[Go HERE for Part I of what we think Travel & Leisure was wrong about!]

'Sampling bias' refers to when the group of people chosen to conduct a survey or research study do not represent the full group that is supposedly being studied. For example, if we published a study called "LA's Favorite Bars," and then we only interview the drunk 16-year olds puking outside the Key Club, you might read it and end up thinking that the consensus best bar in LA is a K-Town grocery store that doesn't ask for ID when they sell Four Loko. This concept also applies to Travel & Leisure Magazine, and their "America's Favorite Cities" survey which I feel was off on more than a few key points. More»

So Travel & Leisure Magazine, America's #1 luxury lifestyle magazine owned by a credit card company, released the 2010 results for their staggeringly comprehensive "America's Favorite Cities" survey, where respondents rank everything from Best Nightlife to Best Antique Stores. And as we've already been conditioned to expect from nationwide surveys like this, L.A. got trashed. Since the survey separated visitors and residents, I can't even blame it all on out-of-towners who got mugged by a tranny on Hollywood Boulevard, but I still can't help but feel like it was off on a few key points. Let's start by examining three of the most glaring mistakes, along with the cities that should have been in that spot. More»

• Is The Jane Ballroom going to reopen tonight for real? [Dizzy]

• Dakota Fanning named Homecoming Princess. Lucky 47... [EOnline]

• Harvard to offer sociology course on "The Wire." [NYP]

• Fisticuffs in the Washington Post newsroom. [Mediate]

• Swine Flu induced brawl on D train. [Business Insider]

• U.S.S. New York reaches Manhattan. [NYT]