The unforgiving minute
Overheard last night:If you could get a translator to follow Brandon around, and translate what Brandon says into what Brandon is trying to say . . . it'd blow Shakespeare out of the water! Minute's up.

Saturday tunes: "Here's how to be an agreeable chap"
From 1967, Dusty Springfield sings the original High Maintenance Woman's Anthem:

Happy birthday to one of the most trusted journalists in America
For many people, simply replacing laddie-boy wannabe Craig Kilbourn as host of "The Daily Show" would have been service enough. But not Jon Stewart. That's not an achievement to rest on--it's an achievement to build on.The moment when all doubt was removed regarding Stewart's value to America: Ah, me. I just can't get enough of that one.Here's a Jon Stewart Fun Fact to know 'n' trade: Jon proposed to his wife via a special crossword in the New York Times with the help of

If you're reading this on your personal device while standing in line somewhere for Black Friday
. . . then this advice is reaching you too late. Sorry.

"It was almost as if they were . . . organized!
"Alice's Restaurant" is still a tradition around here for today, but on the p3 Thanksgiving dinner table of media, this remains the free-range turkey and home-made dressing.