“Remember Bernie Mac? That guy made people laugh by combining standoffishness and slapstick—nuanced performances rarely repeated since.”

After watching Oceans 13, my roommate is moved to make an impromptu tribute to the late Bernie Mac. Also, a mnemonic for the names of the lions who live in the habitat at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (Ragu, Blue Moon, Tyra, Goldie, Metro, Peaches, Leo, Baby, Cowboy, Savannah, Armen, Sugar, Noelle, Paws, Rodney, Raja, Samantha).