There must be a German word that describes the schadenfreude I'm feeling.

Thank you for the recommendation! Just finished the book.
Loved it.
Totally stoned with the soundtrack of Siglo XX / The Thought / and COIL
pretty good way to spend the day before working the night shift.

Old Boy and Only God Forgives are my two favorite family comedies.

It makes me wonder how much more stupid life would have been under the Reagans and Tipper Gore if twitter and Reddit had been around

The novels and films of this genre, even when flawed, are some of my favorite works of art.
I would love to see a film noir soundtracked by COIL even though that would be impossible at this point

That was meant to sound less pretentious than it does rereading it. I'm new to this comment thing.

Sometimes it has been easy for me to forget that I have never agreed with the government or power structure in general. With these new developments it has reminded me how I felt about the Reagans and first Bush as a pre teen and teenager. And why I led a life of artistic discovery and rebellion.