Just a little nitpick. Ms. Siegal did not appear in Flanagan’s debut (non-student) feature, Absentia. However, one of the leads of that film, Katherine Parker, played Poppy in Hill House, and has a role in Doctor Sleep, as well.

It wasn’t the rest of the band that sued Fogerty.  It was Saul Zaentz, the head of Fantasy Records, who owned the rights to Creedence’s songs because back in the day, musicians were unaware of how important owning their own publishing was.  Fogerty did win the suit, but was forced to change his song ‘Zanz Can’t Dance’…

The original In-Laws came out in 1979.  Over 20 years before the remake.  12 is a dozen.  20 is, well, twenty.  Just sayin’.

Actually, he does have the authority to move troops to the border. As the Commander in Chief, he’s allowed to use the military to shore up a federal agency, in this case the border patrol. It’s a complete and utter abuse of power, but as long as he doesn’t use said military to supercede local law enforcement or insist…

I used to have the same issues with Arbys, as good as the food tasted, about an hour later I’d be in trouble...somehow, my system adjusted, and now it’s my infrequent excursions to Popeyes that sends my digestive system reeling.  It would be an interesting study, I think--the effects of fast food on different…

I stopped watching regularly several years ago, but I’d still tune in for things like Treehouse of Horror and episodes that caught my eye.  This is the first year that I’ve been unable to get through a single episode, including Treehouse.  I wish they’d just let it die, so we aren’t constantly reminded of its slide…

He’s not entirely wrong about Tarantino.  I’d argue that his first three films really did cook up something new and original with old ingredients, but that, with Kill Bill, he moved into pastiche and has never moved out.  

This is how bad it’s become, and how bad my reactions have become--when I first saw the headline this morning on Yahoo, I didn’t click through to the story...I just felt a depressed resignation that nothing will change.

Now, every time I read the words “Hey, Bobby Terry, you f----d up!”, it’s going to be in Reed’s voice.

Ronson’s book sprung to my mind, as well.  Hare’s own tome on the subject, Without Conscience, is also an excellent, if slightly more technical, read.

Both of these guys are still making music.  Ridgway just put out his latest album last year, and Copeland is in a band called Gizmodrome with Adrian Belew.

American Hot Wax.  It’s long since forgotten, but it was essentially a combination Alan Freed/Carole King (not called Carole King in the movie) biopic.  Freed was an early influential DJ...the proto-Dick Clark, if you will.  The movie took place in the late 50s, and culminated with an ‘all-star’ concert that featured…

People forget that ICE has only been around for 14 years.  They conflate it with the border patrol and INS.  If we really want to get rid of it, we need to get people to understand that.

I’ll buy Red Baron or Screamin’ Sicilian when they’re on sale sometimes, but usually I just take some garlic naan, throw some sauce, cheese, and toppings on there, and bake it for 12 or 13 minutes.  Too small for a family, but perfect for one or two, and completely customizable.

The Burt Reynolds episode--ah, yes, the Vomitorium. 

You’re not wrong.  The Dick Ebersol era brought the best of SCTV, kept Eddie Murphy, and found some fresh young talent (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, among others).  It was different, but excellent.  The worst season was the Jean Doumanian year (Charles Rocket, Gilbert Gottfried), and she was Michael’s hand-picked successor.  

Which, quite frankly, I have no recollection of.

I’ll defend Diary for the scene in the rich kid’s poolhouse.  That’s an indelible image that still sticks with me, and tells you everything you need to know about that character and how he’s actually dealing with the apocalypse.

Rowling’s stance disappoints me. Reading is the one activity that depends on the reader bringing his or her own sensibilities to a text.  It’s why Hamlet or To Kill a Mockingbird or even IT carry meaning to this day, above and beyond what their authors intended.  To insist that there’s only one correct approach takes…

I agree with all you said, with the exception of ‘White people cannot ever deal with the consequences of their actions.’  While I recognize that I’ve very occasionally benefited from White Privilege, I’ve known far too many white people that have been railroaded, or stigmatized because of their family or their health…