I've never heard of Doug Stanhope and I don't drink beer, but nonetheless I find this an excellent comparison.

The fact that France is on the 5th Republic suggests that the wheels did, in fact, fall off a couple of times.

The fact that I'm a Christian strongly motivates me to oppose Trump.

Bart Simpson, apparently.

Oh, man, the book of John is so great. If you read it in a good translation, there is a palpable sense of excitement, of something epic and amazing.

I think Gibson was (and still is, I guess) a great actor, but it was kind of amazing to discover that he's an even better director than he is an actor. He's got the fundamentals down extremely well, but he's also willing to take interesting risks.

Tomb Raiser

Disappointingly, it's just more stars.

Fortunately, it's okay to use dozens because Jesus had 12 disciples. Thanks to the Trinity, the number 3 is also acceptable.

There are dozens of us. Dozens!

Well, it's like this:

*plugs in hair dryer*

So you're envisioning that the episode will be directed by David Lynch?

It's the Patriarchy IN SPAAAAAAAAACE . . .

Kate Bosworth was completely miscast, unfortunately. One of the most critical things you can do in any depiction of Superman and Lois Lane is to ensure that he is an introvert and she's an extrovert. Kate Bosworth played her as far too withdrawn.

That's more of a smolder than a glower, I think.

What was the impact?

Don't worry! All you need to do is spice it up with a trade embargo subplot, and you're golden.

I'm not by any means trying to say that sex for recreation was invented during the Kennedy Administration. (Interestingly enough, it's thought that the last movie JFK ever saw was A History of Tom Jones, which is based on Henry Fielding's fairly ribald 1749 novel.)

Some people complain that when you look at prestige dramas, almost all the great, morally complicated characters are white men, and I think it's a valid gripe. But the problem is that there is such a push to elevate the prominence and dignity of women and minorities on the screen that studios fear charges of misogyny…