@Jessica Hussein Lovejoy: Getting Rahm'ed: Guldens will always be my top choice. And I second you on the request for a food post.

@andBegorrah: I bought my husband one for our wedding to go in his suit, and he wore it a la Don Draper (just as a square, not in a folded point). He looks devastating in the pictures. They should be required by law, if you ask me.

@AletaCordus: I'd rather have her sister on it. Nancy is a phenomenal guitarist, but her sister Ann is all pipes.

@Archetype: Keren Ann, Neko Case and about five more nominations for Beth Gibbons are some more I'd add to your list.

@FashionShowAtLunch: Your screaming is warranted! We could probably do a whole thread on the amazingness of Ms. Ella. For me it has to be "I Loves You Porgy" because it's just so heartbreaking.

@friendlynerd: Yeah, this collar's popped, because I'm the fucking dog!

@radiomayonnaise: Woo! Another non-Yalie New Havenite here (but my husband is a grad student there). Seriously, it's kind of bizarre, but I can't fault it too much because I have delicious wings around the corner from me.

@aspiringexpatriate: According to Casino Royale (the book), he specifies a vodka that is higher than the standard 80 proof, so a 100-proof vodka is the way to go (but harder to come across, and obviously more expensive). Honestly, a decent gin and vodka go a long way for me, and Lillet makes the drink complete (it has…

@Lizawithazee: The only way I can reconcile liking both the story and the movie is that they are very, very different things. I love the short story for its frankness and its inherent sadness; I love the movie for the glamour and the moment where Holly and Paul are at the strip club and she's in a little black…

@TheVaginaWig: Two parts gin, one part vodka, and a splash of Lillet equals my favorite drink, the Vesper (served ice-cold please). And according to Ian Fleming, it requires really strong vodka to make it good.

@ineffable.me: Who is one of my personal style icons to boot. She's awesome—barely wears any makeup save for some eyeliner, and there are so many pictures of her SMILING.

@tell Dolly Parton again: Such a great gasp-worthy moment. Jonathan is fantastic—I wish someone was paid to obsess over me/suck up to me so much.

@Jezbian voted Obama!: I am a fan of Bandit, and the 1L tetrapak is $6 at the BevMax near my house.

@katieb: in charge of the war on the poor.: Can you suggest a decent brand? I know that higher-end brands (that is, higher-end compared to Franzia) are branching into the box, but are any worth trying out?

@NefariousNewt, Serving at the Pleasure of the President-Ele...: I will be driving home for the holidays, but I barely drive—I like only having to fill up my tank once a month or so.

She realized she wasn't in Alba (Italy) to get a proper white truffle from the truffle dealers?

@SarahMC: True.

@Archetype the Votin' Machine: A friend of ours who now lives up in MA with one of my and my husband's very close friends (who happens to be gay) wrote the sweetest recap of our wedding a few weeks ago, and it made me cry.

@NefariousNewt, Serving at the Pleasure of the President-Ele...: So, so well said!

@TheVaginaWig: I really, really miss Tim Russert. I hope he has his little whiteboards upstairs and a big touch-screen map to keep tabs on things all night.