This seems as good a place to ask as any, but if I wanted to get into Ween, what albums should I start out with?

Bruce and the Mountain Goats are fantastic live. Seen him twice, and he rocks harder and longer than most bands significantly younger than him.

Northern State for Tegan and Sara.

@ Wallet Inspector - they bottle their beer now. My boyfriend knows one of the brewmeisters, and they've had trouble keeping up with the demand in town, but once they get Lawrence saturated they plan to start getting it to Topeka and KC, possibly BEYOND! So depending on where you live, there's hope for you yet.

I was wondering that myself.

Agreed about Newcastle, and can someone tell me where that "girls, girls, you're both pretty line" is from? It's one of those phrases I had never heard before a few weeks ago, and then it seems like I'm hearing it all the time.

To MOST people, i.e. people like my parents, he's one of those "that guy" actors. If you had a no name play the part of Dillinger in Public Enemies, MOST people wouldn't have gone to see it just because it's the new Christian Bale flick. American Psycho, Newsies, and Equilibrium weren't hits, he didn't get…

Um, like I said, I agreed with ZMF to an extent. Yes, more often than not, the female parts of films are filled with eye candy and are interchangeable. But there are a few power actresses in Hollywood who can get people in seats. Hopefully (but not with cautious optimism) this will change more. And I'd hardly call…

I agree with you to an extent, but I think it depends on the actresses. Kelly McDonald wasn't on the poster because really, who the fuck is Kelly McDonald? She's not a main character and not a well known actress - there would be no commercial point to putting her on the poster. But if Sandra Bullock was playing…

Agreed. I also enjoy the scene where she's describing the trip to the airport. The end where she mentions "the stupid x-amount car pile up" and how it ruined her chance was great.

There's nothing wrong with liking Top Chef because you're watching talented people compete in what they're good at. Like SYTYCD, the model/fashion designer shows, etc. Watching shallow people live their lives is pretty awful and soul-sapping.

Oh, for sure, the last third was not a deal breaker, it just…man, what could have been.

The Brothers Bloom
The third act dragged on…and on…I could have handled it if it was a fraction as fun as the first two-thirds, but it just seemed so tired with itself it was willing to do whatever to tie up everything.

Agreed on Heathers - it's like they didn't have enough faith in themselves to give it the nihilistic ending it needed.

I think it took a downturn before the rat. SPOILER Mark Wahlberg showing up as this deus ex machina at the end just to make sure everyone got their just rewards? Then a rat? Goodness, I almost threw something at the screen.

Vladdrak - if you read the screenplay, the film is actually bookended by scenes in the future where Ricky is in jail for Lester's murder, Jane is on trial, Carolyn has become the "queen" of real estate with Buddy, and Mena Suvari's character (whose name I'm completely blanking on right now) is in Hollywood being an…

Ah, I'm in the "too sweet" camp. Perhaps if they used dark chocolate as opposed to milk to even out the meringue.

Serious Poster - Burger Stand at Dempsey's?

Cleaning and cooking. Men don't know the annoyance of having their friends sucker them into hosting parties so said friends can shill their merchandise (pampered chef, sex toys, jewelry). But after that, geocaching!

I don't understand the anger towards flavored alcohol or the "with us or with the terrorists" line of thinking. My preferred drink is Maker's or Glenlivet, but at two o'clock on a sunny Sunday afternoon, you think I'm going to be sitting on the porch with a Manhattan? Fuck no, I'm going to be having a raspberry…