ms. alessandra stanley and mr. frank bruni. [applause] >> let's hear what mr. bruni and ms. stanley had to say. i think frank bruni will go to the podium now. all yours. >> good evening. good night. i brought my pillow with me. it's a pleasure to be here. i want to thank rush for that comp lament. -- compliment. sometimes when i feel the need for a purgative, i listen to his radio show. i was asked to say a little bit about my career at the "times ticket which is not so different from alessandra's. we have both bounced around a lot. in my 20 years there, i have been a religion reporter on the metropolitan, i have covered a campaign, president bush's residential campaign. i have reported from san francisco. i have been the chief restaurant critic for five years. i have written for the magazine. this follows years earlier when i was a movie critic. my little brother likes to say i don't have a career, i have attention deficit order. and that is true. but i believe strongly in going through life and gathering as many diverse experiences as possible, and when i first got into jou