I grew up in metro Detroit, where Motown was such an ubiquitous part of the cultural landscape. I was surprised when I moved out here to California to discover that lots of people—generally informed, intelligent people, though not necessarily pop-culture nuts—didn't realize Motown's significance. They knew all the…

I hear a symphony.

I hear a symphony.

My vote for most underrated Motown single is David Ruffin's solo debut, "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)."

My vote for most underrated Motown single is David Ruffin's solo debut, "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)."

SPOILER: He was claymation *the whole time*!

SPOILER: He was claymation *the whole time*!

True Wolf Too: True Dat!

True Wolf Too: True Dat!

And yet Bill Murray as FDR gets a free pass.

And yet Bill Murray as FDR gets a free pass.

Pretty crafty of Obama to pretty much immediately, publicly announce that he wouldn't be putting forward any new legislation as a result of the Aurora shooting.

Pretty crafty of Obama to pretty much immediately, publicly announce that he wouldn't be putting forward any new legislation as a result of the Aurora shooting.

That's some bad hat, Harry.

That's some bad hat, Harry.

Even with his right hand? That's weird.

Even with his right hand? That's weird.

I could listen to that ending solo on "Cheer Down" daily for the rest of my life, I think.

I could listen to that ending solo on "Cheer Down" daily for the rest of my life, I think.

Wait a minute! This is just three golden-era Dawes jokes reassembled and re-purposed!