Randall Publishing, a family-owned magazine publisher in Tuscaloosa, became part of the Wachovia empire on Monday.

You may not have heard of Truckers News, Modern Woodworking or Overdrive, but the company employs 400 and has been around for 70 years.

It’s part of a trend of homegrown businesses gobbled up by out-of-state owners.

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Fit-to-be-bow-tied righty George F. Will strays from his baseball worship for a heftier topic: college football. In the current Newsweek, the columnist, ahem, tackles the problem of bigger players leading to more injuries in ” 'Eleven Men And Sic 'Em.' “

Will discusses how Bryant’s 1966 team averages out to be a typical high school team today. And he slips in a little history, sports, health and a few growled “Bear” quotes.

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Time to stick it to the man. And the woman. It’s time for flu shots.

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Rosa laid to rest.
Heavenly sign from above:
“This seat for Ms. Parks.”

One last party. One last report.

Before we review the costumes, we share the distrubing trends among young trick-or-treaters. Namely, no costumes. You know, it kinda violates the Halloween spirit if you show up for candy and don’t bother with the costume part. And worse, seeing parents drive their kids from house to house is simply shameful.

Back to the costumes.

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As long as we’re playing dress-up …

It occurred to me that I haven’t given the lowdown on the Will Ferrell movie. We start with the learning objectives.

Important lessons of Hollywood:

1. Your latte isn’t coming. It never was. Dammit.
2. Talldega during race weekend? Traffic jams and pileups. Talladega during movie shoot? Andy Richter and deafening silence.
3. Mr. Ferrell, most recently of “Bewitched” and “Kicking and Screaming,” owes us. With change.

[More exclusive photos from the set after the jump.]

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This drought has gone on
far too long without relief.
Let it rain on me.