Does he have 'FUCK' tattooed on his knuckles? Hmmmm. Add Lars von Trier to the list of directors who act very differently, but still creepily, to what we would expect. The other name on that list is David Lynch. Maybe Trier will make some sort of electropop Nazi song. I swear, Lynch scares the crap out of me more by…

If I was being completely honest with you, I'd kind of like to hear you over-analyse Reese's Pieces.

You've piqued my interest, Mr Douchebag. Or Mr Dimebag. I don't know what the D stands for. Anyway, I'll check it out.

Good points Craig, but I don't think you should have called Brooks 'a big, fat, unfilled niche just waiting to be exploited.' He just has big bones is all.

Ha, yes, same thing in my hometown, and I was one of those people who listened to Brooks and Nirvana. Luckily, I followed the latter path and outgrew any hick genes and jeans.

Too bad this gets a middling review, but I think I'll still need to check it out. I love the Gaslight Anthem, so even if he's operating at half speed, I'll still check out what Fallon's doing.

Growing up on the Canadian prairies, Brooks was EVERYWHERE. I must admit, it still holds a certain nostalgic appeal to me. As Steven points out, he'd play anywhere, and was one of the few big acts to tour anywhere near me (I still didn't go though).

Wow, thanks for drawing my attention to that Hem. That's one of my favourite Google things ever! They're still evil though (Google, not Queen).

It's not EU wide, and depends on the country. Lithuania's maternity leave is up to 3 years (two years paid), as they're trying to counteract a rapidly dwindling population.

I live in Europe, so must labour through labour day. Enjoy your day off, North American people!

Nope, I actually moved out of Canada to a post-Soviet country. My comment was much less clever than you give me credit for!

Mr Aether, if it makes you feel any better, I used to be limited to a Regina Brunette and a Saskatoon blonde. And we didn't have peaches, just small purple berries. Now I live in a post-Soviet state. C'est la vie!

NEEDS MORE WHIMSY

I sveikata!

This discussion really shows how the new comments have raised the politeness levels. You guys are like a bunch of Elegant Victorian Ladies.

Are you Railroad Joe?

I tried to pull off a Triple Redford once. Then again, that was when I was younger and less leathery. Maybe I should give it another shot.

In your (b) mode, I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the Big Lebowski yet.

98 billion to 1.

That cover kind of makes it look like he's riding a pogo stick.