
November is finally here, which means Christmas, which lasts from November to January, is here too. Oprah released her Favorite Things list today, right on time for the premature holiday season. Unfortunately, this year’s splattering of ritzy items that our brokeass family would never buy for us pales in comparison to lists of years past.
For one thing, foodstuffs containing truffles take up five spots of the 48-item list. Everyone knows that if you use truffle oil on Chopped, you get eliminated on the spot. C’mon Oprah, what is this amateur hour?






















![We’re happy to report that Brooklyn’s shelter dogs survived Hurricane Sandy and dressed up in their best suits yesterday for important Halloween business. Sparrow, pictured above in his normal weekday outfit, “exhibits a calm and mellow demeanor in the home,” although “he does not like dogs in his face, so he should not be allowed to go to the dog run.” Fair enough. Who does like dogs in their face? Adopt Sparrow or another post-hurricane dog friend at Brooklyn’s BARC Shelter.
[Pic: Rop Vasquez via BARC]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mctg6r9dHW1rk5d6vo1_1280.jpg)
![Here’s a picture of President Obama that’s making the rounds right now. The picture was taken on Sunday and shows Obama realizing that he dialed the wrong number while making calls from a local campaign field office during a unscheduled visit in Orlando, Florida.
He looks exhausted.
[Image via AP]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcu55xgkas1rk5d6vo1_1280.jpg)









