Bored to Death was canceled (bummer), and Jonathan Ames wants you to come down and have one last toast for the show.

• The trailer for The Hobbit is out.

• At the Observer: Michael H. Miller profiles Helen DeWitt.

• Paul Murray talks about his Paris Review short story.

• Mike McGonigal is interviewed by Aquarium Drunkard about collecting gospel records. (We interviewed him last February.  Check it out.)

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