Last night we saw Doubt, followed by dinner at Zen Palate and then drinks with Jere.

Doubt is just wonderful. The script, the acting, the direction — all terrific. It’s a lock for Best Play this year. Go see it.

I think it’s interesting that there’s a play called Doubt and a play called Proof. One is about religion, the other mathematics. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the “big ideas” that Proof was about, so I can’t say anything more profound right now. But it would be neat to see both plays back to back.

Frank Rich is moving back to the Op-Ed page.

Good. As I wrote recently, he was never a good match for the Sunday Arts & Leisure section. He’s too cranky and opinionated. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being so opinionated — in fact, I encourage it — but the Op-Ed page will be a much better fit for him. He’s going to be part of an expanded two-page “Op-Ed package” on Sundays.

Still, I cringed for two reasons when I read these words: Bill Keller, executive editor, and Gail Collins, editor of the editorial page, said, “We all hope this expansion will create new interest and buzz.” One, did Bill Keller and Gail Collins actually speak those words simultaneously? How Stepford. Two, the word “buzz” evokes Tina Brown, not The New York Times.

This is why I hate press releases. Ick.