A List of lists

On this Thanksgiving, Mediaite turns 143 days old. We’ll be checking in today between turkey courses, and throughout the rest of the long weekend, but we also wanted to look back on the 143 days since we were first born on that early July morning.

And what better way to look at our history than to break down some of the things we’re thankful for.

So it’s the day before Halloween, and you don’t have a costume. What to do? Fortunately, Mediaite has come up with some costume suggestions for you. Pulled straight from the headlines, these are guaranteed to be hits:

For much of the media, the summer of 2009 was also the Summer of Texting. Hardly a day goes by without some story about the dangers of cellphone us, from driving to sleep deprivation. The New York Times has an entire topics page dedicated to the “text messaging” beat! But along with auto safety, some of the old and out of touch have wondered: Is texting ruining spelling skills? Not so, according to a new study.

Bill O’Reilly knows how cruel internet comments can get based on the amount of coverage he’s devoted to followers of the liberal blog DailyKos upon the death of key conservatives. But will he be keeping a watchful eye on the conservative corners of the web today to assure everyone is respecting the death of Sen. Kennedy? It seems doubtful. Here’s a taste of the bile spilling anonymously online so far today amid the outpouring of respect and grief for the late senator.