The last time I was at the Spanish Steps, there were Carabinieri armed with semi-automatic weapons; this would have turned out much different if they would have been around.

I remember reading somewhere that allowing the woman to achieve orgasm before he ejaculates gives the man a greater chance to ensure that she gets pregnant.

Phoenix: killing the relative silence of Arizona with Limbaugh-style banality since 1881.

"The Lightning Thief" never piqued my curiosity, but when my niece told me about the Kane Chronicles, I loved it from book one.

"Noble House," by James Clavell

Eh, Rick Riordan had me covered.

He was a bit pompous, also; but what do you expect from a southerner who went to Princeton?

I know that there are some that say cities epitomize everything that is wrong with society...

Malfoy the Muggle?

Liphistia lifted the young one and cradled it in her arms.

I can't possibly let it go because the possibility exists that come Monday, it will be one of the top five movies of the weekend.

Even Fifty Shades?

Admit it, you so want to try it now.

Jezebel should force Wil Leitch AND Tim Grierson from Deadspin to each see and review Fifty Shades of Grey.

The Joke

I was amazed when I saw this movie for the first time; that nice lady from Murder, She Wrote is down-right COLD-BLOODED!

The book I read said that Frederick William I had the young man executed because he believed that he and young Frederick were lovers.

I would think that the far-right would love a story like this: young, white girl from small-town AMERICA is murdered by evil MUSLIM terrorists.

Bellatrix looks pretty good.