Earlier today, the world of children's literature lost a giant: Maurice Sendak. He was the author and illustrator of over 20 children's books, most notable being "Where the Wild Things Are." Sendak was 83-years-old and died of a stroke at a hospital in Danbury, Connecticut. 

Aside from his stories and illustrations, Sendak was also known for his insightful and always unique musings on life. After news of his death broke, websites like Buzzfeed and The Huffington Post posted collections of their favorite Sendak quotes. Perhaps most powerful is this video College Humor linked to earlier today — a five-minute clip of Sendak discussing life and death from the 2011 Spike Jonze documentary, "Tell Them Anything You Want." Sendak reminisces about his beloved dog Jenny, his brother and sister and his partner of 50 years, Eugene. I promise you won't be disappointed.

I want to officially file today's Internet find under "Things I wish Our Show Thought Of First."

Earlier today, Comedy Central's The Daily Show launched their ingenious Tumblr entitled, R.O.M.N.E.Y. 140. On the site, which boasts the tagline, "His voice is real. But he is not,” you can play a recording of Mitt Romney's tweets being read in a robot voice. You can also…oh wait, nevermind. That is it. The sole purpose of this site is to hear Mitt Romney’s words being read by a robot — and that is enough for us.

Below are the links to all of the Very Last Word videos from this week. Enjoy exclusive web interviews from all of our New York guests and of course our host, Lawrence O'Donnell. Above is my favorite video of the week — a special walk and talk with Lawrence where he describes his good friend, actor Gregory Peck.

• Audio forensic expert Tom Owen says that without a voice recording of Trayvon Martin, it will be impossible to be sure that it is him screaming on the 911 call.
• New York Times columnist Charles Blow talks in-congruences with Robert Zimmerman's local interview and also about the voice analysis of Zimmerman's 911 call.
• The Daily Beast's Michelle Goldberg talks about the demonization of Planned Parenthood and anti-abortion terrorism.
  

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• Salon.com writer and MSNBC analyst Steve Kornacki wonders when Santorum will get the hint to get out of the race.
• MSNBC political analysts Karen Finney and John Heilemann break some very important news about President Obama's 2012 campaign.
• Van Jones, former adviser to President Obama, talks about what inspired him to write his new book, "Rebuild the Dream."
• ABC's "The View" co-host, Joy Behar, had some choice words for Republican men who want to take away the reproductive rights of women.
• Politico's Mike Allen and MSNBC political analyst Steve Kornacki discuss some of the interesting nuggets about the Republican presidential candidates from Allen's new book, "Inside the Circus."
• Michelle Goldberg, senior writer for "The Daily Beast"and "Newsweek" says Romney isn't "hostile to women...he is completely indifferent."
• Abby Huntsman, daughter of former Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, thinks Mitt Romney should "get back to the Etch-a-Sketch and draw a whole different picture."

 Below are the links to all of the "Very Last Word" videos from this week. Enjoy exclusive web interviews from all of our New York guests and of course our host, Lawrence O'Donnell. Above is my favorite video from the week — Rachel Maddow running from her studio to ours to join us for some super Super Tuesday coverage. Enjoy the web exclusive videos and have a great weekend.

• Former McCain campaign senior advisor Steve Schmidt takes a break from talking “Game Change” to tell us that he thinks November will bring a "very close" general election.
• Sirius XM's Mark Thompson and MSNBC political analyst Karen Finney talk Santorum’s victories in Mississippi and Alabama.
• On Wednesday, Lawrence ran into another member of the MSNBC team that really should've been asleep!
  

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• Michael Moore talks about the hunt for ex-Goldman employee and New York Times op-ed writer, Greg Smith.
• Mark McKinnon joined us in studio to talk about his bi-partisan group, No Labels, and his snazzy panuelo.
• Krystal Ball, John Heilemann and Toure welcome Vice President Biden to the 2012 campaign.
• Bob Vander Plaats, the CEO and President of The Family Leader, tells us why he agrees with Lawrence that Rick Santorum should be the Republican nominee to face President Obama.
• Lawrence talks about new favorite state bill out of Ohio and explains why the last minute of Thursday's show was so important.

In attempt to capture the madness that goes behind the scenes here at MSNBC, we wanted to document the magnificent Rachel Maddow as she ran over to The Last Word studio to join Lawrence O'Donnell. In a matter of a minute, Rachel said "see you later" to her viewers, booked it over to Studio 3K and was mic'd up and ready to talk politics. Hopefully you will enjoy this glimpse into the world of MSNBC and the magic of television.

Below are the links to all of the "Very Last Word" videos from this week. Enjoy exclusive web interviews from all of our New York guests and of course our host, Lawrence O'Donnell. Above is my favorite video from the week — former McCain campaign staffer Nicolle Wallace talking about the film"Game Change," which debuts this Saturday on HBO.

• California Attorney General Kamala Harris and the New Yorker's Ryan Lizza preview the upcoming general election between President Obama and, as of now, an unknown Republican candidate.  
• MSNBC political analyst Karen Finney wonders why people are still listening to Rush Limbaugh after his offensive remarks about law student Sandra Fluke.
• Washington columnist EJ Dionne says what Limbaugh said about Fluke was "truly scandalous."
  

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• George Washington University student Will Healy talks about the big issues on his college campus.
• Lawrence recaps his trip to Washington and the "great debate" between him and Ann Coulter.
• Salon.com's Steve Kornacki breaks down the Super Tuesday exit polls out of Ohio.
• Santorum supporter and author, Eric Metaxas, says Senator Santorum is "the most genuine and most humble politician he's met in his life."
• The Daily Voice editor, Keith Boykin, reminisces about his former Harvard Law colleague Barack Obama and his uncanny ability to unify people.
• Our Thursday dream team of Alex Wagner and Chris Hayes talk about the upcoming Obama documentary.
• Lawrence talks about the momentum HBO's "Game Change" that absolutely blew him away.

Below are the links to all of the "Very Last Word" videos from this week. Enjoy exclusive web interviews from all of our New York guests and of course our host, Lawrence O'Donnell.

• Steve Kornacki discusses the post Jimmy Carter-era fusion of southern Christian conservatives and devout Catholics like Rick Santorum, and how that's playing into the 2012 election.
• New York Magazine John Heilemann explains why Mitt Romney's home state status may not secure a win.
• Barbara Johnson, a lesbian who was refused Communion at her mom's funeral, calls for an apology from the priest and his removal from parish life.
• Lawrence reveals he chatted with Bob Kerrey earlier in the day before he made his Senate announcement and how that played into Wednesday's show.
• Time Magazine’s Joe Klein on the contraception insanity in the Republican party.
•  Melissa Harris-Perry gives us a little preview of her upcoming shows this weekend and a segment she’s very excited about!
• After a little confusion during the show over the times of their respective MSNBC shows, hosts Chris Hayes and Alex Wagner set the record straight.