After a week off due to a bout with bronchitis, Countdown host Keith Olbermann returned to the air Monday night, to the center of the Current TV universe, and to the black backdrop that seems a fitting stand-in for the star’s reportedly tumultuous relationship with his employer. According to a new report by Newsweek, that relationship may be hanging by a thread, and with it, the future of Current’s plan to become the left’s answer to Fox News.

If you didn’t know any better, you might think that Dancing With the Stars is one of the most polarizing issues in America today. It’s inspired conspiracy theories, threatening mail, and gunfire. You can now add name-calling to the list: on a recent visit The Joy Behar Show, comedian Sandra Bernhard commented on Bristol Palin‘s post-DWTS activity thusly: “She is such a hooker!”

The Daily Beast’s Rebecca Dana wrote yesterday about the “implosion” and “collapse” at CBS News, focusing on a variety of issues – from ratings to business cards.

Today, CBS News fires back, responding directly to the “fabrications” in the article and pointing to the “perverse hobby” of Dana and others who predict the fall of the Tiffany Network.

Today seems to be a day to learn a lot about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi! Earlier today we found out from Rebecca Dana at The Daily Beast that not only does Pelosi have “neatly coiffed hair” and a “perfect hair,” but that her husband often picks out her outfits. Later today we learned what Madame Speaker wants for her birthday (which arrives tomorrow). A pool table!

Today is the kickoff for Fashion Week — and for the Daily Beast’s brand-new style section, Sexy Beast. Earlier this week Politico announced new lifestyle website Click. Is everyone getting sexier? And how do you make Chicken Goop?

In the sea of congratulatory quotes and jolly press releases about Diane Sawyer‘s ascendence to the World News throne, Daily Beast reporter Rebecca Dana‘s report that Charlie Gibson was “livid” that Sawyer was taking his anchor slot on ABC stood out. But was it accurate?