Of or for? Because for I'm not interested in.

He and Jim Rome co-wrote a sitcom pilot, had an Odd Couple vibe, that was never picked up. It was titled:

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And they look like "ultimate fighting" ears or some such thing, no? I haven't seen him much, but his ears caught my eye instantly in this photo. Must be all that wrestling with Morrie?

Without having read the comments to your post, due to limited time not limited interest, I'd just add that there's a substantial academic literature on sports as a secular religion and it most closely approximates your formulation, "they are religion-like;" ie, they generate solidarity amongst strangers, have symbol…

Hey goat, it's good to see you. I guarantee this Transformers will take it up a notch. I like your beard. I had a beard like that in The Perfect Storm. Did you see The Perfect Storm, goat? Say hi to your mother for me.

I listened to Spiderland plenty in the 90s and liked it a lot. That image, the one posted up there again, is indelibly linked with those days for me. Thikning back tho, memories of trying to explain the submerged vocals to friends I'd recommend the cd to still makes me cringe. And the idea of seeing them live now……

I have not seen Terriers. Thanks for the tip!

"the new window pops up, if you close it, the original browser reloads…" yes! but no. This works for me like 15% of the time, enough for me to hope it will work but the vast majority of the time it does not.

Commenting questions - is it now typical to have to log in to a user account several times a day? And, when logging in through the AV Club option, to have a new window launched, one with limited browsing capabilities? Does logging in through Disqus greatly reduce problems?

It's something about "not having completed the eighth grade," if I'm remembering that 1.5 seconds of the trailer correctly. So I take it the competitions are intended to be for youngsters who haven't finished middle school.

Investigative agencies that appear very well funded.

The "Three's Company" plot device - in which a simple misunderstanding occurs like, one main character sees another principal character hand in hand with a third party. The situation is misinterpreted, as love instead of as an agreement ritual for instance, and it could be corrected and resolved simply and quickly,…

Hey, yes, that is the movie. I posted the title somewhere up/down comment in an edit. But yes, thanks, that's the one. And I remember liking it, and I thought it got decent buzz. The timing was on the early side of the indie boom, I think(?) Haven't seen Freak Talks but sounds like it's worth tracking down, thanks.

2003 - Bad Santa
2011 - Bad Teacher
2014 - Bad Words

Hmm, interesting. The Fortune Cookie is about Matthau convincing Lemmon's character to stick with the phony lawsuit; Lemmon, a cameraman, is run over by a football player and Matthau encourages Lemmon to seek damages as a result.

Right, right. Now do it with Dane Cook!

The better team won. But I like to watch Özil when he's on his game. This wasn't one of those times. And he may have a dangerous tendency of disappearing in important games.

Thanks for the Terriers tip. I'll check it out. This strikes me as a weird thing to say, but I kind of like finding good shows that only lasted a season or two. They offer a new kind of pleasure that has a place in the instant / streaming economy of viewing. There's a food analogy to be made there somewhere. But I'll…

Brian Lowry just may be Rich Lowry's brother. Rich Lowry is the editor of WF Buckley's old rag, National Review. And now you know, the rest of the story.