NONONONONONONONONONONONONo, Homer Simpson's in his '40s. Surely he's in his '40s. He must be in his '40s. He's in his '40s.

1979.

I'm just glad to see from the rating
that it's as good as THE AFRICAN QUEEN.

GIRAFFES ON HORSEBACK SALADS!

I enjoy Taibbi's interviews
but I absolutely love his writing. I own and have read all of his books.

James Agee
is the greatest writer ever. Certainly the greatest American writer. Someday, someone will make the movie of the script he wrote for Charlie Chaplain, and it will be awesome.

I just wanted to say…
…that I love Shakespeare. That guy is so good he just about deserves his reputation. Seriously, what an amazing writer. I just saw a live performance of CYMBELINE that had me astounded, and even moments of that latest MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM movie, which I just watched, were just revelatory. …

Olivier's film version is amazingly acted, though not very cinematic in its staging or sets. Read that as: Not cinematic at all. But the performances: wow.

We're going to gist all over you.

Oh my god, did I love this book.
I cannot wait to discuss it.

First of all, did you like LAND BEFORE TIME IX? And second, your his mom, right?

I loved AWIT as a kid, but could barely get through it as an adult. Didn't like the sequels then or now. I think a lot of parallels could be made between AWIT and TWILIGHT—pedestrian writing, one-dimensional characters, cliched romantic subplots, mostly derivative elements—though AWIT is certainly trippier.

A WRINKLE IN TIME is one of the most over-rated kids books EVER, and the sequels are basically unreadable. A WIND IN THE DOOR is among the worst children's books I have ever read.

I'm sure there was some great music being made around this time (for instance Morphine, Ben Folds Five's debut, Hayden(!), etc.), but it was harder to find with the Internet still in 1.0. A subscription to CMJ Music helped, but still…. It all made me get into Bob Dylan, J.J. Cale, and Harry Smith's old-time folk…

Fatboy Slim is great. I'd love him even if he didn't have the Housemartins connection, and even if he didn't invent the mash-up with Beats Int'l.

Fortunately my first order didn't take for some reason, so I subsequently got the expanded edition. More expensive, but oh well. Should be worth it.

Okay, I guess it was McFarlane. Those are just stupid.

That comic adaptation is terrific. I'm reading through that with my daughter right now. It succeeds because it keeps its young audience in mind. And it just looks great.

I would love that. What a great series. I can't wait until my kids are old enough for those. And yeah, that Black Cauldron movie doesn't count.

That was Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbe, LOST GIRLS.