By this point, IIRC, Jay had created that brilliant Banana Republic Art Deco dress

I think this design was the best PR ever had; Santino's dress this week was an ill-proportioned imitation.

Wendy's BR dress was stupid, I thought (who the fuck would wear that cape), but I thought she did redeem herself with the Nancy O'Dell dress.

I think the Berkeley guys are kinda annoying until they get to their guests, but the guests are often pretty good.

Really? I hated the Nancy O'Dell dress!

Which was the Nancy O'Dell dress? I fergit.

That Nancy O'Dell dress was very much like a babydoll negligee, IMO. The color was nice, but the rest of it--bleah.

ION, the NYT has an interesting article on cat evolution, complete with adorable kitty pic.

I wish that they had a family chart with that article. I love "frugal displays of affection" -- although that doesn't really describe my Ivan.

With each migration, evolutionary forces morphed the pantherlike patriarch of all cats into a rainbow of species, from ocelots and lynxes to leopards, lions and the lineage that led to the most successful cat of all, even though it has mostly forsaken its predatory heritage: the cat that has induced people to pay for its board and lodging in return for frugal displays of affection.

(Bold mine)

Is the PR finale during fashion week or after?

the cat that has induced people to pay for its board and lodging in return for frugal displays of affection

Yes! You are all pawns to the frontline of the feline domination assault forces.

People on NPR who say their names beautifully:

Snigdha Prakash
Kojo Nnamdi
and, the world champion,
Silvia Poggioli

Silvia Poggioli

Yes! Totally. So elegant!

Roommate and Overnight Guest have, between them, been using the bathroom for about an hour and a half now.

Why must this man have a social life?