Lots of terrible things over the weekend. That train derailed in California, David Foster Wallace went up to that Infinite Jest in the sky, and Michael Phelps lived down to everyone's already low expectation for the Saturday Night Live season premiere. Silver lining?

Two of the funniest women SNL ever had, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, reuniting for an opening message about sexism in the election:

Senior thesis abstract: Compare and contrast the world of comedy and the world of politics as it relates to the abilities of Palin, Fey, Poehler, and Clinton, respectively. If:

a) Each of these women made remarkable contributions to their gender's role in a traditionally male-dominated field and

b) these major developments will be met equally with a backlash that pushes the discussion of women's rights back twenty years (the media bias against Hillary, media reaction to Baby Mama), then

c) Success in which one of these two arenas will land you a Vanity Fair cover faster?

College essay aside, it would be great if Poehler and Fey appearing together becomes as critically lauded as Pacino and DeNiro. But more frequent.