Does anyone know why the phrase 'rolling stone' was so popular in the sixties? Which came first, the Dylan song, the band, the magazine? Was there something that inspired all three? Feel like I should know this, but I don't.

I always assumed it was a onesie with a belt, but the lack of definition in his footwear is puzzling - especially with the cuffs.

Yeah, he has a fun autobiography too - It's called Vanity Will Get You Somewhere.

Yeah, I feel like AV Club is just going through my collection of Criterion DVDs. Up next, Lawrence Olivier's Richard III?

When Sgt. Paine is loading up the slide presentation and the first slide is of a rhinoceros.

As I mentioned to my companion last night, when we caught the restoration screening at the Music Box, you will not find another film noir that so deftly balances the absurd (or even attempts to). The tone of this movie is so unique - I think that's why it stands the test of time.

Thanks for that info - I always felt so bad for that adorable kid, thinking his father just died.

I went last year too and took a picture in that doorway. As I recall, it was deep enough to stand in - I totally got a picture. Hope I wasn't the dipshit that prompted renovation!

I got a picture in the famous doorway - a lot of the locations are really easy to find just by wandering the city, which I highly recommend.

Aw, sorry to hear it MissBea - I just got sh*tcanned too. If you're a writer, though, there's no shame in commenting or blogging, or writing fanfic or whatever. Keeps you in practice for writing cover letters. Put some pants on & knock 'em dead!

Sounds like something our mayor would say.

Poppy. Seed. Bun. (I'm having one now)

Agreed. Growing up in Chicago makes you tough and down-to-earth. When I lived in DC I used to explain that Chicagoans have a strong sense of community because everybody has a common enemy: the sky.

THANK YOU! As I've been reading this thread I was waiting for someone to point out how terrible this song is in every way: bland, insipid, derivative, and sung by a baby-voiced blonde lady who can't be distinguished from every other blonde lady on lite-fm stations at the time! I was a few years older than the writer…

Hang in there. As tough as things are now, there will come a point where you will miss having free time to sort things out and enjoy simple pleasures like going to the movies.

I'm glad they recommended the audiobook because you really need his voice and delivery to put it over. You're right that there are a few insights that just keep getting reinforced, but overall, I think it was worth a listen - and a re-listen.

When I saw the trailer for this, I was convinced that it was written for Sacha Baron Cohen. That, or J.D. has such a huge ego now that he thought he could pull of a comedy vehicle like an actual comedian.

Some girls (if that's what you're looking for) might think you're a bit 'square', but that's not bad. If you look good in a suit, wear the suit. Personally, I love guys in suits.

My ex bears more than a passing resemblance to Aziz Ansari, and yes, I did joke one Halloween that he should go as Teen Wolf because he wouldn't need a costume. But I got over my initial reaction to his back hair (which was: YIKES) and grew to love him a great deal. Girls tend to look beyond stuff like that if the guy…

Agree about the look, but I loved the actors on BE too. Please bring back the New York gangsters in some capacity (Michael Stuhlbarg, Vincent Piazza, Anatol Yusuf, Michael Zegan). If it's the 70s they could even still be gangsters!