A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

YOU WOULDN'T GET THIS FROM ANY OTHER GUY: Barry Manilow just wants to tell you how he's feeling. (HT: Finch.) In other news:

• You'll never believe what Allen Iverson was talking about yesterday. (HT: Bad Dad)
• My winner-gets-in week 13 FFL game with Finch just got complicated by the fact that his WR accidently shot himself in the leg.
• "Against the real likelihood of financial doom for so many people, it feels almost unseemly to consider a donation to a college or university. Surely there must be a food bank or job retraining program that is more deserving," writes fellow Amherst Student alum Ron Lieber '93 in today's NYT. Still, he argues, there remain good reasons to support your alma mater this year, and those of you who are on my class agent list should expect a call this week.
• Also in this weekend's NYT: Can acclaimed film director Michael Gondry solve a Rubik's Cube with his feet? Watch that video, then this. Then watch him solve it with his nose. Then watch Jack Black one-up him.