The 1 thing you must do, see, or hear this week

THE 1 DIVA AT THE MEGAPLEX
Craving big-league opera but can't make it to New York? The Met's popular series of high-definition simulcasts to movie theaters around the world (including several in Greater Boston) starts in earnest Saturday with a performance of Strauss's "Salome," featuring the exhilarating soprano Karita Mattila in the title role. Expect a voice of cool Nordic brilliance and an, ahem, non-PG portrayal of searing dramatic intensity. www.fathom events.com. - JEREMY EICHLER

THE 1 PITCH FOR ROTTEN BUTTER
John Lydon, better known as Johnny Rotten during his days as lead singer of the Sex Pistols, has become a television pitchman for Britain's Country Life butter. You can watch the ad at www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/01/advertising.television. Variously wearing derby, tweeds, and waistcoat, the punk icon who became famous for singing "Pretty Vacant" and "Anarchy in the UK" extols the dairy product's virtues. Sid Vicious, no doubt, was a margarine man. - MARK FEENEY

THE 1 REMINDER OF THE JOYS OF PLAY MONEY
Sick of bailout bingo? Me, too. Perhaps that's why I took solace last weekend in a game of Monopoly. Not one of those modern-day variations, with Beatles or Red Sox game pieces, but the old-school version. You know, Baltic Avenue and Boardwalk. Playing with my daughter reminded me of the simple beauty of the game. You pass Go. You buy stuff. You count bills. Best of all, I lost to a 6-year-old, and didn't mind a bit. - GEOFF EDGERS

THE 1 SURPRISINGLY WELL-ADJUSTED BROOD
More annoying than the stars of reality TV are their relatives. Hulk Hogan's daughter Brooke, Kim Kardashian's mom Kris, and Dog the Bounty Hunter's . . . whole family are insufferable. Not so the kids of KISS singer Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed. Nick and Sophie Simmons shine bright on A&E's "Family Jewels." They're smart, self-effacing, and, best of all, well aware that their old man is a pathetic caricature of his former self. - MARK SHANAHAN

THE 1 PERFECT PAIRING
Everything tastes better fried, right? Highland Kitchen thinks so. The gluttonous alliteration fans at the Somerville restaurant have created Fried and Frozen Mondays, where you can chase down buttermilk fried chicken with a Fernet Branca slushie. Rotating menu items have included fried green tomatoes, corn fritters, and - be still my heart - fried deviled eggs. And all these artery-clogging delights are served with a side of Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan on the jukebox. highlandkitchen.com - COURTNEY HOLLANDS

THE 1 SYMPATHETIC TV VILLAIN
On a season filled with bland collections, "Project Runway" has at least broken ground with a new model of bad girl: perky Kenley Collins, whose personal style points back to 1958. She alienated her fellow designers by laughing at others' misfortune, and by talking back to resident saint Tim Gunn. But last week, producers found a way to make her sympathetic: When she lost her tulle in an evening gown challenge, nobody offered to help. Who wouldn't feel for a girl who's ostracized by the cool kids? - JOANNA WEISS