Two things re: War Games.

This is a fantastic idea for a recurring feature. But, as a guy struggling to make it in a band, it is damn depressing to read, "Oh, I decided to start messing around in ProTools,and then, oopise, I was opening for French Kicks and The Mountain Goats." Freakin' musical geniuses and their musical genius grumble grumble…

This is a fantastic idea for a recurring feature. But, as a guy struggling to make it in a band, it is damn depressing to read, "Oh, I decided to start messing around in ProTools,and then, oopise, I was opening for French Kicks and The Mountain Goats." Freakin' musical geniuses and their musical genius grumble grumble…

Wait, people are bitching about being in their twenties, now? You kids get off my lawn, and don't come back until you have some gray hair, bodily pain the doctor tells you is just something you'll have to live with rather than fix, and the sad realization that the people who market culture no longer give a crap what…

Wait, people are bitching about being in their twenties, now? You kids get off my lawn, and don't come back until you have some gray hair, bodily pain the doctor tells you is just something you'll have to live with rather than fix, and the sad realization that the people who market culture no longer give a crap what…

OK, I'll be that guy: I actually like Chasing Amy a lot. I think it has some really funny bits and has good things to say about the process of emotional maturation in men who've spent a lot of their young life engaged in an extended adolescence.

OK, I'll be that guy: I actually like Chasing Amy a lot. I think it has some really funny bits and has good things to say about the process of emotional maturation in men who've spent a lot of their young life engaged in an extended adolescence.

You read my mind.

You read my mind.

Boyz n the Hood, Menace II Society, Malcolm X, and Friday all deserved places on this list, IMHO.

Boyz n the Hood, Menace II Society, Malcolm X, and Friday all deserved places on this list, IMHO.

I like Boogie Nights better, but it's damn close.

I like Boogie Nights better, but it's damn close.

Whitest. List. Ever.

Whitest. List. Ever.

Damn, but watching this makes me remember how much Franz brought to the table as a member of this band.

Damn, but watching this makes me remember how much Franz brought to the table as a member of this band.

Back in early 2000, I wrote a script for a stage adaptation of Tim Schafer's classic adventure game, Grim Fandango. It involved a metric ton of work playing through the game, recording and transcribing all the dialogue, and translating it into something that narratively made sense as a non-interactive experience. I…

Back in early 2000, I wrote a script for a stage adaptation of Tim Schafer's classic adventure game, Grim Fandango. It involved a metric ton of work playing through the game, recording and transcribing all the dialogue, and translating it into something that narratively made sense as a non-interactive experience. I…

Haters be hatin', but "The Cave" is a great song, especially live.