@AvalonBright: Dig a little deeper and you will find some of the most liberal and progressive thinkers in the country coming from Appalachia. Yes, there are LOTS of bigoted assholes but you have those everywhere (looking at you Florida).

@AvalonBright: Oh, and if you ever "get out" you will find that your home and its cultural norms are more comforting than you realize now.

@AvalonBright: I would be willing to bet a ten-spot that you have an Appalachian accent. Remember, I said a slight accent. I moved away when I was 10, went to college on a debate and forensic scholarship (which blunted what little accent i had left) and to this day my mother-law from South Dakota still makes fun of…

@entropymaker: I will check it out.

@Zigzagoon: Before I read the book, I was under the impression that she was black; however, when I read the book, it is obvious that she is not. Her mother and sister have blue eyes and light colored hair.

I do hope that the big budget movie gives Katniss a slight Appalachian accent.

@phoghat: You just raised your Whuffie.

The Magic Kingdom could be an excellent movie, if...

There is a possibility that I haven't seen any of you consider.

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,

@tselliot: Ahhhhh.... A man after my own heart. I pre-ordered Twain's biography and am anxiously awaiting the arrival in the mail.

@tselliot: I have never understood the complete aversion to politics that afflicts a significant portion of the population.

@CodenameV: In political science, I am pretty sure that fascism is on the right side of the spectrum, not the left. I am recalling this from memory, but I think it is:

I am very mystified about the lack of morning spoilers for John Carter of Mars.

It reminds me of exhibits from the golden age of EPCOT.

"Here's a new poster that introduces the movies' apparent twin motifs - blood and running:"

@spoogy: Damn it. It is airing in the market 1 hour north of me and airing in the market 1 hour west of me, but not airing on my local affiliates.

@leftatmars: Both Chuck and The Event are setting on my DVR waiting for the wife and me to catch our breath and the children to fall asleep.

@spoogy: I can't seem to find anything about this online. Do you know of a website that shows the different affiliates airing the new episode?

How could you leave out Jean-Pierre Jeunet's brilliant movie Delicatessen?