"I DIDN'T GO FULL JULIANNE HOUGH:" I don't normally watch Jimmy Kimmel, but Joshua Malina appeared on last night's Halloween episode in costume as Olivia Pope.  (And feel free to use this thread to discuss last night's Scandal.)

WHILE WE'RE AT IT, A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF FANNY PACKS: Slate investigates--when and why did it become cooler to wear your backpack on both shoulders rather than just one?

INFORMATION TO RUE:  George Clooney is older now than Wilford Brimley was when Cocoon was released, and other scary information like that.  No, I am not self-conscious about the fact that by the end of this weekend, I can start viewing This Is 40 as a film about younger people.

YOU HAD ME AT "ANTIGRIDDLE": One of Chicago's yuppie takeout eateries is dressing up as molecular gastronomy giant Alinea for Halloween. (HT: Marsha.)

THINK OF IT AS PERSONALITY DIALYSIS:  Wicked debuted on Broadway ten years ago tonight, and you'll never guess which number topped Vulture's ranking of its songs.

From Ben Brantley's decidedly mixed 10-31-03 review: "The talented Ms. Menzel will no doubt dazzle audience members whose musical tastes run to soft-rock stations. But for aficionados of the American musical, it's Ms. Chenoweth who's the real thing, melding decades of performing traditions into something shiny and new. Wicked does not, alas, speak hopefully for the future of the Broadway musical. Ms. Chenoweth, on the other hand, definitely does."

NFL VP OF OPERATIONS MERTON HANKS HAS YET TO WEIGH IN:  The No Fun League is considering increasing the penalties for taunting, potentially taking away touchdowns from overly celebratory teams.  Goodness, I wrote this over nine years ago here:

I am a fan of taunting, preening, excessive celebration and all sorts of exuberant behavior on the gridiron, and not just because its foremost practitioner currently suits up for the Iggles.  

Sports are supposed to be fun. They connect us to our childhood. So let athletes show their joy -- whether via strutting, Sharpies or group celebration -- and if the other team gets pissed off, great: they've just got to do better on the field next time.

added: This Week in Taunting: DRC vs. Washington; Golden Tate v. Rams.

SEE THEM, BUT YOU WON'T GET CLOSE ENOUGH FEEL OR TOUCH THEM:  Only 33 years after their 1982 farewell tour, Roger Daltrey says he really means it when he claims that 2015 will mark The Who's last big tour. As for what they'll play, no one's getting fooled:

"People don't want new stuff," says Daltrey. "The fans might want that, but most people that want to come to a show want to hear what they grew up with. Let's not kid ourselves. We will always sell more tickets if we play the hits. That's a fact. The economics of the road, obviously, demand that you sell a lot of tickets."

Fans hoping to hear the Who break out rarities like The Who by Numbers deep cut "Slip Kid" are going to be disappointed. "It's easy for fans to stick their heads in the sand and not understand the economics of touring," Daltrey says. "It's incredibly expensive to put on a show, so you have to put bums in seats. There might be 40,000 total people in America who want to hear 'Slip Kid.' That won't be enough to put us on the road. That's the problem."