Notebook

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Rachel Dry, Michael Jackson, Unmesh Kher, Julie Rawe, John Rosenblatt, Joel Stein and Josh Tyrangiel

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

HARRY POTTER Take that, Nintendo! This kid owns the best-seller list even before the onslaught of tie-ins

HELEN THOMAS Septuagenarian scribe gets new gig with Hearst. Will she cover President DiCaprio?

THE WILLIAMS SISTERS Straight outta Compton: the tennis superstars shake Wimbledon--and the world

[& LOSERS]

CHARLES BAKALY Starr flack charged with grand jury leaks. Any chance of wrapping up the investigation this millennium?

HAROLD GRACEY Irish Protestant leader refuses to denounce violence. Please, that's so 20th century!

JOEL KLUG Hunk booted from Survivor isle for being sexist. Hint: Gilligan was nice to everyone