Leftovers: Pictures of you

• That man sitting on the far left learning about the Daily News‘ fate? One Drew McQuade, who I hear has a very handsome, talented son. I think. [DN]

• An FBI agent couldn’t remember if a letter had been sent or not, so Ricky gets off on the mail fraud charge! Whoo! One down, lots and lots of charges to go! [USA v. Mariano]

• I’m invoking the “Americans have bad taste. It doesn’t matter.” clause of the Constitution to rationalize Desperate Housewives‘ thrashing of Sopranos in the ratings. Oh, and the whole network TV vs. premium cable thing. [Hollywood Reporter via Defamer]

• New day, same story. Yesterday, we saw the sixth witness in the Faheem Thomas-Childs murder trial claim that, “No, the cops made me sign that statement. I don’t remember anything.” You think there’s some kind of pattern here? Hmm. [DN]

• Speaking of same old, same old, lawmakers in Harrisburg are continuing to amend the slots legislation, with a whopping 140+ amendments proposed. Clearly the slots law is more effed up than the U.S. Constitution. [Bucks County Courier Times]

• Two Ryan Adams fans who leaked his album are now facing 11 years in prison for doing so. The music blog virtuosos behind Badminton Stamps remain on the lam. [Pitchfork Media]