The Man Who Wasn't There & Blood Simple are two of my favorites, although they may not be best for introductory viewing…

two words…stripper Christmas…it's not as much fun as you might imagine…

all the parties in Rules of Attraction…because nostalgia…

one of the handful of Denver events, and I'll be out of town…enjoy…

Craig Ferguson's show is the funniest thing on television. Consistently. Every night he sets out to destroy the talk show format, and he succeeds.

Runaway Train…

2nd on the Death…

There is no substitute for enthusiasm…

Jed Ayers' "Fierce Bitches"
Bunkers' "No Beast So Fierce"
& "Henry and June" are on my list for the rest of the year…I might actually finish one of them by the New Year.

She is one of my long neglected Important Authors. Thankfully, her work will long outlive her. This obit is more than I ever knew about her and she sounds like my kind of poison. If only someone could suggest a good place to start…

I was a freshman in college when this happened. I was in the dorm TV room with a handful of other people watching it live. I spent the rest of the day wandering campus trying to figure out what significance, if any, could be found in the explosion. At the time, I chalked it up as a random accident. That night I found…

Bjorkish…needs more maturity…

This looks like it was taken during one of those God forsaken moments during a time out and they're playing video of hot dogs racing or some crap like that.

This…just this…

Bravo…It's not cool to like a movie so loud, simple and earnest…but those things can be strengths also.

ahh, "self-aware, slightly weird, super smart women who are out in the world…" I would be lost without them.

Including Suess, I regard Sendak as the gold standard for modern children's writing. I ask about these three because each of these authors dealt with adult concerns through a child-like prism in ways that no one has since. (mid-grade and younger, that is.)

I find Lena Dunham has more self regard and less self pity than Plath's central character…but I haven't watched Girls yet…

I picked this up blind, knowing not much more than the book has been very influential. When asked what I'm reading, women either responded with a knowing nod, like I just earned some points, or with descriptions of how sad and depressing the book is. Then I did some homework and found out the book is regarded as a…

So where are you on the works of Dahl, Sendak & Silverstein?