New York Magazine has a critical look at Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo's campaign—basically, how Cuomo isn't doing much campaigning at all and letting Republican candidate Carl Paladino's gaffes do all the work for him. And there's an interesting explanation on how the Daily News got that quote from Cuomo—after being mocked by Paladino, he asked his staff, "If a guy says you have no cojones, how do you punch him back, call him an a--hole?" It turns out one of Cuomo's aides called a Daily News reporter. more ›

MarketWatch has a fun profile (with video) about NY Post media columnist Keith Kelly, who compares the NYC media beat to being a cop “patrolling a small town. You’ve got to get to know who the good guys are (and) who the bad guys are.” Also, "One time, there was somebody giving what I call the gift-wrapped scoop to one of my friendly rivals at a broadsheet paper. and I said, ‘Look, I was on that story and you gave it to them. Here’s what I’m going to do. Every story from now on, every cockamamie rumor that comes out of your company is going in my paper. I’ll call you at the end of the day and say you deny the report...and then you deal with the consequences.'" [Via Observer] more ›

Note to middle management: today’s the day workplace productivity takes its annual nosedive, as employees across America wait on interminable lines for handouts at Ben & Jerry’s. Free Cone Day – not to be confused with Free Clone Day – lasts until closing time at five participating Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops in Manhattan. more ›