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This brought a smile to my face as a guy who's barely even into baseball. I imagine the guys who are actually into baseball will get a big kick out of it.—JS

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Soon, Zack will not be the only Lego Maniac in the family. Interesting lessons about toy marketing and the study of how children play.—JS

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Shit My Dad Says was a truly abysmal sitcom, but How to Be a Gentleman was bursting with potential in the form of Rhys Darby. Too bad the lame and cliché gentleman/jock concept dragged it down.—JS

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Living in L.A. as I do, I considered moving heaven and earth to try to find a way to get into this sold-out event. It turns out I definitely should have, as it would have been the greatest thing I'd ever seen.—JM

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Christopher Hitchens died yesterday. He didn't make it to 2012, but his writing will (this piece is included in the January issue of Vanity Fair).—JM

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Palone thinks à la carte cable pricing isn't too far off. God, I hope he's right.—BK

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For a piece of writing explaining how well something has sold, this is breathtaking. (And we do have that strict post-every-word-Louis-C.K.-ever-utters policy.)—TG

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Widely regarded as the worst film ever made – even the MST3K episode around it isn't that great. Now in pristine HD!—JS

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A high schooler and aspiring novelist sent surveys to dozens of popular authors in the 1960s, and a surprising number responded. I'd love to see a similar survey of filmmakers – and shove it up the ass of some of my film school profs!—JS

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If you're not watching Community by now, shame on you. And you may have missed your chance. But here are some great reasons to catch up on DVD.—JS

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One woman's obsessive quest to understand and control her obsessive mothering. The frequency of these essays implies that parents are serious about acknowledging the issue, but not making much progress correcting it (or we'd start to see fewer articles).—JS

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A fairly reasonable critique of the TSA's waste and misdirected focus. Which makes it all the more frustrating that it will fall on deaf ears.—JS

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If M*A*S*H was my first TV family, then Harry Morgan's Col. Potter was my TV father. The show was like my bible for friendship, love, and life. And for that, I am grateful to him.—BK

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An interesting study. If it starts to sound preachy in the middle, hang on. The Sagan quote at the end pays it all off nicely.—JS

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Derek Boogaaard was born – and bred – to be a hockey enforcer. A fighter. A "goon."—JM

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He died earlier this year, at age 28, after the kind of short life you'll be astounded to learn some are encouraged to live.—JM

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If you're interested in sports at all, any sports, you should probably take the time to read this.—JM

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So says a new study, making the point that it's less about saving money and more about saving time. And as a parent, I concur: there are nights when it is simply the faster, easier option. But as with all things not-so-good-for-you, the key is moderation.—BK

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Moderation, people!—BK

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As a corollary, if the small man is so wise, then why is he so small?—JS

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I'm not ready to give up on it yet, but it definitely needs fixing. These ideas would be a good start. (As you might expect, this contains spoilers.)—BK

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Lots of staggering information in this article, but what really stunned me is that a guy who gets paid to polish a glass ball for six hours a day would have the gall to retire.—JS