Ariana Huffington Is Obnoxious As You Think She Is

The Chicago Tribune sat down with the famous beard blogger for a little Q&A:

Most luxurious feature in your home: My ornate Venetian mirror (actually bought in Florence) hanging in the dining room.

One thing on your nightstand: My meditation tapes.

Fill in the blank: I can't live without my ... Blackberrys (I have two). This may seem excessive but I've actually scaled back from three. The 24/7 news cycle makes it hard to be out of touch. And since I use my Blackberrys for calls as well, there are service areas where Verizon is better than AT&T and vice-versa.

What is your guilty pleasure, food-wise? Starbucks Venti Cafe Latte. And cheese.

What is your decorating nightmare? Making the WiFi port unobtrusive.

Weirdest thing about (or in) your home: The upstairs office, hidden behind a bookshelf. I had it installed since I work at home. ... If you close the wood-paneled door covered by a painting of two Venetian cardinals, you'd never guess there's an entire office behind the bookcase.

Arianna Huffington Banned From NBC

The funny sounding Greek beard is not welcome anymore because of some nasty things she said in her new book about Tim "I know i look like a molester but I'm not" Russert.

From Gawker:

Arianna Huffington has reportedly been BANISHED by NBC news—including MSNBC!—because her new book savagely criticizes NBC political honcho Tim Russert. Keith Kelly reports: "Sources said that Huffington was at a dinner in the home of Barbara Walters on Tuesday night when she heard that word had come down from on high that she no longer appear on NBC or MSNBC, where talk show hosts Keith Olbermann, Joe Scarborough and Dan Abrams were all interested in booking her."

While Huffington is disappointed, it will give her more free time to "catch moose and sqvuirrel."