regarding that second thing you said, yes.

The only people who could make music that sounds like theirs is guys who look like them. I say that as a compliment, sort of.

and then the monkey will clap.

He would have thought it was pretty cool that you name-dropped him.

the last part of that House of Lies trailer?

Every time I recommend Hugo to someone, the first thing they say is, "Isn't that that cartoon thing?" And then I have to say, "No, you're thinking of Tintin."

I think the Hugo divisiveness is a good example of how 100 different people seeing the same film are really seeing 100 different films. You bring your own mental, emotional, and intellectual shit into whatever movie you see, and your eyes and ears are necessarily selective; people don't pick up on the same shit…

I want Jacques Pepin to narrate my life.

and, really, why DOESN'T Kramer just wear the ribbon? His holier-than-thou stance on activism is so humorless and trite.

you're not the only ones.

There are many shades of R&B, and The Weeknd, Cee-Lo, and Raphael Saadiq aren't really comparable to one another. They're all trying to do different things. Saadiq is sort of a purist, Cee-Lo is currently going for the "pop weirdo" thing, and The Weeknd is carving out a new sound altogether. Not that you have to like…

Probably because the character Pete Campbell is basically a terrible actor.

The Black Keys are really starting to sound more and more like The Black Keys.

I think there are three total sentences in this article, and Pynchon would have done it with only one sentence and double the word count.

I forgot what the Yellow 5 thing was supposed to be about. Is it people?

It's probably some lame acronym, like "International Global Gyrating Youth"—because you know this shit will still feature young sluts like every other MTV commodity. I doubt they're going to get some Tinariwen up in there.

I recommend The Last Lions for a great example of striking nature cinematography, and if you want to cry about lions.

I'm going to buy this, if only to find out what it sounds like when something "fizzles into half-deflated chrome balloons."

two drinks for dashes.

I'll be honest. As far as party songs go, this is slightly better than a bunch of assholes singing that Journey song or Sweet Caroline. Slightly.