It wasn't until 1993 that NBC branded Thursday nights "Must See TV," but almost a decade before, viewers and advertisers alike had decided that on their own, thanks to audience-attracting programming like Cheers, Night Court and The Cosby Show. Of course, that was just the beginning: Soon there would be Seinfeld, Will & Grace and Friends.

"It's been one of those crazy days," Richard Kirshenbaum exclaims as he welcomes me to his headquarters. It's tucked into a corner space on the sixth floor of a tall building on Varick Street with larger-than-life windows offering up downtown New York City. Phones ring. Papers flutter. His assistant is out of the office. Piles of proofs and documents clutter his desk; he protests he's "usually not that messy." But who cares about disorder when you've got walls dressed with gorgeous art? No LeRoy Neiman lithographs here. Paintings and prints from photographers like Cindy Sherman and Melvin Sokolsky, as well …

H.L. Mencken famously said, "Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats." He was, of course, speaking metaphorically, but a study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism indicates Jon Stewart might be rolling up his sleeves.

New York City's Administration for Children's Services is constantly hiring. Turnover is so high that if the agency doesn't keep recruiting to fill its 1,300 spots for child protective specialists, caseloads would soar.

I'm wired. I bought an iPhone this spring, and ever since, I've had it all, all the time: maps, e-mail, video, calendar, SMS, restaurant menus, Craigslist, everything. I never find myself wishing I'd lugged my six-pound laptop with me at lunch, and it's been months since I last paid for Wi-Fi in a coffee shop.

"Just read your article on Green Fashion That's Chic and thought you would be interested in the 'h' pocket square by Lexus that's featured in the current issue of GQ Magazine!" begins a handwritten note to us from Alyssa Jones of Team One for Lexus.

Radiohead has never made cheery videos. The band, fiercely protective of its music and how it is handled, agreed to let MTV use the song "All I Need" from In Rainbows for the network's MTV EXIT campaign, intended to raise awareness about the exploitation and human trafficking that results in slave labor and forced prostitution throughout the world.

If you've ever heard a howler monkey's shriek in the Amazon, you know it sounds like the roar of a threatening beast. But when you see a howler monkey, the necessity of this chilling cry becomes clear - the creature is pretty much defenseless.

Thomas Friedman got creamed by two more pies, this time on Earth Day at Brown University. A duo from an environmental group called Greenwash Guerillas pre-empted the Pulitzer Prize-winning author from presenting his ruminations on emerald-hued global capitalism. Dripping green whipped cream, Friedman didn't give his planned speech, "Green Is the New Red, White and Blue."

The bathroom scale has long been a panic-inducing object for women everywhere. Traditional norms not only dictate that women should be a certain (low) weight, but can also cause women to confuse their weight with their self-worth. With this in mind, it's hard to imagine why Nintendo would make a device that so closely resembles a scale the centerpiece of its Wii Fit game.