Abridged ‘Daily News’ Columnists

Elmer Smith: Ha ha did you hear about the pair of pants lawsuit?

Ellen Gray: OMG IDOL IS COMING TO PHILLY!

Abridged ‘Daily News’ Columnists

Jill Porter: Come on down, Nancy, you’re speaker of the house. Now don’t screw it up!

John Baer: Vince Fumo for governor. Oh, boy.

Phil Goldsmith: PHIL GOLDSMITH KNOWS ALL!

Ellen Gray: Television stations covered the election.

Munching on ‘Arrested’

Tonight marks the final four episodes of Arrested Development, a fine (if hard to get into) show on the Fox network. The ratings are low, so I understand why it’s being cancelled, but did Fox have to schedule it on the same night as the opening ceremony of the Olympics?

No matter, though: we (the viewing public) shall enjoy these four final episodes, blah blah blah. You know the drill. I noticed something really interesting in today’s Daily News:

No, it’s not the fact that the DN got its own columnist’s column from the Knight Ridder wires (or that it accidentally printed that fact). Det. Munch on Arrested Development! Simply amazing.

Quickies: Viva Italia!

• Ex-Penn prof Tracy McIntosh, convicted of sexual assault in 2004, is now heading to Italy for a new job after he’s freed from house arrest. Jesus. You get stricter sentences for underage drinking. [Daily Pennsylvanian]

• While you were watching the start of the AFC Championship (or not), Andre Iguodala was hitting a buzzer beater to rally the Sixers from 19 down and top the Timberwolves, 86-84. The Sixers scored only five more than Lower Merion native Kobe Bryant, who dropped 81 (!) on the Raptors in a Lakers’ win. Both these links have video, too. [AP via ESPN.com]

• Daily News TV scribe Ellen Gray is blogging from Hollywood and notes that, sometimes, IMDB is just as faulty as Wikipedia. [Ellen Gray in Hollywood]

• A fire in East Mount Airy that killed a 17-year-old girl and injured her mom has been ruled an arson. [Inky]

• When there’s nothing else to do (and, really, there never is in Bucks County), Democrats and Republicans argue over a sign about the Iraq war. Aren’t there any ribbon cuttings you guys can attend? [Bucks County Courier Times]