Friday, December 20

The View - Slate really delivers with an academic dissection of Barbara Walter's morning gabfest, The View, particularly, the way that younger women are marginalized by the over-40 crowd of hosts, now that Sacramento native Lisa Ling is out of the way. Meanwhile, co-host, Star "Now, I'm a Lawyer" Jones is working a deal of her own where she's not just a celebrity shill (hello, Catherine Zeta-Jones-Douglas!) but also a participant in crafting the product line and marketing campaign for Payless Shoes.