“In the song’s original score, the duet partners are designated only as ‘wolf’ and ‘mouse,’ with genders unspecified, and the song’s many decades of covers have featured several women taking the wolf’s role—including Miss Piggy of the Muppets, who relentlessly pursued ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, clad only in a towel.” Everything you ever wanted to know about Baby, It’s Cold Outside.

+ Pacific Standard: Late-Night Tweeting Degrades Your Performance The Next Day. (Uh, yeah, we noticed…)