Hark! The Blessed TomKitten Is Born

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IF YOU'RE A GOSSIPMONGER like us, you know that we're a little late on this whole baby Suri thing. Yes, Katie Holmes gave birth yesterday to Tom Cruise's baby. It's a girl and it's a momentous watershed event that the world will never forget until tomorrow. Some have been skeptical that Cruise is actually capable of reproducing, leading to speculation of some sort of alien or miraculous Scientological virgin birth. In the Christian tradition, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, three wise men came bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Outside Cruise's Los Angeles mansion, unidentified people came delivering coffee, baby strollers and groceries for the blessed TomKitten and her parents. Go visit the washingtonpost.com photo gallery of the spectacle outside the Cruise house. And exactly who is this mysterious Officer Chase, Defamer asks? Stalking a front gate has never been more difficult. All we know is that the Miracle Baby is here, and that we simply can't focus on any peripheral events.
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» "Cruise, Holmes Have Baby Girl Named Suri" [AP via WaPo]
» "Miracle Baby Postpartum: The Mystery of Officer Chase" [Defamer]

» NO MORE, PLEASE: So 2005 was the year of multiple panda births around the world. 2006 has to be the year of celebrity pregnancies. Brooke Shields apparently had a baby, but nobody seemed to notice because of the TomKitten, which we've talked about to no end. Up next? Madonna wants a baby brother or sister for little Rocco and Lourdes to play with, according to The Bosh, relaying news from the Daily Star. [The Bosh]

» CAGED INFLUENCE: At a D.C. party of Western European embassy staffers, we once met a Frenchman who liked to write poetry to butterflies. Now we see that there's a Frenchman trying to find his inner panda by sitting in a cage. [AFP via Yahoo]

» SEARCHING FOR THE NEW SCOTT: As we mentioned earlier today, Scott McClellan is leaving the West Wing (as in the White House, not the show). As people mull possible replacements, we like the suggestion from The Post's Roxanne Roberts: Simon Cowell from "American Idol." Let's see NBC's David Gregory play hardball with him. [Reliable Source chat/washingtonpost.com]

» STACKED SOLUTION: With space for condos in the U and 14th Street NW corridors becoming increasingly sparse, why doesn't the District follow New York's lead by approving new condos that consist of stacked shipping containers. It's quick, easy and profitable. Someone call P.N. Hoffman, pronto! [Curbed]