White House State Dinner Guests

Interesting list:

Interesting people: Lang Lang and Zhou Xiulan (his girl friend?), Wendi Deng (How did she get into this?), Jiang Mianheng (of course, Jiang Zemin's son)

Americans Spend 5 Hours a Day Watching TV

Americans spend an average of 34 hours per person per week in front of TV. They really got nothing better to do? And as an indication of demographic change, the Spanish channel Univision is quickly gaining influence.
NYTimes: TV Viewing Continues to Edge Up

The Times beats WSJ and Bloomberg in Business News

Since the New York Times hired business reporters from the WSJ to expand its Deal Book page, the Times' business coverage has been improving a lot. The paper first reported Goldman's investment in Facebook today, prompting Bloomberg News to follow. The WSJ hasn't had its own story yet, instead it used an AP article. Kudos to the Times and wish it gets better and better.
NYT Link: Goldman Invests in Facebook at $50 Billion Valuation
WSJ Link: Report says Facebook nets $500 million investment
Bloomberg Link: Facebook Raises $500 Million From Goldman, Russian Investor, NYT Reports