Condyphotogate update.

Hit & Run posts the Glorified Coloring Book's weak explanation for their photofakery:

Editor's note: The photo of Condoleezza Rice that originally accompanied this story was altered in a manner that did not meet USA TODAY's editorial standards. The photo has been replaced by a properly adjusted copy. Photos published online are routinely cropped for size and adjusted for brightness and sharpness to optimize their appearance. In this case, after sharpening the photo for clarity, the editor brightened a portion of Rice's face, giving her eyes an unnatural appearance. This resulted in a distortion of the original not in keeping with our editorial standards.

It doesn't meet their editorial standards, yet it made it past their editors.

And why can't I get into From The Pen today?

UPDATE to the Update: Samantha Burns brings in an expert witness to decimate and annihilate the Glorified Coloring Book's explanation and expose it as utter bullshit.