dygitalninja, it's in the intonation.

He had a classy private life, too. If there were suddenly more Republicans, I would wish there were more Republicans like Fred Astaire. Ms. Rogers, on the other hand . . .

I know this would take a book, not an article, but I'd love to see an A.V. Club list of the essential WW II movies made during the war. "The Story of G.I. Joe" is an essential, and underrated. (Though that criterion would eliminate "The Best Years of Our Lives," great for a retroactive understanding.)

Whose eyes are ice and indigo.

I was blessed with parents who never showed me Shirley Temple movies. My only memories of her were the jokes on "Laugh-In."

Pauline Kael's essay on Grant. She is the biggest fan.

I agree. But if we should not give in to hatred, what should we do, and as importantly, how should we feel? It's not hypothetical: I was emotionally abused, with actions verging on the sexual, by a former babysitter. (Her actions are in a time out of the statute of limitations.)

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I will stick to my one-size-fits-all theory of the grass sword being Finn's addiction.

"But, Professor! Where will the students sleep?"
"Where they always sleep, in class."

Give 'em to your local hospital or library.

I think it's more an addiction narrative. "I can quit anytime I want to."

"Tote that barge, lift that bale, get a little drunk with power —"
"And you land in jail!"

It's not a bug, it's a feature. It makes the comments more interesting.

"Comedians" — what were the criteria? Does that mean people who think they're funny or professional humorists (in a funny union)? People who get gigs, or people who actually make enough to live on? Or professionals who have made OT?

Misread. I thought you wrote *Gilligan* is sexy.

A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants . . .

The world of movies is so wonderful and various that to call this one the best slights some others. I'd say one of the best.

And Kenji's submissive denial ties into the subtheme of Japan vs. the West. He is a supplicant, a third alternative to the bureaucrat and the samurai. He has taken a Western idea, a dedicated playground, and put it into a Japanese context.

Why not revive an original Gershwin musical, such as "Oh, Kay!" Or something else from the palmy days of the '20s.