I make your lentils and sausages every January 1, since you mentioned on your show it’s tradition in Italy. I didn’t grow up with a traditional New Years Day food, and that seemed like a good one to adopt!

"Swann In Love," music/lyrics Sondheim, book Mary Zimmerman.

But also that, the film is not suggesting that she “deserves” or is “doomed” to her situation, only that she has made her choices in her life and is living with the consequences.

Now imagine also scanning right past that “u” and thinking for years it was “morning.”

It was on Annie Lennox's Christmas album in 2010, that may have been the first I heard of it. youtu.be/etNO-8lh7a8

I've gotten so good at quarantining news in my head that I didn't realize how I'm not processing the stuff that's actually, y'know, WORTH processing. Until a post showed up here today about the spontaneous crowds in line at Katz's Deli, and *that's* what got me almost crying at the office.

Dead Poets Society. I was still in high school and that story was aimed at my soul. In the last bit where the kids stand on their desks, I was SO CLOSE to standing up in the sold out cinema and yelling “O captain, my captain!” … I still wonder if I should have just done it.

If it means I can stop seeing overly fussy methods for Cacio e Pepe, I’ll take it.

1994? Huh. I thought I remembered them having something like that in the late 80s.

"Less" by Andrew Sean Greer

Saving it for January, since it's a Twelfth Night party. Tonight is for Charlie Brown and "Home For The Holidays."

I mean, Pia Zadora once “won” a Golden Globe, so, sure with enough bribery anything’s possible.

”Home For The Holidays.” I watch it every year!

I don't know if you've ever seen this before, but I share this to my friends and family every year: "Just Put the F*cking Turkey In the Oven!" youtu.be/foA0MGUbYH0

One of these days I should finally watch this. I’d feel like I was cheating on Roz Russell, though.

I literally went home from the office early once when some did that. And complained to his supervisor.

Mary Zimmerman did an excellent job rewriting the book at the Goodman Theatre several years ago. (At least I thought so, but I love pretty much everything she does.)

Just need you to know I have long loved this idea of yours, and this year I had the occasion to actually DO it!

Didn’t that judge say “no more tear gas”? Or did I misunderstand?