I like Dan, but I am a bear (cub), and when I went to see he and Terry do their "It Gets Better" reading at Powell's in Portland, he and Terry were both dismissive if not cold to me when I tried to chat them up a bit near the end of the signing. (And I was near the end buying multiple copies of books to donate to…

In all fairness, there was a sequel to the "Women Who Rate A Ten" special called "Men Who Rate A Ten" hosted by Barbara Eden, Brooke Shields, and Gloria Swanson (!). First time I knew Shields And Eden could sing.

Bfred, I love you more than anyone I have ever commented to via a message board for remembering Bobby taking self defense and repeatedly hollering those lines.

"Nothing but the dead and dying back in my little town."

The general drift I've heard (mind you, I haven't seen 3/4 of my class since a Christmas break party freshman year of college) is that the 10 year, everyone's still trying to prove they are/are not who they were in high school, and there's a lot of posturing. By the time the 20th, 25th, etc. roll around, people have…

I've seen 8, but didn't pay for 2 of them. Somewhat reassured. (And yes, I'd defend "Just One of the Guys" too—it has some genuinely funny lines and moments in it, especially compared to some of the nadir of 80's teen comedies.)

I heard about one survivor who was apparently fairly drunk when the boat sank—he basically just stepped into the freezing water with something to keep him afloat, and the alcohol kept his metabolism running enough until he was rescued. However, this isn't advisable as a long-term strategy, as once the alcohol wore…

Just purchased "White Trash: the 400-Year Untold Story of Class in America." Should I start with it, or should I get "Hillbilly Elegy" and do that first?

Couple brief notes: I was showing Ricky Martin's lightning-in-a-bottle performance of "The Cup of Life" from the 1997 Grammys to a high school class, and though he did get a standing ovation at the end from the audience, only Celine Dion—sitting front row on the aisle—was openly grooving in her seat and appreciatively…

This is why, despite being a greatest hits compilation, the Beatles "Blue" album (Greatest Hits 1967-70) is a must-have.

"She's Leaving Home" is probably the closest Beatles song to a tearjerker.

I stand with William Hughes' arguments, though I like both the Beach Boys and the Beatles. Hughes articulates his position really nicely, though.

"Realistic"—not necessarily. "Accurate" or "believable" within the world being established—yes.

"Movies are binary—they work or they don't." —George Lucas (Not saying I 100% agree.)

Have a friend who's a huge movie guy and a fan of "Consumer Reports"; now that's they're over 50, he and his wife see fewer and fewer movies in theaters, and it always comes back to the Tomato Score. (Me and my partner managed to get them off the couch for "Wonder Woman" opening night based on 1) the rapturous…

I got that impression, too. Another example of how intellectually advanced she was (and a possible nod to the "Windtalkers" of WWII who flummoxed the Nazis by communicating in Navajo—the one language with no Indo-European roots the Germans couldn't crack).

It also seemed a callback to the alley mugging in "Superman" where Lois kicks the guy, but is then shot at and Clark grabs the bullet. The implication in both is that Steve & Lois are feisty and tough, but there's no doubt who's really got the upper hand.

Think that's the loophole they'll use to bring him back for the sequel. Notice at the end Diana writes something to the effect of "Thank you for bringing him back to me," but she may just be recalling their youthful first mission together—it's entirely possible he died in the 1970's at a ripe old age of 80-something.…

Portman is astonishing in "Jackie." Maybe it's just hard for her to relax into material she thinks on some level is beneath her. (BTW, I loved "Thor" and though both she and Hemsworth were swell in it.)

Someone probably mentioned this, but there was a movie about Superman and Lois' relationship: "Superman II." It was beautifully and movingly played by Chris Reeve and Margot Kidder, and the penultimate scene at the Daily Planet with a tearful Kidder ("I don't even know what to call you!") is one of the most resonant…