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When Marianne Gingrich‘s “EXPLOSIVE” interview aired on ABC News last month, many an eyebrow was raised and many an “O Rly?!” uttered after Marianne quoted her ex-husband as having asked for an “open marriage” by sharing that “Callista doesn’t care what I do.” Callista is, of course, Gingrich’s current wife, with whom he had an extramarital affair while with Marianne. Naturally, this leads to three questions: 1) Was the request for an “open marriage” simply Gingrich’s attempt to weasel his way into having his cake and eating it, too? 2) Do you think I could ever get my hair to look like Callista’s? Does she she use like an avocado mask or something? And, finally, 3) Does this mean Newt and Callista are in an open marriage now?

Earlier this week, KC Estenson, senior vice president and general manager of CNN.com, announced a new partnership with VICE’s VBS.TV (Spike Jonze‘s independent new media brain child) and Sub Pop Records, whose indie band Handsome Fur will document their travels with “Indie Asia: On Tour with Handsome Furs.” Most reactions: “Huh?”

The $250,000 that Vice Magazine spent on an exclusive party in Brooklyn last month was a good investment in at least one respect: Vice has gotten scads of free, adoring media attention since. Its latest Financial Times profile highlights a few of its secrets to success. Namely: keep circ small and don’t worry about newsstand revenue, but sell everything else.