T.G.I.F.

There are several things worth noting in this week's New Yorker Magazine.

One is the Shouts 'n' Murmurs piece by Larry Doyle, a fake wedding invitation. Notable quote:

E-vites are for the Guest only; there is no 'implied plus-one.' We’re sorry, but it’s a very small mountaintop, with limited ruins. We have gone to exhaustive lengths to achieve a proper mix of personalities, races, classes, ages, and orientations to insure a Fun and Romantic Event for all. So don’t be surprised to find that your True Plus-One is already there! (Though just one plus-one per guest, please. Do you hear me, Erika?)

I think we may use that in our invitation.

Also notable is a short piece about a screenwriter I wrote about on this blog a few months ago, Mike White, hanging around a zoo in his childlike way. He has a dry sense o' humor and I like it.

Finally, also in Talk of the Town, is this quote:

"College, from which some 1.5 million people will graduate this year, is, basically, a sleepover with grades."

Well said.