QOTD

From Alessandra Stanley's "Morning TV News Veers from News to Frills" in Tuesday's NY Times:

Morning programs like “Today” on NBC and “The View” on ABC are the modern equivalents of the old Barbizon Hotel for Women, a frilly haven where men were not allowed above the first floor — or here, after the first hour — and viewers are treated to diet tips, ambush makeovers, cancer health scares, relationship counseling and, of course, shopping.