Peter Jackson, director of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy is suing New Line Cinema for stiffing him millions of dollars. Slate's Jack Shafer notes that The New York Times violated its own rules on anonymous sources to allow a New Line lawyer to call Jackson "piggish" -- regarding money, not his waistline. It's almost laughable that a big Hollywood company that made more than $4 billion on the series is being stingy with what may amount to a relatively paltry $100 million.

Actually, it is laughable. Hahaha!