Salon and Slate, two of best political and cultural affairs sites on the Web, have had a healthy, erudite rivalry going for some time. But arguments turned personal in a recent volley of remarks between Salon editor, David Talbot, and Slate editor, Michael Kinsley. Talbot: “‘Mike Kinsley, if you’ve ever seen him, is not the sexiest guy in the world, and that’s reflected in his product.'” Kinsley (after calling Talbot’s remarks “moronic”): “‘How sexually appealing the editor of Salon finds the editor of Slate is of no practical interest to the editor of Slate — or, presumably, to the editor of Salon. The trouble with `editor’s sexiness’ as a metric is that it is hard to quantify objectively.'” – Chicago Tribune