I agree, Macca is still pretty good. Chaos and Creation in the Backyard was fantastic. I can somewhat second the sentiment that it hasn't been up there with Ram or Band on the Run, but I'd say his new stuff is at least as good as, say, McCartney I and II, etc.

I'd add "gore porn" to the list. I can see the fun in some scary movies - being in a theater with people screaming and jumping is somewhat fun. And being frightened is something that people can gravitate to - I remember seeing 1408 in the theater, and whether you think the movie was good or bad, it had moments that…

Right, current Country music is not representative of the whole. That really goes for all music. I don't listen to hip-hop, but have to admit that when I hear something like Madvillain or Common or old(er) De La Soul etc. I find it quite impressive and enjoyable. Country of the more "classic" variety, like those…

I basically agree. I like Hicks, to a point; he works for me when I'm angry or feel like being angry. And there are bits here and there that seemed to show he might have gone somewhere great had he lived longer. When he was "on" - when he had a well-done joke and delivered it well, which wasn't that often - he was…

Completely fucking agree.

I don't know enough to comment with too much authority, but I remember the difference in my old office as thus: Guys would go see things like the aforementioned Terminator, or come in and talk about how badass some "guy" movie was, but would generally go about their day, i.e. treat it as total fantasy. Several of the…

Yeah, but now I'm local! I've got to root for the local team. (Even though it was fun to go to Panthers games and root for non-local teams.)

Jorge, you in PA? I just moved to PA, and have now adopted the Flyers as my team. I've always wanted to get into hockey (I'm from FL, but my family are transplanted from the Northeast, so I got into hockey through them; however, the Panthers are mostly awful).

Hairy Stoic Russian Vagina would be an interesting band name.

Agreed.

Brutal maybe, but not pointless. She calls out other artists as "sellouts." I think that makes her "fair game" as far as pointing out her own tendencies in that regard.

Co-opting "rebellion" and appealing to kids that are disenfranchised and would like to think of themselves are revolutionaries is nothing new. Giving out someone's personal phone number and encouraging people to call it, that's kind of fucking despicable.

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If we're lucky it'll just be a small-scale personal jihad against those involved in the film.

Between Sean and Todd, we could be taking bets

I wouldn't mind a knock-off if they did something interesting with it.

That's pretty good, Punch Them. After reading that and looking at the picture, yeah, you've got it pretty right.

I just moved to Southeastern PA, and am excited I can now actually be into hockey with a decent team (I come from FL).

But you guys are just guessing these things about people looking for gluten-free stuff, about them not needing it? I mean, I know people who genuinely do. And who benefit from it perhaps being a "fad." And maybe the people who come in to buy it are just douchebags themselves, but do we really know they don't need…

I agree; Sean, your Newswires frequently make my day. I miss The Hater, and Buzzkills, but loving you writing the news.