Never change, The Taco Bell bell

Index and middle fingers scissoring for a sequel.

Rock over London, rock on, Chicago. Miller Lite: Great Taste, Less Filling.

Can't say I've ever seen one, but the house we lived in when I was a little kid was supposedly pretty haunted. My mom recalls getting really really weird vibes every time she'd go up into the attic, as bad at times as swearing someone behind her had their hand on her shoulder; my dad has a pretty spooky story about…

A simple, elegant "SHIT!"

@avclub-7b854e1c9778aa8ff839837766cf71d3:disqus Ok, maybe not "freak," but "become visibly distressed," rather than curious.

Yeah, when I read The Satanic Verses I distinctly remember thinking, "Yeah, I can see why this upset some people." Fatwa aside, I don't think any genuinely devoted Muslim, however moderate, would need much prodding to be at least abstractly offended.

"Diaper fetishists with mangled hands are often insecure," says Dr. Jocelyn Mocelyn, sexual psychologist and author of the new book Diaper Fetishists With Mangled Hands Are Often Insecure…

I think most children would have that response. I'm guessing that, assuming the letter is legit, this guy has had one or two instances where a child was freaked out, and now he's fixated enough on them that they became the norm in his mind.

You're half right…

Stardust Mammaries

Bullets Over Barra da Tijuca

Yeah, Diane Lane would have been a better choice.

Come on, GOP, it's not like the Democrats were complaining about Nailin' Paylin.

Cathedral has the edge for me, if only because of "A Small, Good Thing." Maybe the most powerful short story I've ever read.

I think the fact that it's French and deliberately obtuse probably has some to do with that too.

The A.V. Club:

Lee Daniel's The Butler: Based on the Article "A Butler Well Served by This Election" by Wil Haygood

*Lloyd Dobler holds aloft a boom box, playing the Nixon White House tapes.*

I'm listening.