Michael, this is an extraordinary piece of journalism. It should be in media across the country as an example of how this virus spreads, and how a community can mobilize to try to contain it. Ms. Hodges’ efforts no doubt saved many lives. But it is not enough. This is just heartbreaking. Thank you for the work you do.

Don’t forget Trump Vodka.

Please, please rework the mention of the wonderful, brilliant Adam Schlesinger to be more than “recently deceased.” He is one of the more than 60,000 USians we’ve lost to COVID-19, and it hurts. He was a fantastic musician and pop composer, and his passing (as well as his contribution to this entire movie) deserves…

In a quick scroll-down, I thought the napkin packs were rolls of toilet paper, and somehow that made perfect sense. 

That’s actually a quote from Gertrude Stein. Further, Trump didn’t use that phrase himself; he’s quoting a Fox talking head, who’s quoting Gertrude Stein.

I can only expect her surname is pronounced, “Ah’m rich.” (Also, is she a Kristen Wiig character?)

Because Dan Mallory writes fiction; he’s not trying to pass off his lies as memoir, so it’s one dimension removed from what Frey perpetrated. Mallory’s lies helped him get into prestigious university programs, get jobs, make contacts, and draw attention in the publishing world. (He’s still an insidious figure who…

Because it’s viewing “another Civil War” as a positive development, one in which the “South will rise again” and proper (that is, even more overt) white supremacy will be restored. That’s what they want.

Is the woman in that photo a stand-in for the usual bot? She’s still serving the purpose of providing a bright, becleavaged distraction between the two idiots in suits, but this appears to be a different person than usual.

Yes, evil; devoid of empathy, utterly motivated by acquisition and trampling on others. 

Agreed, on the “always been mentally unwell” front — earlier this week I read Marie Brenner’s 1990 piece in Vanity Fair (which someone linked to as further evidence of his established white supremacist leanings, mentioned in passing in that piece). His disjointed verbal cadence, constant stream of insults, and…

If there are any advertisers left, and you’re in NYC, come out to demonstrate at the Fox headquarters, 1211 6th Avenue, 11am, tomorrow, Wednesday 3/13: https://www.facebook.com/events/2363165330382202/

In prep school Tucker never learned, apparently, that Iraq is considered the “cradle of civilization” —?

Jerry, the brining helps pork chops because these days pork is so lean, it dries out very quickly in almost any cooking method. (In earlier decades pork chops would never have needed brining.) It does really help with moistness and deliciousness!

Hi, Caitlin — I wanted to draw attention to an excellent documentary about Native people’s fundamental contributions to rock ‘n’ roll, Rumble. Buffy is featured prominently, among many other amazing Native musicians.

Is Melania’s spokeswoman also her stunt double? 

You’d be surprised; I, a full-grown human, have crawled through a dog door (this was in order to get inside a parent’s house when the key didn’t work). It was a door for retrievers, so, large, but not abnormally so. You can work yourself through on a diagonal. (The more you know!)

Hi, Maiysha — I think the first “Regina King” in the 2nd paragraph ought to be “Regina Hall,” who was one of the honorees; R. King was in attendance, too, if I’m not mistaken. Thanks!

From what I’ve been able to gather, prior to her appointment as the envoy to Canada, this woman had never held a job of any sort. How is appointing her to the UN ambassadorship even permissible? (I realize asking such a question is rhetorical at this point in the maladministration, but I remain stymied.)

It’s correct, as a verb, meaning to thrash or beat. (Chiming in as your friendly neighborhood copyeditor, shirking actual work.)