I remember hooting with delight when Britney Spears tripped during that halftime show. I was a mean teenager.

The best parts of Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" were about turkey-raising. She even had to teach the lady-turkeys how to sit on an egg properly; they didn't know how to do it on their own. What I'm saying is: they're kind of stupid. But lovable!

I don't know if it's normal foreshortening or what, but she's got a baby-arm thing going on there. The more I look at it the weirder it looks.

@victoriasauce: "Everyone knows you've been heightening, Mickey!"

@jigglyball: Ugh, is that what he's saying? Now I feel justified for hating them since "Meet Virginia". Why are all of their singles so condescending in a creepy, bad-touch way?

@Easily Bemused: Ho. Ly. Shit.

Hold up, I have to go make a bowl of popcorn before settling down to read this.

All I can think is how great an episode of The West Wing this would make. What would Abbey Bartlet do?

Aw. I thought his book was called "Decision Pants" at first. You know, the pants that the decider wears when he's deciding.

@maggiethecat: Yeah. I grew up in the Bay Area, and just moved to Portland last year, and am really enjoying the fact that it generally doesn't smell like human urine downtown.

You guys, let's not forget that Kanye's breakthrough hit "Through the Wire" was dentistry-focused. He was in a head-on collision in 2002, after which he had to have major reconstructive surgery and his jaw wired shut for 6 weeks. I'm pretty sure he's had fake teeth since then, and if it makes him happy for some of…

I love the blearily-mumbled "I have to do this every day for a WEEK?!"

@this_charming_one: I LOVE THAT SONG, and the video feels like a 90s throwback in the best possible way. I wish there were more choreography-focused music videos being made these days.

Is edamame diet food now? Because I thought it was salty goodness.

Kanye just trolled Walmart.

@TopLevelExecutive: Yes! I posted a link to the news story about the mix tape downthread, but I remember that only that one guy from The Source was criticizing him for the comments he made about black women. The rest of American media seemed to accept his excuse of "I was young" and shrugged it off.

@magnets: "Kermie no baka!"

I'm a CNA (certified nursing assistant), and naughty-bit euphemisms are the bane of my existence. When I meet a patient, I immediately try to get a read on them in order to figure out what word to use for ass or groin that will cause the least amount of offense/awkwardness. You can't use medical terminology, because…

I officially hate all parts of the country where you can still dress like that in October. Portland just got the first cold snap of the fall, and I'm in deep mourning for my short-shorts and tissue-weight cardigans.

Provocative, fun, and irreverent? Are we talking about pretzels here or Lady Gaga?