Bad Roget’s Thesaurus use of the word “tonsorial” too. I mean, nominally It’s not wrong because it can be about all haircuts, but it really refers to shaving or shearing hair and beards. Not clipper-trimming bangs and/or cutting “fringe curtains.”

These days that actually DOES sound like a reasonable basis for a system of government.

And the title seems to have changed in the middle of the article: “This Lady In The Water is based on Laura Lippman’s 2019 bestseller.” Not a great sign!

I think a lot of 0-years of a decade feel weird as far as music goes; 1990 was weird too, and 2000 is full of individually good songs that only really unite to show that there’s no cohesive sound to the year at all.

Eh, I still can enjoy many Squirrel Nut Zipper songs just as an old jazz pastiche, because they clearly understood those old songs and what made them good more than a group like Cherry Poppin Daddies ever even tried to do.

Wait Wait wait, why are we bringing up the Squirrel Nut Zippers when we could be bringing up the Cherry Popping Daddies? Like, FM radio DJs were saying the words “Cherry Popping Daddies.” And then playing a song about zoot suits. That’s the 90s in a nutshell.

because they have nothing of actual substance to hate. gotta keep the 3 billion shitty advertisers they have happy somehow

What Chandler said. 1980 was musically not really part of any trend. Pop culture generally between trends. 80's music wouldn’t really begin until MTV.  

Anyone immune to the charms of Richard Kind are dead inside. 

Dude made some of the best movies of the 20th century, he's universally beloved, and he spent half a century indulging in sex, delicious food, and good wine. Living to 100 would be showing off. 

You say “octogenarian hedonist” like it’s a bad thing.

I’m not sure that an octogenarian hedonist like Coppola is going to last long without his wife, and I’m so glad he made this crazy piece of shit. Even if it goes on the long list of “Coppola movies nobody watches and fewer people like.”

If I want a diverse and vulgar queer teen romance / comedy with selfish and violent characters who learn to be slightly less selfish I’ll just watch Bottoms again, because that movie was aiming for the exact same thing Velma was and actually nailed it.

This is perfect.  Human shield writing definitely a useful term.

The show can be both horrible AND a lightning rod for bad faith racists at the same time!

does the marketing machine not understand that bob odenkirk is a huge star? obviously cross has always been a little niche, but i’m a little surprised odenkirk’s name doesn’t get it past the goalie.

using the power of a small country to ask a magic 8 ball if a 25 years-too-late sequel to a movie with a famously dead lead actor is a bad idea or not.

The day when he sharts his last shart and shuffles away to that big McDonalds in the sky will be the biggest party of all time.

“Bushleaguer” didn’t really help in 2002—-Dubya got re-elected in a landslide.

Karloff does not deserve to smell my shit!