I read both in high school (part of the same unit actually, pretty sure we read them back to back with Animal Farm in there as well) - and I went to a large public high school in one of the bottom 10 states for public school funding. Admittedly I graduated high school like 15 years ago.

If you want young adults to read more challenging fiction maybe start by not being a snob/scold about it?

I see why people get upset over this stuff, but I also wonder how easy it is for Spike to get a film financed these days - he's had a pretty rough run in the last 15ish years, the only (narrative) films of his that have been seriously profitable were '25th Hour' and 'Inside Man.'

I've always wondered - is it always really worth it to get shows to syndication? Especially when we're talking about a serialized sci-fi/fantasy show?

So I'm assuming Teddy/his boss Cookie testified against (I forgot his name) are involved with the Nation of Islam since Teddy wears a kufi? Still kind of shocked that Fox is letting Lee Daniels run with this storyline, even though there was actually an infamous heroin syndicate in Philly run by NOI members (the Black…

Not a huge fan of his movie/TV work but Randy Newman certainly deserves to be called a genius for his work in the 60s and 70s.

Not directed necessarily at you, but I feel the vast majority of times I hear people throw around "millennials" on here in a serious way it goes from "THOSE DAMN MILLENNIALS" to "actually I'm a millennial but I don't like other millennials" which is literally the same "I'm special and different than the rest of (vague…

I was headed here to make the same point but you beat me to it - it's funny how this gets twisted into some sort of commentary on the youth of today when it's one of the most basic plots ever (pretty sure it's not hyperbole to say that "great man/woman fulfills their destiny" is something that has existed since…

My job intersects with the licensed tee biz so here's what I can speak to…

Hopefully the fifth season goes back to more supernatural/fantastic themes because I feel like the writers' only other gameplan to move the plot along is serial killers. I guess I just found it a little easier to suspend disbelief when there were ghosts or aliens or witches involved vs multiple serial killers all…

The resemblance to the Mutter Museum has confused me all season since the characters seem to be able to get there pretty quickly - Jupiter to Philadelphia is a long drive. I know it's dumb to expect that level of thought from this show though. I've just assumed it's supposed to be located somewhere else at this point.

Do people think records are all like shellac 78s or something else extremely fragile? I've spent the last 10-15 years buying records through the mail and have never received a broken record. Banged up/seam split covers are a different story, but most sellers at this point know to package things with at least some…

Isn't there a new Seth McFarlane show on the way as well? 6 shows for 5 Sunday time slots?

Although one thing that stands out from the first season was the attempt to make Chandler's office part of the show. I'm glad that the creators/writers decided we didn't need to see the characters at work all the time.

I watched a bunch of episodes over the long weekend (or, more accurately, watched a few and then left it on while I cleaned the house) and the most surprising thing for me was how dialed in the show was from the start. I'm so used to comedies generally needing at least a season to work out kinks that it's surprising…

I was going to say she sounds like she has a Philadelphia accent - Ethel has to be from somewhere in PA. Not surprised people think it's "ambiguous" considering I'm pretty sure most of the country thinks that people in Philly have NY/NJ accents and people from Pittsburgh sound like Midwesterners.

Pretty sure he's an even bigger financial attraction than Louis CK considering he plays arenas - I've seen people write that he's the highest grossing standup comedian at the moment but can't seem to find any data to back it up. I knew mainstream America probably wasn't as aware of him as African-American audiences…

An Italian made peacoat for $700 is pretty reasonable - nothing wrong with surplus Navy peacoats, but those things are only designed to keep you warm/alive, not to be comfortable or look good.

An Italian made peacoat for $700 is pretty reasonable - nothing wrong with surplus Navy peacoats, but those things are only designed to keep you warm/alive, not to be comfortable or look good.

They were supposed to perform at the Roots Picnic a few years ago (potentially with the Roots backing them) but pulled out pretty late, supposedly because they felt it was disrespectful to Jam Master Jay's legacy. Not sure what changed between then and now, but I guess it's nice this is for charity.