Today is the last day of Movember. That's right, Movember. Don't look for it on your caledar, mofo, unless you belong to some weird pagan sect that can't spell. No, Movember is so named because it's a MOVEment, about MOustaches. If you've noticed your gentlemen friends sprouting wantonly on their upper lips, well, that may be why. Here, we'll let Thrillist explain:

By now you most likely know the essence of Movember: that magical month in which folks all over the world grow moustaches for charity, be they jaunty, distinguished, menacing, filthy, magnificent, wispy, or "other". raise some sweet cash for prostate and testicular cancer research.

Who says corporate Q1 2009 earnings calls can't make for a riveting show? In an earnings call regarding News Corporation's performance this past quarter, Rupert Murdoch went beyond the balance sheet, opening up to shareholders and reporters about the broken truce with MSNBC and the battle with the White House. (more...)

While the salvos between FNC and the White House have recently abated, we are now only left to wonder: what the hell happened? Was there really a truce? Or was it more of a ceasefire? More likely, both sides grew tired of the back-and-forth -- or realized that they each got want they wanted out of the dust-up. Its clear why FNC loved the controversy -- it helped their ratings and allowed them to cover one of their favorite topics: Fox News. But what did the White House get out of it? Many media critics are wrong in saying that the Obama Administration was stupid for going after FNC. Why? Three words: Health care reform. (more...)

At the risk of playing the "first" card so reviled on the Internet, Mediaite called the showdown between Fox News and the Obama administration back in mid-August. Now that it's officially here, heralded by an attack-dog performance by White House Communications Director Anita Dunn on Reliable Sources and unhindered by a secret coffee date between Roger Ailes and David Axelrod, what does it mean? And which side, if either, will ultimately come out on top? A roundup of pundit reactions from the blogosphere and beyond: (more...)

There are many unanswered questions circulating about the fate of Time Inc., the magazine division of Time Warner, home to titles like Time and People. But AOL blog DailyFinance is reporting that at The Atlantic Monthly's "First Draft of History" conference, Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes had some definitive answers: "Time Inc. is not for sale," he said. "People made these rumors because they want a lot of activity."

"he readership is solid, the readership is holding up, the readers are happy, the titles are thriving," he continued, saying that he believes Time Warner will still own magazines five years down the line. He also took the opportunity to deny that Time Warner had any interest in buying NBC Universal. But is the company's CEO really the most reliable source when it comes to potential business dealings? He's trying to run a business after all. (more...)

"Did Rupert Murdoch call the fuzz on the Yes Men?" tweets David Carr, (in what could also be the opening line to an old Perry Mason episode). What Carr is referring to, of course, is Monday's fake New York Post prank, orchestrated by the group Yes Men, who published and handed out their (impressive) environmentally-themed version of the Post at multiple locations around the city. Or attempted to hand it out, anyway. (more...)

Earlier this week the NYT's David Carr wrote a glowing account of AOL's transformation from "gated community" to a growing content (and traffic) juggernaut. Emphasis on the "growing" — Mediaite just learned that AOL's Daily Finance blog has signed on former Portfolio.com staffer Sam Gustin, who will be joining the Daily Finance team as a contributor on Monday. This brings its writers to an impressive 20 — and its ex-Portfolio staffers to three. (more...)

The NY Times' David Carr writes about AOL's transformation from gated-community ISP to content powerhouse. And while AOL deserves a ton of credit for righting a ship that appeared destined to to sink, a closer look at how the Internet giant gets its massive traffic numbers actually belies the true value of both content and traffic. Is all this focus on content part of a larger communications strategy in advance of Time Warner's plans to spin-off AOL as a separate company? (more...)

Yesterday we picked up the news that Jim Spanfeller was stepping down as the CEO of Forbes.com. Many saw it as yet another by-product of a declining ad market which has hit the business journals particularly hard. (more...)