How about it: did you miss Fox News or didn't you even realize they were gone?

According to Steve Rubel the New York Times has launched a couple of new podcasts. One will be a daily recap of the day's biggest stories and the other - and this seems like kind of an odd choice - is a music review show. Steve doesn't seem to have all his facts straight, though. Or at least he hasn't checked for an update. In his post he says the shows are available only through iTunes but if you check the podcast page on the Times website you'll see a button to add the show to My Yahoo or just grab the generic RSS feed.  Anyway, if you're interested check them out.

[graphic via Rubel as well]

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FlashInsider's David Robinson is Bloggin straight from Siggraph all week while Mike Schleifstein complains about computer science being more important than art for web development and discovers unintelligent web site design will cause your users to leave forever.

Cinematical's Karina Longworth reviews The Aristocrats and browses the Lesbian Movie Scene Encyclopedia while Bob Sassone investigates the death of Tom Hanks.

BBHub's Russell Shaw finds Blackberry Poker, finds wireless coverage under San Francisco and says you don't need a laptop anymore.

The Unofficial Photoshop Weblog's Jan Kabili debuts the new Just Ask feature by answering a reader's question about clipping masks in Photoshop CS and CS2,explains how to give your photos a contrast bump without losing too much detail,and seeks new bloggers for The Unofficial Photoshop Weblog.

The VoIP Weblog's Ted Wallingford says the bottom line is money, discourages the UN from taking over and ruining ICANN, and reccommends some changes to SwitchVox's tips for small businesses thinking about VoIP.

Gadling's Erik Olsen ponders a PhD in air guitar and welcomes Al Gore's Current TV while Adrienne Wilson smells a nostril tour.

HDBeat's Kevin C. Tofel explains the difference between EDTV and HDTV and asks who are the scariest celebrities in HD while Todd Carter wants to know what shows you want to see in HD.

TVSquad's Jen Segrest on more house arrest for Martha while Adam Finley likes naked people (on the BBC) and Bob Sassone reveals the worst news of the week.

Blogging Baby's Stefania Butler asks if bottle-feeding is the mark of a bad mother while Jay Allen reports on the slow erasure of the seperation of church and the state of Texas and Sarah Gilbert wants to know what to do when a stranger want to hold your baby.

TUAW's Laurie A. Duncan reminds us that August is Mac Mod Month and Scott McNulty laments HP's ditching the iPod while C.K. Sample, III freaks out at the introduction of Apple's first multibutton-esque mouse.

The Wireless Weblog's Michael Sciannamea agrees that the end of the Texas WiFi Fight will have wide implications and says that cellphones and their related services are as easy to purchase as a bottle of milk while covering the government's approval of the Sprint-Nextel merger.

Luxist's Rick Reed discovers a pair of pricey Prada kicks and Peter Thompson whisks us away to Marianne Island while Deidre Woollard finds history mixed with luxury at the Joel Smith Estate.

Engadget's Ryan Block congratulates team PAD on setting the new unamplified WiFi distance record and announces the Blinged-out Gadget Contest for fun and prizes while Peter Rojas confirms the existence of the Palm Treo 670 running Windows Mobile.

Oh, Janeane and Sam. I can always count on Janeane Garofalo to go to the lunatic fringe of any political issue. I always feel as though she is about ten seconds away from screaming about the trilateral commission and the Zionist conspiracy.

Alan Colmes - Alan Colmes, Charlie Daniels

Alan Colmes had Charlie Daniels on, who is pretty well-known for patriotically-themed music and attitude. A good show. I think Alan Colmes should have guests on more often. I learned a lot about Charlie Daniels that I didn't know before, and Alan was a great interviewer. Good show!

Morning Sedition - Marc Maron and Mark Riley

What can I say about these guys that I haven't said before? Engaging, entertaining, and funny. I still think that these guys are the geniuses of the newly-minted 'Air America Radio On XM.' I haven't listened to a show of 'Morning Sedition' that I haven't liked. I wish they would replay it at a sane time at night, so I didn't have to get up at six in the morning to listen to it.

The Rush Limbaugh Show - Rush Limbaugh

Spinning the dial to the conservative side, I got an earful of Rush Limbaugh. I couldn't believe the guy was still on the air, but a little while of listening told me why. He sounds good. He sounds like he did in the Clinton years. No stumbling, no waiting, no pauses. He is on top of his game, he's got his research, and he sounds good. His political viewpoint hasn't changed, so this isn't about his content. He just plain sounds good.

The Rusty Humphries Show - Rusty Humphries

I had thought that the era of political radio was over. I thought the stuffy right-wing commentators and the whiny left-wing commentators had been brought full-circle with the advent of Air America. I thought there was nothing new under the sun. I'd never heard Rusty Humphries before this night, and I'm very glad I did.

Yes, he's a conservative. Yes, I'm a liberal. I couldn't stop listening to the show. His delivery is wonderful, his callers seem to be smarter than most, and he's not afraid of nuance. I love this show. I love it so much. I will listen to this semi-regularly from now on. This is why I got XM. Introduce me to things I wouldn't normally listen to.

Top Tracks

Top Tracks is XM's 'big classic rock hits of the 70s, 80s and 90s' station. It's hit-or-miss. Two good songs followed by one mediocre song followed by a really crap song. Rinse, repeat. They need to tighten up this one somehow. No ideas from me, but maybe cut more songs out of the entire library.

The 80s on 8

Much better. The 80s channel gives me a nice wide look at eighties music without making me feel as though they're just playing everything they can find. 'Jam on it' by Newcleus? I haven't heard that song since the 80s, and XM provided. Great stuff.

The 90s on 9

Same as the 80s, really. On the other hand, I would like to mention that there's a lot of hip-hop in the 90s. I think that 'The 90s' tends to err on the side of Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots and Smashing Pumpkins. No reason not to, there are entire hip-hop channels on the network, but I'd like a little more hip-hop in my 90s, please.

Radio Disney

Yes, yes, I know. I was hoping to hear 'Us Against The World' by Play, but instead I heard... Jimmy Eat World? Apparently this isn't the all-Epcot all-the-time station. They play pop, and not just Disney-pop, either. The best part of Radio Disney was hearing the song 'Rich Girl' by Gwen Stefani. You know, Gwen Stefani from that band 'No Doubt?' That band that released an album called Tragic Kingdom? Featuring a song called Tragic Kingdom? That was a seven-minute diss on Disney and their current management? Yeeees. Fair play to Disney for playing the girl from Anaheim anyway.

XM Comedy 150

This is the reason I got XM in the first place. Uncensored comedy. Mitch Fatel and Todd Barry and the late Mitch Hedberg. Great stuff.

Minneapolis Local Traffic & Weather

My god, the traffic stations sound terribly awful. They need to do something about this, because they sound terrible. You can barely make out what they're saying, and you've got to crank the volume to make it out. Supremely annoying.

How was the service? I would say that it was about 95% good, with static and fadeouts in mountain valleys and tunnels. To be fair, I was unable to mount the antenna the way they wanted me to mount the antenna, because my Cadillac has a cloth top, not a steel one. The antenna currently resides just ahead of my driver's side door. All things considered, this service is worth the money. On trips like this, it was definitely worth not station-surfing because of reception loss.

More on Thursday!