That sounds just like how I got mass-married to my wonderful and servile wife, Brenda…

I beg to differ… The blame falls over the place for this sort of thing, from the fraudulent 'delete' button to the lazy and incompetent law enforcement and judicial apparatus that refuses to engage in the difficult work of cyber crime.

See, kids, the people of 35 years ago didn't have iphones, they had hand-held football games with little red dots and Sony Walkmans that played the Ramones….

Yup. I read Bartleby the Scrivener back in college, and that character is still annoying me many years later. One interpretation of the story is that it operates mainly as a parable, and asks the very biblical question: Am I my brother's keeper? Bartleby is a character that takes almost no responsibility for…

I don't mean to be an ass, but if you're missing the existential themes in a well-written noir, you're not looking very closely.

Indeed. I first saw this TV adaptation about 10 years ago and it was no better then, and clearly no better in 1994. So whats the big concern about saying it hasn't aged well? All of the 1980's lag, incongruous time signatures, etc wouldn't even rate a mention if the viewer found the actual story convincing; this…

Season Eight: Never forget, never forgive!

That's a good analogy, as I'm actually a sports car kinda' person, and I get your point. I suppose you're right, as the over-the-top ending is now always expected and is entrenched in the genre, so my complaints are falling on deaf ears. Its just that I prefer my sports cars with manual transmissions and classic…

Where the %^$# is the special effects overload in any of those films?

Look at the way 'The Train' ended, with Burt Lancaster dispatching a single Nazi, and you will see the difference between fan-boy drivel and movies with real heart. Just sayin'… And for anyone else who might be skeptical of this new breed of teenage summer action movies, here's a more insightful review: http://www.sal…

Is that the episode where Stan or Kyle (as the supposedly lone voice of reason) states that there isn't "any scientific evidence" (or words to that effect) on global warming - or man's impact on global temperatures?

Waiting for the sequel: 'Escape from Moon Alcatraz'

Well, we all know that LeCarre is a master, that he has an incredible sense of humanity, that he understands aspects of the spy biz, etc… But I just couldn't finish this novel; I think I'm getting a bit 'done' with the themes it presented, and was rolling my eyes at the prospect of yet another middle-aged sad-sack…

I'd also imagine that if he slowed down and had to contemplate life in the vacuum of retirement he might come to some ugly conclusions about his character. Better for him to just fill his remaining days than face his utter failures as a man and father.

I watch with some friends and we make it a drinking game: anytime someone cries, that's a drink… anytime someone says the word "aesthetic", that's a drink… anytime Nina Garcia hoists a bad design on her shoulders and calls it brilliant, that's a drink… (There's a lot of drinking)

Are you serious?

On a philosophical note: I wonder if people as despised as this Thicke character ever take a look at the comments all over the web, which pretty much paint him as an embarrassment to humanity, and then think to themselves - "Well, wow, maybe I better try and be a better person…"? Its like when the Bieber was booed at…

I love Internet threats…! Now tell us, would that be a face slap with a glove in one had, or a fay "I can't even do one pull-up" back hand slap?

Henry Rollins self-actualization mantras

Well, the court has tended to allow characters that are a parody or satirical representation more protection against lawsuits (human, cartoon, etc.), perhaps that's what you're referencing…? Anyway, after the recent decisions of the SCOTUS I'd wager that soon enough we'll be seeing McDonalds take action against Krusty…