Anecdote time! When I used to buy "graphic novels" and "manga" at the book store, it was always super difficult because of the people sitting on the floor and reading. I probably bought way less books than I wanted because I just started avoiding that section altogether. There are actually a few tables in that section…

I don't know about any of that, but she doesn't like the sunlight much. It makes her skin sparkle like she just rolled in body glitter, and then she starts yelling about the "skin of a killer." It is a mystery.

The trenchcoat mafia at my high school had a revolving membership of about 5 people at any given time, but thankfully they never shot anyone.

This sounds fantastic
and like exactly the kind of book I want to read, but how can a novel be pointillist?

I get a real kick out of tearing apart Twilight for all of its myriad failures. I can't really justify it. It's a fun movie to watch while you're drinking, because then it becomes so terrible it's funny, instead of unwatchable.

Oh Chuck Klosterman
My sister borrowed "Sex, Drugs, &c." from a friend a few years ago when she was going through her "you're not cool enough for the things I like" phase, and returned it before I could read it EVEN THOUGH I had already started it and told her I wanted to finish it. (She also hid her mp3s under…

Awww yeah
This movie somehow comes up regularly in my life. I should watch it now. Maybe I'll make it a double feature with Twilight.

Yaaaaaaaay
At first I was afraid that there would be no more recaps. PHEW

I can't take too much credit. I merely typed "peter sarsgaard SARS guard" into Google, and it was the first result.

It is on hulu though, so if you're in the US (or if you can trick the internet into thinking that you are) then you can enjoy it now! http://www.hulu.com/watch/2…

Damn
I didn't read the interview because I haven't seen the film yet and I don't want spoilers. I am sure it was charming and just a pleasure to read, though, because Peter Sarsgaard is awesome.

Haaa
Some of those review snippets were very silly. I couldn't believe they were real. I guess I don't read a lot of music reviews. I had no idea that these kinds of comparisons were actually that common. I like this style of interview! It's yielded great results so far, with the Jeff Tweedy one a couple of weeks ago.…

As someone who once wrote a paper titled "An Unnatural Appetite: Vampires, Cannibals, and the Other in Nineteenth Century British Literature" I support this fake research paper. If we get two or three more we can publish them as a slim volume for students to use when they're taking their own senior seminar on vampires…

w/r/t your 2nd question, perhaps it was one of those "Better Late Than Never" things. Most if not all of the writers here have, in one column or another, admitted to having gaping holes in their pop culture experience.

I can't find our copy of "Holy Grail" (time to buy a new one!) but I re-watched "Life of Brian" with all the hoopla starting up a few weeks back about the anniversary, and I really liked it more than I remembered. The criticism of the practicing of Christianity was quite good stuff. Hard to believe people thought it…

I liked the books
My sister still makes fun of me. I will probably see this because even though the previews looked pretty ridiculous, the John C. Reilly bits looked funny, and I particularly like Patrick Fugit and Kristen Schaal. This review reads like the impression I have had of the movie since hearing about it.

@Dunk I agree w/r/t the team of writers vs teams of actors. I wanted Sam Adams to delve into that issue. 'Why isn't he delving?' I asked myself.

While I thought almost everything about that scene was great, I have to say- Chuck would have had some questions about why Blair wanted to play the game with this guy. It seemed like before, Blair picked her targets for some reason that she shared with Chuck. This time, though, it was, "Go flirt with that guy." Unless…

Oh the Boosh. Now there is a show whose songs probably really don't work out of context. Except, as with the Conchords, since I've seen the show, I know the context and still think they're funny. So I will definitely get this album and love it. "Hurt Feelings" and "Carol Brown" are some of my favorite songs from these…

I'm a little jealous! Classic rock is hella daunting for someone who didn't grow up with it. (Have they done a Gateways to Geekery on it yet?) But I understand (although comparing it to Jonestown's cyanide-laced kool-aid is a little harsh, daaaaaaaaaang). I have just always been somewhat late to the party.