It's been a pretty stunning (and well-deserved) fall for Blockbuster. A few years ago they essentially drove all of their competitors out of business and were poised to dominate the rental market, but their lack of prescience regarding shifting consumer trends (downloads, streaming movies, Netflix) has come back to…

Wow, what a totally crazy story! I simply don't believe it!

Seriously! I've been waiting for this pointless comment thread for weeks!

I'm sure Alex Trebek would give a subtle, understanding wink.

Living Colour
Has any band gone as quickly from hero to zero as Living Colour? Back in the late 80's they were riding a massive hit single and Vernon Reid was all over the cover of Guitar World magazine.

The Pumpkins never should have split with producer Butch Vig. He just knew how to record the band in the best possible light, especially Billy Corgan's vocals which sound weirdly alien (in a cool way) on Gish and Siamese Dream, but become increasingly grating and nasal on subsequent albums. If Mellon Collie was…

The New Mr. T
Regarding the A*Team movie: why didn't they just get Mr. T instead of some guy who semi-approximates B.A.'s badassery? I assume that anyone who is interested in an A*Team movie is probably a big T fan, and would love to see him on the big screen again. Yeah, I know he's older but he's still badass.

They should call it a 6Pac. That would appeal to the highly coveted urban demographic.

Cover looks gay
Never heard this band before. The cover looks gay.

My bad, Dick.

Not only was The Burning Miramax's inaugural release, it also launched the careers of Holly Hunter, Jason Alexander and Fisher Stevens. Plus, a bunch of teenagers get slaughtered on a raft Savini-style. I put this film just below Pulp Fiction and comfortably ahead of Shakespeare In Love.

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He's definitely an incredible guitarist, and the only interesting thing about the Chili Peppers. Unfortunately his fretboard mastery isn't enough to overcome the complete idiocy of Anthony Kiedis, the worst singer/rapper/lyricist of all time.

Any film with a title that follows the "[Verb]-ing [Name]" formula is destined to suck ass. See also: Boxing Helena, Drowning Mona, Deconstructing Harry, Finding Forrester…

Black Christmas
The fact that Bob Clark helmed both A Christmas Story and Black Christmas always amazes me. The two films are arguably the funniest and scariest films ever made about the holiday, a jarring tonal shift which demonstrates his incredible range as a director. It would be like if Sean S. Cunningham also…

I remember desperately wanting a copy of this OOP album, and then finding it used for 5 bucks. What a steal. Glad it's back in print, definitely pick it up if you've never heard it before.

1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
3. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
4. Exile On Main Street - The Rolling Stones
5. Are You Experienced? - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Fugazi
The Argument is pretty fucking tight, but End Hits is even better. Both albums remain far ahead of most contemporary rock and will probably inspire numerous copycats years from now, bands that will inevitably be championed by Pitchfork.

Entertainment rituals?
I like to beat off every time I watch porn. It's sort of a tradition.