Valerie Plame, who was outed and smeared by no less than the Earl of Minor Despair, Bob Novak, in an effort to discredit (true) stories that Saddam didn't really have nukes before we invaded, is hard at work on a novel, though she won't say whether it's more about her covert life or the end of it. She will, say, that…

"Now That You're Gone" is the name of a song on Sheryl Crow's newest album. It's about a guy. Nearly a year following their last confrontation, she confesses to "shaking even talking about it again," according to the latest Rolling Stone. "I feel like I got his stink on me." Oooooooh, who's it about? Not telling till…