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Columbia House Magazine Ad - 1975

High five!

But if you edit down the White Album, what will Charles Manson use to back up his crackpot racist philosophy to a bunch of dunderheaded kids tripping on acid?

High five!

This seems more like bad Buzzfeed clickbait.

I saw Punch Drunk Love opening weekend. The theatre was half-full. There was me - there to see a Paul Thomas Anderson film - and a bunch of loud and obnoxious young males - there to see the latest Adam Sandler comedy.

'Charlie Manson - dark criminal mastermind?' Uh, no. Manson and his followers were idiots, with nonsensical ideas and moronic theories. Every single thing they set out to do they failed at.

Is Area 51 even still really a thing? I mean, I know it exists - but that's the point! It's a 'Top Secret' base that literally EVERYONE knows exists. It's like the go-to for lazy, unimaginative conspiracy theorists.

Yeah! Those damn kids and their hair these days! What's the world coming to?

Oh, he's still the last man on Earth. Last of three. So far.

I will defend the sex scenes in 'MacGruber' as the greatest in the history of cinema. I may not be right, but dammit I'll defend 'em!

Phil Miller is an asshole who is portrayed honestly as being an asshole.

Here's my 'old guy with obscure tastes' pick: Everything on Be Bop Deluxe's 'Live in the Air Age.' Bill Nelson allowed to roam is a wonderful, spacey thing.

He was a white guy with dreads. His opinion is automatically worthless.

Do guys ever get a good response with catcalling? But they keep doing it. I don't understand any of it. I assume they fall into the 'any response is a good response' school of thought, which just seems super weird and pathetic. A woman telling them to fuck off is seen as "Hey, a girl actually acknowledged me today!"

Men telling women to 'smile' is never about cheering the woman up (how could it be?). It's about control, and insisting she don the mask of female servitude. "You look so much prettier when you smile! And I like you better when you're pretty!"

So when does Jason Sudeikis show up and 'steal' Melissa?

I have a proud first concert: Queen headlining during the 'Day at the Races' tour at the Inglewood Forum.

'Jackman' - but other than that, yeah, I agree.

The original 'Chain Saw' is a good call. I'd consider including 'Phantasm' as well. Here's a link to a fun little piece on how those two movies succeed in capturing the feeling and dread of actual nightmares.