Earlier this morning, the Washington Post reported that hometown sweetheart/pitbull with lipstick Sarah Palin had, in an uncharacteristic move, signed a deal to be a correspondent on Al Jazeera America. The article even came with a quote from Palin herself:

Foolish Gray Lady, Twilight Sparkle is the nervous intellectual. Next, you'll try to convince me that it's Clover who is the abrasive cynic instead of Lickety Split.

But did she come back from the dead to help him make a fake birth certificate? [The New York Times]

The New York Times describes 56-year-old Sir David Tang as a "businessman, socialite and celebrity friend extraordinaire." He's best known for being the founder of ridiculously overpriced department store Shanghai Tang. Which makes him the perfect guy to create absurd new website ICorrect, where — for $1,000-a-year…

The mistake is understandable. Really, why else would she have been so agitated all the time?

Well, we all thought it seemed kind of strange when reports came out that the Old Spice campaign corresponded with a drop in sales. Turns out, we should have had more faith in Isaiah Mustafa!

In an editor's note, the Times explains that writer Lynn Hirschberg squished two quotes together, and a statement M.I.A. said was not made as presented. No word on the dis track or truffle fries. [Observer, Earlier, Earlier]

Yesterday we mentioned Sarah Palin's new gig hosting a series on Fox with celebrity guest LL Cool J, but according to his Twitter account, the rapper never signed on for an interview. "Fox lifted an old interview," he claims. [Politico]

A report released today reveals shocking levels of abuse at juvenile detention centers around the country:

Hey remember when that study said that women were getting "more beautiful" and everyone got excited or furious? Yeah, well, the actual researcher says that's not what his study found.