But despite being the first episode of The Simpsons to feature Marge’s naked butt, there’s nothing particularly risque about any of the nudity—if anything, the pitchfork-wielding farmer’s threat of “ass-forking” feels the most over the line.

The connection to a possible launch is that Apple opened its first two retail stores on that date in 2001; suggesting the Cupertino, Calif.-based company might be planning something special to celebrate its tin anniversary.

This was beauty, the gaslit room, the warmth, the food, the tabooless conversation, the hush into which the most tentative thoughts could advance, and receive confidence and strength.

There are fears of another war between Hezbollah and Israel as border clashes continue.