Maybe I will, person distracted by tinsel. I like his short stuff. I was with his for a while there, as I said. It should be said I have nothing against big tits but they sure are trotted out in an icky way in that novel.

Nietzsche would be challenging to handle at the high school level, I'm guessing, but not impossible. Would be a good chance to get students talking about the structure of an argument (since his style is pretty non-traditional) and on what he bases his points if he does at all. Or you could do "Zarathustra" and talk…

It would be cool in that you could teach about both intertextual reading and verse, and it's all wicked and whatnot.

I read half of "SiaSL"—got too bored with the sexist crap. Heinlein had this really fun, clever idea that I dug like crazy for a while and then the boorishness got to me.

I didn't see 400 Blows until grad school and had the immediate feeling I'd fallen behind. College, maybe? Or an advanced high school group?

It might be essential for some—its humor might not grab every high school kid and shake him or her, but it did that for me (maybe in middle school, don't remember) and humor/snark tends to be a way that young people will accept an idea because it allows them to approach it as critics. Those books are a lesson in…

It's Filliam H. Muffman, MJ—normally I wouldn't bother you with a correction, but that's as hard as I've ever laughed at one of my favorite shows ever.

Was it "Sunday in the Park with George," Zack? Because I hate to tell you, someone else is making money off that.

I was thinking about it but now I've lost interest.

I checked Wikipedia on this because I thought he was born in Hungary—apparently, he said he was from Appleton but he WAS born in Budapest. Any Houdini experts who can fill me in on the truth? Is it just that he didn't wanna seem all shady and Central European?

I'm pretty intrigued by this phallocentric "reality" you guys are describing.

Aw, I don't think Jack's all Wolfman—I love his casting in Five Easy Pieces, which is a pretty sensitive role.

That Keitel rumor is fucking gold. It is now my favorite of his performances. Man, if that's true—what a stupid-ass casting idea.

I can't think of a better casting choice than Pollack there. He comes as such a relief when he shows up too—his performance is such a pleasure to watch in comparison with, well, everyone else's.

Was there any other kind of Color Me Badd video? Rowr!

Total affirmation of life? I love Henry Miller and everything but I bet even he wouldn't see the word "fuck" (or I guess his fave buzzword "cunt") that simply. I love that everyone above responded differently to the line. I'm one who finds it a little cutesy but figures that no one behind the film meant it…

English Bill, people are going to disagree with your Martin assessment, and I'm one of them, but that was pretty funny.

Don't think it sums up the film's purpose completely, but EWS very well might have been meant to expose Cruise's and Kidman's wisp-quality depth as actors and human beings generally. Hence Kidman's metaphorically transparent undies in the clip above!

Riff: word. I am crazy for Jay, have been for years. My friend and I ordered something from his website and got autographed pictures, which is not something I would normally care about but seeing Jay's face on my fridge kinda perks me up. I feel we'd get along. And if I could conjure a dream designer in my mind,…

Hey, notfredmcgriff? If you ever disagree with me about something, will you illustrate it via Bill & Ted quotes? Not only do I love them wholeheartedly, but also the films themselves establish that they are the path to peace.