Blondie, Oscar the Grouch, Thomas Vinterberg

Blondie, Oscar the Grouch, Thomas Vinterberg

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This week: The band Blondie talks mod style and hoarding habits… Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg ponders the vicissitudes of fate - and then yodels… Oscar the Grouch deigns to give us etiquette advice (DON’T thank him for it)… Comedian Maz Jobrani gets his dream gig, with a nightmarish caveat… We digest some Knish Knowledge… British band Public Service Broadcasting deejays the loneliest dinner party in the world … Plus: canes with eyes, riots over Shakespeare, and Muppet humor.