Sounds like others have already pointed it out to you, but Bruce's song in no way is glorifying that city. In fact, that sad, ugly, faux-glamour that you are talking about is drenched all over the song.

Yup.

It's certainly more fun, a tad more interesting musically, and you can't beat Levon's voice. But it's missing the raw emotional intensity that Bruce brings to it.

Consider ramping up your mild-to-moderate fandom. You'll be better for it. — also, this is one track on that album where I feel the E Street Band really does enliven it. The crescendo'ing "Meet me tonight…. meet me tonight… meet me tonight"s in the outro are pretty powerful. https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Ew, what? Are you playing a part here? Even I, a relatively horny dude man, don't want it after, say, a large order from Five Guys.

And we shouldn't discount the very real biological possibility that men - as a statistical generalization - DO like sex more than women. Although the difference in labidos is not nearly as wide as "nurture" would have us all believe.

Because he's a high-profile figure in the sport mostly. No one has come out in FAVOR of keeping the name, but he's doing something besides just stating his opinion. Because every time he simply calls the team "Washington" it's going to make more people understand why he's doing it and the tide will continue to turn…

Not to sound flippant, but there are more important things at stake here than your personal enjoyment of a bad sports team. That kind of endless discussion and controversy and negative attention is EXACTLY the kind of thing that gets recalcitrant owners to make difficult decisions.

I'm not really going to engage with you on this issue, because I can feel your recycled talking points loaded up in the chamber and ready to fire at me. But I will just say this, even if I accept your (naive and demeaning) conceit that this is a "small" issue, that doesn't make it unworthy of attention. Especially…

Not going to knock Phil Simms ever again. He is apparently taking a stand this year and refusing to use the name "redskins" in any of his broadcasts. I respect anybody with that kind of courage when his colleagues in and around the sport continue to be cowards about any and all important social issues.

You're just wrong. This "it's reasonable to assume" thing won't have any standing in court. Nor is it even remotely accurate. Actors (usually actresses) have very specific "nudity clauses" in their contracts. People are nude on film sets ALL the time. What is shown in the final product is different. And it is VERY…

Recently re-read the Stand in the last year, and I thought IT did not stand the test of time. It's got a weird, unravelling second half that in my mind doesn't nearly pay off the great set-up that's come before. Although it's indebted to The Stand in innumerable ways, give me Justin Cronin's The Passage any day.

I dare anyone to listen to Meeting Across the River by Springsteen and echo Molly Eichel's sentiments that it is "an awful song." Strange brew…

A fair point. But I would argue, the latter happens MUCH more often in real life. In fact, how often do you EVER see a more attractive man with a less attractive woman? When it happens, all I can think is: BEARD.

The only thing that bothers me about that show is the ridiculously attractive men Kaling pairs herself with.

You make a good point. We shouldn't be mean to each other. But, I think there might be something in it akin to seeing a homeless person. It can make you uncomfortable, out of some unconscious sadness or a Kunderian "vertigo" - the fear we might become that ourselves.

There is a difference between your weight and your skin color. One, although perhaps not entirely, is of your control.

Springsteen. Thunder Road -> The Promise.

Eeeeeeevery once in a while you'll get a peek. And that is a good year, my friend.

As much as I want to object to this… it's inevitable, and Cooper ain't a bad choice actually.