1. "The Sing-Off" is back, and while I have tweeted muchly about it, I have failed to properly praise it here. Several fans pointed me to this wonderful post about how the ultimate sing off (aka closing battles) are being done. This was a new thing for this season and while I liked the swan songs, the ultimate sing offs are a lot of fun.
2. There are some stories you click on sure they couldn't possibly live up to the headline, and yet: teens abduct a circus llama and train him on a tram ride. 
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