Today the typically ludicrous Wall Street Journal editorial page stands up for its boss Rupert Murdoch, whose empire is sinking into an ever-expanding scandal morass. (Over the weekend, the Times summed it up best with the incredible headline: "Taint From Tabloids Rubs Off on a Cozy Scotland Yard"—"Taint" since discreetly changed to "Stain"). The Journal's editorials and op-eds are renowned for their cartoonish "THE BUMS LOST!" ranting, and today's entry is particularly roaring, as the paper frames the News Corp. scandal as an assault on "press freedom in general": more ›

In the wake of this week's highbrow bedbug attack on Lincoln Center, the Wall Street Journal freaked out over the bedbug epidemic. They started asking questions like: "Level with me. Can a bedbug crawl from a theater seat into my coat?" So they sat down with entomologist Jeff White of BedBug Central to ease their nerves. He told them that yes, bedbugs can crawl into your coat, but "there’s a little bit of a hysteria associated with these types of situations." They forgot to ask the most imporant question: Can I be infected if I share my espresso with a Puccini-lover? more ›

We've long been fascinated by the differences between Mets and Yankees fans, and though we've come to some tenuous conclusions on the inner-city rivalry (the consensus is the Mets have a better theme song), it's still hard to pinpoint what the real differences are between each teams' fans. Well, the scientists over at the WSJ laboratories were also intrigued by this question, so they outsourced their search to a polling firm Public Opinion Strategies, who conducted a survey of 650 male and female fans across all five boroughs. And the results...will shock you. more ›

As part of its dogged attempt bring the New York Times to its knees, the Wall Street Journal is slashing its subscription prices by as much as 80%. As it prepares to unveil its "Times-killing" city edition on April 12th, the WSJ has sent offers for a $10 a month subscription (about 1/4 of the average Times subscription) to some Times subscribers. Reuters also reports a similar $2.29 a week subscription offer for people who sign up online. more ›

Media baron Rupert Murdoch has made it clear that he intends to destroy the New York Times. And now, the Times is starting to fight back. Just days after the Gray Lady abandoned its hiring freeze to poach a Wall Street Journal arts reporter who could potentially reveal all of the secrets of the Journal's planned "Times-killing" metro section, the paper of record gives some ink to the pending newspaper war, making it clear there's no love lost on either side. more ›

Tiger looked more like the elusive Cheshire Cat in the Wall Street Journal today when the paper's print edition edited out the golf pro from a photo accompanying an article about his big media appearance. The original photo depicts Tiger Woods jogging with some unidentified white guy, but in cropping the photo, the Wall Street Journal kept the black man down on the cutting room floor. The caption? Tiger Woods jogs Wednesday near his home in Isleworth, Fla. BatteryPark.tv, which spotted the gaffe, notes that at least the online version of the article previously featured the correct entire photo with Tiger "and this anonymous jogging companion." Oh no Tiger, not another "anonymous companion"! more ›

Did the Wall Street Journal post an Onion News Network video by accident? Nope, they actually went to Williamsburg to "get the skinny on skinny jeans for men" (their words). The video is after the jump, and at 48 seconds in you'll meet the guy who started it all (how exciting!), he says he's been wearing skinny jeans "forever," but he adds that it only became a trend in 2003ish, after it was already a trend in the '60s, or sometime before Uniqulo started carrying them. But he was born in them. He also gives a big "WTF?!" look to the camera later on when discussing the charlatans who wear their skinny jeans with sneakers. Well, with a little help from Darwinism, the skinny jean set won't make it through the century, doctors have repeatedly warned against how they cause tingling thigh syndrome (especially when worn with uncomfortable shoes). more ›