Each week Henry Alford of the NY Times gives a quick-and-dirty rundown of things to talk about for the upcoming weekend – a compilation of the week’s events in pop culture, politics, science…every genre that anyone remotely cares about. Well many don’t have time to read all 10, so I’ve kindly narrowed it down to the best for you, so you’ll undoubtedly be the most interesting person in the room.

  • Tiger Woods returns to the Masters. Without Elin but with a new goatee.
  • Kim Jong-il’s former personal shopper has written a tell-all. Apparently Kim kept asking him, “Do these pants make my reign of terror look big?”
  • Advocates of marijuana legalization in California say it could raise $1.4 billion. To say nothing of the boon to the snack industry.