With Bush's legacy looking to be preserved solely by wrinkled suits and a general disdain for smarts, it's a relief that his successor's looking to mint his rep on literacy and innovation. Apologies to the Bill O'Reilly set, then. And if a White House-hosted potluck of multi-talented literati can get a generation of Americans to re-examine their issues with the they're/their/there conundrum, or at least encourage them to crack open something other than Twilight or Harry Potter, it can only be a good thing.

Luckily, such an event happened Tuesday night -- and was streamed online. But you probably missed it because you were out cavorting with drag queens, infidel. Not to worry, a terse summary of the shindig, which The New York Times tactfully points out, consisted of "performers [who] were either members of minorities or married to the author Michael Chabon or Michael Chabon himself," follows.

Performers who were members of minorities: James Earl Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mayda del Valle, Eric Lewis, Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Joshua Bennett, and Esperanza Spalding who performed a Lauryn Hill song that unfortunately was not "Doo Wop (That Thing)".

Performers who were married to author Michael Chabon: Lollie Groth Ayelet Waldman.

Performers who were Michael Chabon: Michael Chabon.
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