HIS BIG SHOT:  The 76ers weren't smart enough to snap up the Twitter identities for the new mascots under consideration, but they're smart enough now to hire as the team's new social media coordinator the 23-year-old who did.

A BOESKY, A JIM BROWN, A MISS DAISY, TWO JETHROS, AND A LEON SPINKS, NOT TO MENTION THE BIGGEST ELLA FITZGERALD EVER:  Moviefone lists 25 things you didn't know about that don't actually add too much to your appreciation of Ocean's Eleven, but I'm a softie when it comes to excuses to reference the film.

NO, BABY!  The ALOTT5MA Unnecessary Remakes Desk reports that Austin Powers: The Musical might be a real thing, along with the previously-threatened fourth film.

I SEE MYSELF STILL AS A STRUGGLING ARTIST TRYING TO CREATE MUSIC:  As it does every year, the WaPo profiles this years' Kennedy Center Honorees -- Neil Diamond, Meryl Streep, Barbara Cook, Sonny Rollins, and Yo-Yo Ma.

CLEARLY "RESIDENCE" DOES NOT MEAN "HOME DEPOT:" We haven't talked much about this season of TAR, largely because most of the legs have been pretty bland--filled with first in, first out challenges that spoonfed people, bunching designed to eliminate any team getting a lead, and with a single dominant team (Snowboarders for Jesus) for much of the Race. So tonight's finale was nice in that the clues and tasks were actually tricky. Of course, it promptly demonstrated why that style can be problematic, as one team found a task so tough that they had to repeat it at least 5 times before passing, and another team had difficulty deciphering a clue, sending them well out of the way. Credit to the editors for making an effort to make it seem close/competitive even at the end, when it was clear who our winners would be, but this was not the best season.

BY THE WAY, I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH, SO THAT'S HOW I CAME ACROSS YOUR EMAIL: In case you missed it, please read this 1,615 word clinic in how not to court someone.

3MTA3: Mental Floss tells the stories behind eleven classic album covers.