Zack Handlen — Sgt Pepper not only makes you think of gazebos, it makes you think of gazebo that is sealed under a glass dome, being attacked by the Pepperland Apple Bonkers, at the behest of the Blue Meanies.

But Mickey Rourke is stll the Pope of Greenwich Village, right?

I was considering walking into a McDonald's restaurant the other day, but with 50+ years in the books and so many billions of burgers sold, I figured there must be too much backstory that would leave me lost.

I have never heard that "Western Union" quote attributed to Capra. I have always heard that it came from Samuel Goldwyn.

I have never heard that "Western Union" quote attributed to Capra. I have always heard that it came from Samuel Goldwyn.

Allow me to clarify my point. Traditional ethological models were mechanistic. Creatures perform "fixed action patterns" in the presence of signal stimuli. Unlike the findings of, for example, social psychology, these behaviors do not have to be demonstrated through statistical analysis. They occur nearly every time —…

Allow me to clarify my point. Traditional ethological models were mechanistic. Creatures perform "fixed action patterns" in the presence of signal stimuli. Unlike the findings of, for example, social psychology, these behaviors do not have to be demonstrated through statistical analysis. They occur nearly every time —…

So George Bailey bought that copy of "Tom Sawyer" for himself?

So George Bailey bought that copy of "Tom Sawyer" for himself?

The problem with mechanistic models of altruism (or any human complex behavior) is that they cannot account for the diversity of human behavior.

The problem with mechanistic models of altruism (or any human complex behavior) is that they cannot account for the diversity of human behavior.

What Oz allegory?  Surely you don't mean the William Jennings Bryan thing.

What Oz allegory?  Surely you don't mean the William Jennings Bryan thing.

"If it's true that every cliché contains elements of truth, then Ray ranks as one of the most truthful films of all time."

Forgive my oversimplification.

Forgive my oversimplification.

You made a mistake. 
David Ruffin did replace Elbridge Bryant as the fifth member of the Temptations but Bryant was not previously the lead singer.  The original lead was a guy named Paul Williams, who stayed with the group even after David Ruffin arrived.

You made a mistake. 
David Ruffin did replace Elbridge Bryant as the fifth member of the Temptations but Bryant was not previously the lead singer.  The original lead was a guy named Paul Williams, who stayed with the group even after David Ruffin arrived.