Last week we were concerned that Joyce Wadler, our favorite old biddy over at the New York Times, had lost her touch — perhaps due to an unfortunate stint with sobriety. But fear no more! Auntie Joyce is doing better than ever after an afternoon batting the implanted beach balls with Pamela Anderson:

We also like the fact that when we referred to her age as 34, she told us she was 37, making her the first actress in the history of the universe to correct her age upward.

The Chest Also Rises [NYT]