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♦ Variety is ending the VLife experiment. Last issue is Feb. 1. I believe Mike at FishbowlLA was first up with the news.
♦ Daily Breeze music writer Corey Levitan announced that he's leaving for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and that Breeze features writer Sandy Cohen is moving to Associated Press. Levitan says both slots are open.
♦ Author Steve Almond (Slate) versus blogger Mark Sarvas (The Elegant Variation.)
♦ Cathy Seipp and the Jewish Journal weigh in on Rod Lurie losing his control over "Commander in Chief."
♦ Valley blogger and lawyer Steven Smith breaks into the LAT Current section with a piece on bankruptcy reform.
♦ Rooftop pools are all the rage downtown, the Times says.