The gift of the gab. Drag queens being on Drag Race. Getting banned from AOL. Lumen Industries. Paramore. Straight men in sandals. Adult braces. Ugly Stepsister. The Artist's Way. Zhuzhing the algo vis a vis one's dead cat. Coffee with Wizard Root and Gorbachev Sleeve. LA vs. NY. Kouign-amann. HERE starring Robin Wright and Tomin Hanks. Widows walk core. Tan doctors. Being intubated in a singlet. And finally, what we needed this week.