I think it's an early 80's style portable cassette player.

I don't get it.

Epic might be the worst song on the album, the real gem is the title track.

you can always spot the guy who sits 3rd chair....

Didn't watch.

not mentioned, and likely better than most:

"I'm pretty sure that the best way to get a toehold in writing is to start writing work that you yourself want to read. "

birth control.

The Summer Glau curse struck pre-emptively.

I won't even watch.

Defense and baserunning are factored into "best hitter?"

He ate more Denny's food in 19 minutes than I have in 40 years.

I'm pretty sure all Samsung Bluray players do.

I'm pretty sure all Samsung Bluray players do.

porp fiction

That Darkness "song" makes me hate my ears.

I would have guessed Water Street before Farwell.

Great points. People seem to forget that in the early 2000s the Blackhawks were drawing 7k per game. I'm relatively sure the Wolves (then an Atlanta affiliate) outdrew them a night or two. Winning almost always = attendance, because the casual fans get interested. But losing relegates a team (even in BIG markets like…

I would've included the word "looptid" somewhere in the article.

I could see The Diamond Age as a series, but it is far too sprawling for a 90 min movie.