John Leonard, 69, Cultural Critic, Dies (New York Times)

The comedian has joined the cable network. But it's Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, Lou Dobbs and the rest who crack us up. After all, can a hologram be taken seriously? As if Coopie, Wolfie, Dobbsie and CNN's other kazoos weren't funny enough, "the most trusted name in news" now has comedian D.L. Hughley holding down an hour of interviews and sketches before a laugh track-like studio audience ...