I actually thought the ep with Dax and her ex as trying to liven things up by playing with a different trope- That of the impossible impasse being solved by the death of one of the lovers.. I was quite glad they didn't take this road, and instead had one of the participants begging off, which was in many ways, the…

Boy did Farrell get some jet-fueled actin lessons all of a sudden, or what? From doing her level best in the one with the returning Klingons, yet seemingly being frustrated by a lack of range and her sender voice— to here, when she makes a lot of surprising, intelligent decisions that are not the most obvious ones and…

Dear Todd,

Dear Sarah, seeing as you are thinking of rereading Michel Foucault, I thought I would share a lovely poem we recite about him over here in Gay Pah-ree (ahem):

Now that, Warren, is what I call a Reasonably Priced Trick…

I had one say to me 'Well, what about 1982?"

OK, head sup- This is the LAST write-up I'm missing… Nearly caught up this week, but next week I expect your reports on my desk by 9am.

How about 'Dying' from XTC's Skylarking? The lyrics never fail to get me, so short, beautiful and concise in their detail:

How about 'Dying' from XTC's Skylarking? The lyrics never fail to get me, so short, beautiful and concise in their detail:

Funny, I thought he had.. And I didn't say it was Murnau's first film in Hollywood, exactly, I said it was his debut (more or less), which be splitting ore hairs than necessary here…

Funny, I thought he had.. And I didn't say it was Murnau's first film in Hollywood, exactly, I said it was his debut (more or less), which be splitting ore hairs than necessary here…

Pedant's Corner:  I don't have the exact figures here, but certainly 'millions' of films have not lapsed out of copyright, even if we count every film who's time has run out, plus thouse who's copyright has been allowed to  lapse by error, lie IAWL… I wouls say 'thousands' not even tex of thousands for the bigger…

Pedant's Corner:  I don't have the exact figures here, but certainly 'millions' of films have not lapsed out of copyright, even if we count every film who's time has run out, plus thouse who's copyright has been allowed to  lapse by error, lie IAWL… I wouls say 'thousands' not even tex of thousands for the bigger…

Conan the Barbarino…

Conan the Barbarino…

I would lie to seize this very rare opportunity to say how disappointed I was with the Flaherty/Murnau film… Murnau is one of my very favourite directors, stylish, sexy,inventive and mesmerizing, suing technique brilliantly, but always to an end—

I would lie to seize this very rare opportunity to say how disappointed I was with the Flaherty/Murnau film… Murnau is one of my very favourite directors, stylish, sexy,inventive and mesmerizing, suing technique brilliantly, but always to an end—

I am sure this must have been brought up already, but "King’s Lead Hat" is an anagram of 'Talking Heads', who were a much bigger inspiration than DEVO…

I am sure this must have been brought up already, but "King’s Lead Hat" is an anagram of 'Talking Heads', who were a much bigger inspiration than DEVO…

"eh" (shrugs)