Dear "upset": Although I didn't care for "The Ring" that much, most everything you said makes a lot of sense (e.g., "Safe Zones" in horror movies, et al). I also appreciate your solid grasp of grammar.

I got all excited when I saw both Jamie Hector and Andre Royo listed in the opening credits. Then Bubbles never showed, and I'd felt kind of deflated ever since. So I'm glad this has pretty much been explained.

Vocal shakiness aside…
I'm a provisional Conor Oberst fan—his warbliness seems a little affected to me. But I've more-or-less liked everything I've heard, reservations aside. This track makes it seem as if he's discarded that whole trembly-sensitive-young-man thing—like maybe he isn't so concerned with sad eyes and…

Criminal empire
I like how, on the "Bobby Z" DVD cover, the violent, fast-paced life of a criminal superstar is represented by some cocaine, a gun, and exactly one-hundred and fifty dollars.

Hey, Kleinfeld
Jesus. Did Sum 41 kill your whole family? I agree that they're a shit band, but is that any reason to become a filthy, hyper-scoffing fuckface who spews disproportionate, masturbatory insults to people's grandmothers?
That sort of thing may play well with an angry LARP group, but the fact that you…