BUY A GOOD BOTTLE, POUR, DRINK

A couple years ago, American single malt whiskey had its Bottle Shock moment. Just like the California wines that beat the French in a blind taste test back in 1976, an American single malt trounced the Scotch in the prestigious Best in Glass competition. And if you're not already a fan of the burgeoning genre, you should be. Let me tell you why.

GREAT KICKER

Like all of us, Elvis Presley's life was marked by different stages. Unlike the rest of us, his stages are crisply defined like action figure special editions. There's Rockabilly Elvis, Army Elvis, Cowboy Elvis, Hawaiian Elvis and, of course, Karate Elvis. Whereas some of these identities were contrived or merely parts he played, Elvis had a legitimate love of and passion for karate. But was he actually any good at it?

'WE VEHEMENTLY REFUTE THIS CLAIM'

On Friday, the ed​itor of Rolling Stone issued an apology for the "discrepancies" in its November story about an alleged gang rape on the UVA campus. The fraternity identified in the story, Phi Kappa Psi, has just issued a statement outlining what it claims are factual errors in the original reporting.

BLOODY SHAME

The American Red Cross regularly touts how responsible it is with donors' money. "We're very proud of the fact that 91 cents of every dollar that's donated goes to our services," Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern said in a speech in Baltimore last year. "That's world class, obviously." The problem with that number: It isn't true.