"Turkey will always be the main event of Thanksgiving (at least in my house) and a whole turkey is the way to go if you’re feeding at least 12. But if your party is smaller, the stuffed turkey breast turns out to be a great halfway point." —Ms. Paltrow, emailing her GOOP.com list, which is made up of us and thousands of other people you never want to meet

"A lot of people like to make fun of cable. They think it’s something for people who don’t get news. No. It’s for people who really understand news, want depth and want it from people they connect to." —MSNBC president Phil Griffin, who's watched his network's ratings soar. Ah yes, this is the stuff of "depth" in the news business.

"I just ordered banana-scented scratch-and-sniff wallpaper for my kitchen. I love the color scheme and candy-banana smell. Now my kitchen will be extra kitschy." —The publishing heiress and model on her new decor, fresh off of badmouthing her family name.

"Hearst Corporation, which my family owns, continues to host parties even as it folds magazines like CosmoGirl. At least Hearst recently cancelled the company Christmas bash. It's time to work through this crisis, not party through it." —Lydia Hearst on her family company's largesse [P6]

It's "our fault in the media for stereotyping demographics" and assuming blacks, whites, and Hispanics will vote a certain way on November 4. —Obama supporter Luke Russert, son of the late Tim Russert and NBC News "youth correspondent," at this morning's MTV-hosted Election Effect Panel, where Viacom staffers could be overheard commiserating about the layoffs that are expected to be handed out imminently.

"For me, watching a political infomercial for a half-hour ranks right up there with getting my wisdom teeth removed by that guy at the park who calls every dog he encounters Spartacus. And that’s nothing personal against Obama. I wouldn’t watch McCain, either." [AC360]