Fair enough. Now get back to work on the review of the next review of whichever one of their works is to be published next week! YAAH! *cracks whip*

Fair enough. Now get back to work on the review of the next review of whichever one of their works is to be published next week! YAAH! *cracks whip*

Same. What the fuck.

Same. What the fuck.

David Foster Wallace might take some umbrage at Bolano being declared the champion of posthumous po-mo lit. In all seriousness though, last week had a "new" DWF book released, this week a "new" Bolano, next week I'm sure will be another DFW and so on and so forth.

David Foster Wallace might take some umbrage at Bolano being declared the champion of posthumous po-mo lit. In all seriousness though, last week had a "new" DWF book released, this week a "new" Bolano, next week I'm sure will be another DFW and so on and so forth.

Don't forget John Goodman's relationship to his work in the first season and how that ended up.

Don't forget John Goodman's relationship to his work in the first season and how that ended up.

I hold Sabbath's Theater up as not only my favorite Roth novel, but my flat-out favorite novel ever. So, so, so good.

I hold Sabbath's Theater up as not only my favorite Roth novel, but my flat-out favorite novel ever. So, so, so good.

Following along this same line, the one time Adam Corolla made me laugh was when an intern on Loveline announced that he was graduating from community college and Corolla gave his idea of what a keynote address for a C.C. should be, which basically amounted to him yelling "YAH! GO NOW, GET! SCAT!" all while firing a…

Following along this same line, the one time Adam Corolla made me laugh was when an intern on Loveline announced that he was graduating from community college and Corolla gave his idea of what a keynote address for a C.C. should be, which basically amounted to him yelling "YAH! GO NOW, GET! SCAT!" all while firing a…

I remember when I watched that episode with my brother. His reaction wasn't so much sadness as it was anger: he was literally stomping around the room (he was in high school at the time), saying: "What the fuck?! What the fuck was that?! Why would they do that?!"

I remember when I watched that episode with my brother. His reaction wasn't so much sadness as it was anger: he was literally stomping around the room (he was in high school at the time), saying: "What the fuck?! What the fuck was that?! Why would they do that?!"

I have: Juno. Although it's never opaque, and pretentious is a questionable description, it certainly spends the first fifteen minutes up its own ass, congratulating itself for how clever and quirky it is. Those first fifteen minutes, which are really what everyone gives it shit for, are pretty unbearable.

I have: Juno. Although it's never opaque, and pretentious is a questionable description, it certainly spends the first fifteen minutes up its own ass, congratulating itself for how clever and quirky it is. Those first fifteen minutes, which are really what everyone gives it shit for, are pretty unbearable.

Well, that's why I specified I could see him making it work if he tossed out most of the novel and just kept some of the basic plot and themes (which I do think are awful, but I think the themes of Red Dawn are awful, but I still love the film).

Well, that's why I specified I could see him making it work if he tossed out most of the novel and just kept some of the basic plot and themes (which I do think are awful, but I think the themes of Red Dawn are awful, but I still love the film).

The funny thing is I'm not sure which filmmaker you're referring to. Either way, that's one of the reasons that fealty to the book should be the last consideration.

The funny thing is I'm not sure which filmmaker you're referring to. Either way, that's one of the reasons that fealty to the book should be the last consideration.