I had assumed that Chef Symon didn't spend a lot of time here, but apparently that's not the case (or it is, but he hides it well). Nice interview.

Quoted: I think it was one of those things that in the '50s and '60s it was very sophisticated to get a cocktail and a nibble. And then it kind of turned a little bit into … I don't want to say a train wreck of a happy hour kind of thing, but you know "eat a 40 buckets of wings and 25 cent beers." Which was fun when I was in college, but I think it just happened that fine dining moved away from it a little bit.

I've noticed a lot of senior-aimed health and personal finance shows on PBS over the last couple years that appear to be absolute crap. I just want decent shows back, really, but it would be better if they weren't duping the elderly with false science too.

Quoted: By airing another self-help show disguised as medical science -- the dubious "UltraMind Solution" -- the public network continues to undermine its credibility.

This made me laugh a whole lot. I'm not exactly sure why. The callers are the best.

Quoted: Game Time with Dave and Greg.

Conan's last Late Night.

Quoted: Video description: Andy Richter, The White Stripes

There is an awful lot of coverage of the McFlurry issue. Apparently they are denying that they were paid for it. Whatever. But no one, that I've seen, is discussing the blatant, earnest, and old-fashioned product placement of the iPhone, which was worse.

Quoted: In today's increasingly murky television landscape, it's hard to tell.

Nice. With Chris Partlow and Nicky Sobotka on D-line, things are looking up.

Quoted: So, yeah, this from reader Ba Orao was pretty freaky:

For those who watched the rebroadcast of Don Larsen's perfect game this week on MLBtv and were impressed, here's some context (HT to King Kaufman readers):

Quoted: Two at-bats later, Reds second baseman Charlie Frisch–not a very good player in his own right–hits a ball to shallow center field. The moment he hears the crack of the bat, Ducky's on his horse. He charges in on the ball as hard as he can, but he can't get to it. Too slow. That's the thing about the old ballplayers: They were very slow!

John Adams encore - still time to set your DVR on the west coast! Truly great television, imo, and perfect for the 4th.

Quoted: As sumptuous and satisfying as TV gets: gorgeously produced, marvelously acted.

A sad and interesting case. The judge in the case denied NBC's initial motion to dismiss. I remember reading about this when it happened - apparently a lot of law enforcement personnel involved with the show have had problems with the way things are handled.

Quoted: The Conradt family’s lawyer, Bruce Baron, of Baron Associates in Brooklyn, said the decision “sends a strong message to law enforcement throughout this country: Never subcontract your uniform, badge and the oath you take.”