Miss New Jersey's Blackmail Saga

PHOTOGENIC Polumbo

• Beauty scandal gets ugly: It's not the potentially crude, lewd pics that don't befit Amy Polumbo—she's Miss New Jersey, after all—it's the captions she's afraid of.

• Plane truth: A new massive airliner rolls out. It's made partly of plastics, costs less to operate, and promises more oxygen and humidity in the cabin. The food onboard, however, will still likely suck out loud.

• Leftovers, anyone?: Fred Thompson, who endorsed McCain's presidential bid in 2000, may hire the senator's fired aides. Y'know, if he like, quits or something.

• Reopening Doors: And in case you missed it over the weekend, a new French book alleges that Jim Morrison died of a heroin overdose at a nightclub.