Buck Owens a recluse?
Mr. Rabin, does the man's many years of service in "Hee Haw," count for nothing?

This is a great feature.
Nathan,

I recommend
The Last Samurai by Helen Dewitt.

"Consider the Lobster"
is a good place to start for readers new to Wallace's work.

Anyone notice…
That the guy in the upper left corner of the Ghost Manor cover looks like John McCain?

Oh, Toby Young! You say such crazy things!

The Hater might despise, He's Just Not That In to You,
but will she go to see it, if only for the chance to see Wilson Cruz, aka Rickie from My So-Called Life, continue his career of playing the wise/catty gay best friend?

Best throw away gag of the night
The woven pants were great (especially given Brett's earlier defense of weaving, "My father's a weaver.."), but my favorite throwaway gag was Brett and Jemaine returning the cushion to the library. It was very subtle, but I laughed and laughed.

That should be "himself," and those shouldn't be participles. Dammit.

Tiki is still compensating for his premature retirement from the Giants. Apparently the best way to show that he doesn't give a damn about walking out on a team before they win a championship is to busy oneself as a Today Show correspondent, writing a crappy auto-biography, and trolling the red carpet outside an…

Your film will now have to be merely pretty. It's okay, though, we'll still like it.