Title: “Call Me, Reprehensible” -- A reference to the song which begins, “Call me, irresponsible; call me, unreliable . . .”

“Gail Sheehy is working on a proposal for Vanity Fair . . .” -- Gail Sheehy is a regular contributor to the magazine Vanity Fair. She had just written an article to accompany the cover photo of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.

“It worked for Furbies, it can work for Mumm’s.” -- Furbies were the toy-shortage-of-the-year this past Christmas. Mumm’s is a Champagne owned by the Seagrams’ Corporation.