Shopping Around: "like whores out of a ..."

• In this in-depth article about interior decorator, Nate Berkus, discusses losing his partner in the 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami and how the experience changed him, coming out to his parents, and what Oprah is really like behind the scenes. Some interesting facts: Nate’s dad used to sell sport’s memorabilia on HSN (like father, like son, right?), he’s the oldest of six siblings, and he thinks that The Wiener's Circle in Chicago “have the best hot dogs in the world.”
  
  
• “QVC free samples? It’s like getting whores out of a ...” Joan Rivers pulls no punches in her latest interview—Sarah Palin, Clay Aiken, and QVC should take cover!
  
  
• The Swanky Pup found some great pet buys on the Q. If you have a little fur baby, check out their recommendations.
  
  
• The chair of Liberty Media, John Malone, sold 4.5 million shares back to Liberty Media …why??? One day I might understand all this high finance mumbo jumbo.
  
  
• Don’t forget, the 15th annual "FFANY Shoes on Sale" 7-10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15. More than 100,000 pairs of brand-name shoes from about 100 brands will be offered at half the manufacturer's suggested retail price, with net proceeds marked for breast cancer research and educational institutions. Over the past 14 years, the event has sold more than a million pairs of shoes and donated about $28 million to the cause.