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James Corden, the little angel, probably thought he was in for a quiet October. With The Late Late Show set to take a short mid-month break, he and his reps might have thought it was the ideal time to schedule an interview with, say, The New York Times. “What a perfect way to advertise James’ forthcoming Amazon Prime miniseries, Mammals,” one can imagine them saying to each other at the start of the month—when they set the breakfast date with the Times, according to reporter Dave Itzkoff. “What could possibly go wrong between then and now?” Then along came Keith McNally, restaurateur extraordinaire, and the brief 86’ing of Cordon from his eatery Balthazar for alleged abusive behavior to staff. The stalwart Cordon refused to cancel his sitdown with the Times, resulting in what Itzkoff called an “often” awkward heart-to-heart. “I haven’t done anything wrong, on any level,” Corden said, regarding Balthazar. “... I feel so Zen about the whole thing. Because I think it’s so silly. I just th

“We have to be crystal clear about the growing nature of this threat.” the west coast industrial port of Incheon, and other major population centers. Incheon’s Kangwha Island is right across a narrow waterway from North Korea, and Seoul is within reach of long-range artillery. A few “warnings shots' ' into South Korean territory would panic millions into leaping into cars, buses and trains, fleeing to safety well below the South’s northern tier. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, proud though he is of his nukes, is showing off another much easier way to threaten the South. On Wednesday, he unleashed 250 cannon shots—seen as his primary weapon of choice rather than missiles and tactical nukes—into “maritime buffer zones” off the east and west coasts after South Korea launched more military exercises that the South’s conservative president, Yoon Suk-yeol, believes are essential for defense against the North. the west coast industrial port of Incheon, and other major p