NERD ALERT: Quick, dumb question -- how much time allegedly will pass between the end of Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith and the start of Star Wars IV: A New Hope? Because during that same time frame, presumably, infants Luke and Leia grow up to their early twenties (at most), but Old Ben Kenobi ages from his thirties, as Ewan McGregor, to being played by Sir Alec Guinness as "Old Ben Kenobi" as a forgotten septuagenarian.

Is there a break in the time-space continuum here, or is there a logical explanation to this?

IMPRESS US WITH YOUR DRINKING, DO: Fair Harvard has her Crimson, and, now, because of widespread lameness (heavens!), an official dean of pahties.

If I didn't know any better -- and I don't -- I'd swear this was an MIT hack.

THE WORLD IS COLLAPSING AROUND OUR EARS: Pioneering alternative radio station WHFS-FM (DC/Balto/Annapolis) is no more.

During my time in the area, it was the only station I'd listen to. But there is no more "commercial alternative" anymore, and there is no more HFS, and the 1990s are, officially, in case you missed it, over.

NO, IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE AN AWFUL ACTRESS: The useful comic non sequitur club has a new member, which, sadly, I missed, because of ABC's evil practice of starting and ending shows at 9:01 and 10:02. When asked a question or told to do something, you can always give a few answers that (depending on the savvy of the other person) can easily provoke a laugh or a smile--be it "these aren't the droids you're looking for" or simply "42." But "Law & Order" has given us a new one with last night's "shocking" deparature of Elizabeth Rohm, chronicled here. At episode's end, DA Arthur Branch calls ADA Serena Sotherlyn into his office and fires her. Her response is not to fight him or argue with him, but just 6 (apparently horribly delivered) words--"Is this because I'm a lesbian?" Fade to black (I assume with the accompaniment of Mike Post's signature two notes).

Apparently, the awfulness was bad enough that the TWOP thread title is now "Original Law & Order: Is this because I'm a lesbian?," and the fine folks in the thread are already recounting the use of the phrase in everyday life, including men who have tried to use the phrase to get out of a traffic ticket.

THIS WASN'T THE SORT OF "ONE NIGHT STAND" I HAD IN MIND: Yes, not every reality show is "Survivor" or "TAR." Some get cancelled after only one airing. Hell, even "The Benefactor" and "The Rebel Billionaire" made it through one full "cycle" before they obtained their own unceremonious end. Of course, this permits us to march down memory lane and remember a few other shows that lasted one and only one episode, like "South of Sunset," "Public Morals," and "Turn-On." I mean, "Manimal" lasted nine episodes, so you gotta stink pretty badly to lose it after just one.

JUST TELL THEM THE FABRIC IS EXPENSIVE, AND THEY'LL LOVE IT: In case we haven't been clear before: you must, must must start watching Project Runway if you intend to remain ahead of the cultural curve.

Take The Apprentice. Add demanding tasks that require real craft (designing dresses, purchasing fabric and then sewing the damn things together in 24h), a documentary filming style makes you feel like you're in a working fashion studio and not on a staged set, and you've got a show where the strong-willed, skilled competitors are the stars and not the host and judges. They actually have to create something every week -- a real, wearable dress -- and not merely present an idea or sell more [X] than the other team under controlled circumstances.

Or take America's Next Top Model, but let's add actual aspring New York models -- as Lady Shacklebolt has noted, the models here are bratty, waiflike teenagers, not women in their twenties trying to break into an industry that has already passed them by. (Why else do you think season one winner Adrienne Curry is on Surreal Life 4 and not the runways of Milan?)

This week's episode -- wedding dress design -- heightened the focus on the models' personalities and introduced us to a new concept, the Fashion Cemetery, where previous weeks' failed designs stand on permanent display. It's bitchy fun.

Here's the upcoming schedule, including a triple-shot of reruns Sunday night. Join in.

COME ON, DONNY, HE WAS THREATENING CASTRATION. ARE YOU GONNA SPLIT HAIRS HERE? Britain's Prince Harry may have just made Mr. Blackwell's list, sorta.

Insert your own Edward VIII reference here.