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Hubs but this is not just about mother nature. i mean, one of the most stunning things weve learned this week is that southwest relies on technology and software and scheduling systems that havent really changed since the 1990s. thats according to the head of the southwest pilots trade union. thats pretty amazing, i mean, think about how much has changed since the 1990s, think about how hold the 1990s look if you watch and early episode of "seinfeld." its alarming a major airline hasnt upgraded ...

Pittsburgh City Paper news reporter Jordana Rosenfeld reveals her favorite reporting from the past year.

I think of "eight crazy nights." so weve got one, everybody. weve got one. >> of course, theres a lot of people out there that dont celebrate christmas or hanukkah, but they do celebrate something else, like kwanzaa. >> oh, you brought us christmas presents. >> no, i didnt. these are kwanzaa gifts, synclaire. >> and then you have "seinfeld" with a holiday that doesnt even actually exist. >> a festivus for the rest of us. >> on "seinfeld," festivus is an invention of georges dad. >> george, festi...

The first shows that was about a character who was wrestling with judaism and christianity being melded into the same family. >> i didnt grow up celebrating christmas. i grew up celebrating hanukkah. >> its time to light the hanukkah candles. >> for me as a kid, christmas for jews was chinese food and movies. >> hanukkahs eight nights too long. >> and so once adam sandler came out with "eight crazy nights," it made me feel not so alone. ♪ happy hannukah ♪ >> its the story of adam sandler dur...

Wide open. its hard to believe at times, but no one forced them to hang out with each other all of the time. >> you know what your problem is? your standards are too high. >> i went out with you. >> thats because my standards are too low. >> whats so unique about the "seinfeld" episode "the pitch" is that we see the origin story of a sitcom played out on the show. >> so youre saying i go into nbc and tell them i got this idea for a show about nothing. >> we go into nbc. >> since when are you a w...

I, were just going to write about like our friends. >> what kind of stories? >> oh, no. no stories. >> no stories? well, why am i watching it? >> because its on tv. >> not yet. >> it was completely non-traditional. we decided to make a pilot. >> the second button literally makes or breaks the shirt. look at it. its too high. >> and then the research came in. weak. >> but rick ludwin really believed in it. >> he said i could give you the money from the budget and you could do, i dont know, four e...

>> im out. >> what? >> yeah, im out. im out of the contest. >> ugly naked guy is having thanksgiving dinner with ugly naked gal. >> "friends "or "seinfeld," you want me to choose? >> i cant answer that. its so subjective. >> challenge accepted. >> contest. a contest? >> "seinfeld" will win, i think. >> giddy up. >> "seinfeld" was smart. >> "seinfeld" was a brilliant half hour of television. >> i loved "seinfeld." >> "seinfeld". >> "seinfeld". >> you come to expect their dickishness. >> all right...

Told us that not only is it a good thing to reflect the world you live in, but its wildly successful. and so i think what it said is, dont be afraid. >> this is december of 97. i wanted to be anybody on "friends." i wanted to be anybody on "seinfeld." i wanted to be must-see tv. so when that script arrived i thought, "oh, boy, oh, i hope theres something in this for me. >> did you buy anything? >> yeah, i got a great camisole. >> yeah? sexy? >> im going to sleep. >> ask me in the morning. >> was...

>> dont put that pie down. >> a lot of our friend groups, theyre borderline toxic. >> because george costanza was based on larry david, "curb your enthusiasm" is actually a continuation of "seinfeld" in spirit. >> your last name is black. >> yes. >> thats like if my last name was jew, like larry jew. >> larry david the character, hes one of my best friends. >> you had sex with a mental patient. >> shes not a mental patient. >> shes a mental patient! >> i love how much of a [ bleep ] hole he is. ...

>> done. >> at the core of every sitcom, you do have a family, whether it is a blood family or a found family. you know, in the case of "friends" or "seinfeld." >> as new generations emerge from baby boomers to gen x to millennials to gen z, we see those changes reflected in the "friends" sitcom. >> you look back at the rise of the "friends" sitcom. it happens as we hit the 70s at a moment at which divorce rates in the country were also rising. >> we seem to be going downhill in lifes most impor...