I still find it hard to resist the Chicken Fried Steak listed on a menu.

I still find it hard to resist the Chicken Fried Steak listed on a menu.

"We got a gentleman's F? Avenge uuuussss."

"We got a gentleman's F? Avenge uuuussss."

You can't go wrong with kuerbisbrot, it's always wonderful. But I would strongly recommend the sweet potato recipe, presuming it is a casserole that involves butter, brown sugar, flour and pecans. This concoction is profoundly American, I think, but universally enjoyed. As an American formerly living in Germany, who…

You can't go wrong with kuerbisbrot, it's always wonderful. But I would strongly recommend the sweet potato recipe, presuming it is a casserole that involves butter, brown sugar, flour and pecans. This concoction is profoundly American, I think, but universally enjoyed. As an American formerly living in Germany, who…

Really? What scene would it have played in (or are you kidding?). That's crazy and awesome and ridiculous. I love it either way. Thanks!

Really? What scene would it have played in (or are you kidding?). That's crazy and awesome and ridiculous. I love it either way. Thanks!

Lynch's relationship with the TM movement is worth ''calling out'', I think. I went to see him speak on the subject at a university. The auditorium was packed. He gave a 45 minute talk about how TM can cure all of these intractable social ills, like it can "cure crime," and that it basically make the world a better…

Lynch's relationship with the TM movement is worth ''calling out'', I think. I went to see him speak on the subject at a university. The auditorium was packed. He gave a 45 minute talk about how TM can cure all of these intractable social ills, like it can "cure crime," and that it basically make the world a better…

The first 30 minutes of TBS are pure cinematic brilliance. The book is fantastic. I doubt I'll ever tire of reading it. But the opening third of the movie is pure gold too. Bogard's first interactions with each of the characters are some of his best, I think.

The first 30 minutes of TBS are pure cinematic brilliance. The book is fantastic. I doubt I'll ever tire of reading it. But the opening third of the movie is pure gold too. Bogard's first interactions with each of the characters are some of his best, I think.

Moonshadow is a lovely song, one that I used to like hearing without reservation. But what about this weird incongruity:

Moonshadow is a lovely song, one that I used to like hearing without reservation. But what about this weird incongruity:

Four bees and a copper please

Four bees and a copper please

I know, right?! The first 3 paragraphs were about JZ and West and then there's this turn to this other collaboration. I kept wondering when we'd get back to the matter introduced in the introduction. Imagine my surprise when I got to the end and… no return, only questions.

I know, right?! The first 3 paragraphs were about JZ and West and then there's this turn to this other collaboration. I kept wondering when we'd get back to the matter introduced in the introduction. Imagine my surprise when I got to the end and… no return, only questions.

Yep, this exactly.

Yep, this exactly.