Fun fact: That "hah" sound is a sample of Neville Longbottom at the Yule Ball in Order of the Phoenix!

This helps the whole thing rhyme.

If it's scarves and scarves only, then $30,000 a month is, of course, absurd. But if that money also covers ascots, cravats, pashminas and the occasional serape, then it's pretty reasonable.

There is a wonderful nonfiction book called PERFECTING SOUND FOREVER that traces the technical history of recorded sound from the wax cylinder to today. Check it out!

I dumped my goo
Signed season two
And dropped Showtime off at the next block
Ohhhh!

IIRC sometimes it's a story rights issue. "Based on" means it came from a previously published property (not always a book). "Inspired by" means cobbled together from public domain sources.

A lovable loser risks it all to strike it rich, then rises to the top too-too fast, then crashes and burns and wonders what it all means. What is this, America?

Gold's Gold Boosts Gold's Gold

What realm is this?!?

You won't know until you begin . . .

The Aviator is streaming on HBO right now. Blanchett's performance as Katharine Hepburn is much, much broader than I remembered, but, by golly, I enjoyed it!

Stop trying to make Zef happen

How about a Naked 2? I bet that character could find some stuff to be mad about in today's world . . .

It's no "Wickey wild, wicky wicky wild wild wild west" but it'll do

I would prefer a hip-hop Jeopardy?

On a related note, I was disappointed this movie was not titled Like Shaking Hands with a Bunch of Bananas: The Tony Robbins Story

Yeah, but it still hurts . . .

Thanks for the link. I like Laura Miller, too. I haven't read Wood's new book, but I'm with her on his ability to create a critical structure (in 3D!). But I generally don't find the shades drawn. Or when they are I'm all like, Hey! Working shades. I'll just roll these babies up and see what's outside.

I love your take on the split. Have you read HOW FICTION WORKS by James Wood? The way you're writing about art stuffs makes me think you'd like how he writes about art stuffs.

The hero seeks revenge against the mobsters who killed his dog . . . in the first person