..but first, an eclair…

Same as every year, a limo full of cocaine and hookers.

but how does that explain her acting style turning to kabuki in the last few seasons of Downton?

the two assholes on the right are the main reason not to set foot in that dump.

nah, don't be sorry, own it - it was pretty good.

"I did not think the songwriting on Lemonade was that air tight, despite the team of 72 writers, producers, etc."

and idiots. You forgot idiots. Or is that implied?

True Lies has some obnoxious politics (gender and racial) but the first 20 minutes is one of my favourite Bond movies.

Jamie Lee looks amazing in the movie but it's a horrible role.

nah, it was dopey at the time too. But good fun.

I think he's head of SHIELD.
(OG Nick Fury, not Sam Jackson Nick Fury)

can't recommend them highly enough - have fun!

Jacks war stories alone would be worth reading.
Have you read the Sean Howe Marvel book - it's excellent. And Kavalier and Klay, while fiction, has a great section about the comics industry in New York in the 40's that's one of the best things I've ever read.

I read it a million years ago and seem to remember liking it but, as I say, a million years ago… Don't remember it being awful, so hows that for a tepid approval?

I was fine with this idea until I realized that someone will feel the need to remake the Queen songs too.

you obviously weren't in the same theatre as me on opening night - Pairesta gets what I mean.

It was Matrix fans' "Reloaded" moment.

search for "The Hits/The B-Sides"; scroll down to "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore". Play on repeat until your heads right.

the Simon Callow bios are excellent.
And the next time the BBC puts this on the iPlayer, give it a go - it's excellent:

George Gershwin. Though he was so absorbed in his craft, he may not have had the best perspective on all that was happening around him.