• Coming soon, Cialis ads featuring Elf: The New York Times's Stuart Elliott takes a look at the suddenly ubiquitous Cingular Wireless Christmas Story tribute ads. According to Rich Wakefield, executive vice president and executive creative director at BBDO Atlanta, "We are always looking for ideas for holiday ads ... and who in America hasn't seen A Christmas Story?"

• Size queens: Is the New York Observer converting from broadsheet to tabloid? New York quotes Observer owner Jared Kushner saying, "We're considering tabloid.... It appeals to a more feminine audience."

• Dobbsy on the spot: The New Yorker's Ken Auletta profiles CNN's Lou Dobbs. "On the cover [of his book War on the Middle Class], Dobbs is standing—hands in pockets, feet apart—like a sentry protecting the boundaries of decency and the nation. At CNN, alone among the cable network's anchors, he is allowed to express his opinions without borders." Wait, without borders?

• Meanwhile...: In New York, Kurt Andersen gives Dobbs the old Imperial City treatment, calling it the "Daily Show without jokes or irony." Or... Borders?