I love them both - dearly. But they're not journalists. They're television personalities offering commentary, just like O'Reilly, Olbermann, Beck and the rest of the talking heads.

That *was* fucking awesome. I don't really like Big Bang Theory, and I don't have any desire to watch any cable sitcom…but I would settle for Two and a Half Men if it looked (and sounded) like that.

The expression on that man's face is priceless. I suppose I'd make the same face if my brain erupted through my hat.

Charney's basement dungeon must be located in Silverlake
Spent the weekend there for Sunset Junction, where it seems like every third person is an American Apparel model (or a big, gay bear). The funny thing is, I don't really even think they look very good. They tended to be unusually attractive, but the clothes make…

Crap.

There was a coffee table book in my college bookstore that included old bizarre and disturbing Japanese prints, including some horrifying images of demons and spirits. That was also in there.

Haven't seen it either, but I've been deterred after seeing one review describe it as "wet silliness," which is basically what my fear would be with that one. Not that I'm afraid of the shunting; I'm afraid it wouldn't be worth the time.

He's really just kind of a son of a bitch.

Juno was a pretty light movie, and it was really funny, too. It is mostly Cody, and specifically, it's a few exceptionally grating lines. You know the ones. About homeskillets and blogs.

I miss Lala.
Listening Parties will have to do for now. The album is streaming over at Spinner: http://www.spinner.com/new-…

On a family trip to New York, my brother desperately needed to use the bathroom while in Penn Station. It kind of traumatized him - a homeless guy kept knocking on the door of his stall asking if he was finished, and when he got out, the guy was stuffing toilet paper up his sleeves and cackling madly. Our dad said…

Yeah, Smith is good at capturing that feeling of being in a dead-end and passing the time with pop-culture banter. Not sure how much more he has to offer.

It gave me a sad, floating kind of feeling. Like being suspended from real life. I was just entering college at the time, and was completely withdrawn and living in a bubble.

It sounds like it makes a significantly larger impact on you when you're out of high school.

GhaleonQ: This looks cool. And means I can actually dust off my PS2 and do something with it.

As far as fun versus art goes…I don't know that that's necessarily true. I mean, the same way I enjoy turning my brain off and watching a Canon action film once in a while, I don't mind putting Left For Dead on and slaughtering zombies for a while, or playing…well, pretty much any FPS game.

Granted, I'm not a big gamer, but I haven't been completely satisfied with the "games as art" nominees I've seen so far. I think there's some very creative designers with ambition reaching for that title, but I feel like comic books, the former outside medium that people thought of as just "kid's stuff," have a…

Based on previous experiences, he might enjoy the Wii, as well. I think someone else posted this recently:

SLAYPPS.

WO: I think it's more widely known as the "Roman Polanski" rule.