barely letting anyone onto the green. [WSJ]

-Former HBO chief Chris Albrecht is leaving IMG, where he was supposed to be in charge of making media and entertainment investments. [THR]

-CNN, ABC and other networks are replacing actual news bureaus in U.S. cities with itinerant reporters bearing laptops and cell phones. [NYT]

-Graydon Carter's restaurant refrigerates its garbage to keep the neighbors happy. [NYT]

-NBC pages have new uniforms. And after Kenneth went and got a new blazer! [NYP]. □


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