Not only did metro columnists Brian McGrory and Adrian Walker deal with violent crime this week, but today State House columnist (and fight breaker-upper) Scott Lehigh and business columnist Steve Bailey pile on (although John Daley

Bostonia Rantida watches Channel 7 report that Prince Harry, spotted with his arm around some woman, was giving her "a reach around." Bostonia Rantida informs Channel 7 that a reach around is something completely different:

... So Channel 7, if you're reading, that's probably not something you want to say on the news again. Didn't you guys see Full Metal Jacket? Come on! ...

Is this a cautionary tale about the impending blogariffic BostonNOW or a bit of a reach from a competing media outlet? I can't tell.

Psst, wanna see my disclosure?

Mike Mennonno gets us started with the core algorithm for the system:

... Vennochi's modus operandi seems to be to broadcast the nasty message of "the most cynical pundits and radio talk-show hosts" on the right while pretending she's above them with little caveats like "that is a harsh conclusion I do not share." It's as artless as it is disingenuous. ...

David Guarino considers possible replacements for Eileen McNamara as a Globe metro columnist. He adds:

... I happen to be of the belief that the job of Metro columnist, arguably the most high-profile at the paper, must be promoted from within.

You can't draw a good person from out of town for that slot because learning the oddities, quirks and craziness of this small town while in that kind of slot would be just painful. ...

I hope we never learn that there were ratings considerations behind yesterday's awkward, invasive blog post on the press conference by Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and his wife to discuss her recurring breast cancer. Because as someone who's lost relatives to that awful disease, the notion that some slick commentator on the make might exploit it for ratings gain is way off the scale of acceptability.

However, they are NOT looking for a funny person, instead for somebody to oversee local entertainment coverage.

Somebody might find this funny, I suppose.

David Scott reports that NESN is restricting what local TV stations can do with video from Sox and Bruins games (in particular, games still in progress) - and could be getting ready to crack down (even more) on people who upload NESN highlights to YouTube:

... Babbling Bob Lobel might have to revert to drawing Dice-K stick figures on a White Board to depict a highlight and Who's Better Than Butchy Stearns will need to steal the FOX Sports Animation Robots to recreate the action. ...