I inevitably end up "creating" a face for a character. Sometimes it is an actor that just seems to "fit" that role. Other times it is just a composite I've made up. I have such a clear image of how Philip Marlowe looks to me and it isn't associated with a real person at all.

It's funny because I've been recently debating about whether or not I should remove Grizzly Bear from my iTunes. In theory, I like Grizzly Bear, but I never seek them out. I never wake up to find it's a Grizzly Bear kind of day.

Oh, yeah, she's always great.

The Lobster finally came out in my neck of the woods, so I caught that. I laughed out loud a lot, but I started to lose interest in the second half. David's time with the Loners just didn't feel as focused as the front half at the hotel. Still, really interesting flick; always cool to see something different.

Have you read Cosmicomics? I always thought that was his most accessible. And the stories are so good.

I would never stand her up at the altar.

I've been keeping up with Extraordinary, which I guess is supposed to be the flagship title. It's…not been my favorite. There doesn't seem to be any consistency from issue to issue and I'm not sure what it's getting at even though it's like ten issues in. Part of the problem is how awful the end of Bendis's run was —…

I'll check it out. Thanks!

Yesterday I finished Talking It Over by Julian Barnes. I had never read anything by Barnes before (searching for books about marital affairs led me to him), but I really enjoyed the book. The characters speak directly to the reader — or documentary crew or interviewer — which I can't recall being used too frequently…

Great write-up. It's nice to see a thoughtful analysis of X-Men properties. It's been sad to see it treated as an afterthought since the MCU boom. Growing up, I collected so many X-Men toys and comics and never much cared about Iron Man, Thor, or Captain America. MCU has created some fantastic movies, but X-Men is…

Just read the blurb for that one — sounds interesting.

I watched The Last Wave for the first time the other week. Great flick — it really gets in your head. Very eerie/hypnotic.

Bright Lights, Big City is a fav.

Going to the movies alone is so underrated.

I watched Deadpool last night. It was actually pretty funny. Some of the jokes tried too hard or fell flat, but I laughed out loud more than once. Hated how GCI'd everything was though.

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I haven't. I'll check 'em out; thanks for the rec!

To the Lighthouse is magnificent. The subtlety of time's passing is heartbreaking in a way I'm not sure I can articulate. It's quiet, understated; time moves on and the family continues with what feels like solemnity and yet not. They simply are.

I'm nearly finished with Black Chalk by Christopher Yates. I had high hopes after reading/hearing praise for it, but it hasn't quite hit that The Secret History sweet spot for dark, campus novels that I thought it would. (Neither did Lili Anolik's Dark Rooms; note to self: there will never be another Secret History).…

Spent the weekend obsessing over Deakin's new solo album, Sleep Cycle. Maybe the best of 2016 so far.