Well... hell.

For (mostly) good but occasional ill, Gmail ignores all dots to the left of the @.

I think we’re missing the very important piece of information here that H.E.B., the dominant grocery chain in Texas, stands for “Howard Edward Butt.”

It will be a poorer place without you. Thank you for all of your amazing work - may your new path bring you much joy and opportunities for better things. 

Recommendations, schmecommendations. If you need a spatula, you know there’s only one place to go:

Recommendations, schmecommendations. If you need a spatula, you know there’s only one place to go:

Any hope for a Japanese whisky article? Islay malts are my traditional go-to, but a gift bottle of Nikka got me *very* interested in what Japan has to offer.

Both They Might Be Giants and Trout Fishing in America have some stellar kids’ songs and albums. When my kids were young, both bands were amazing enough to tour with two concerts at each venue — an earlier one that was open to all ages and featured some of their kid friendly material and a later one (with the bar…

Turning off auto-play of the next episode on Netflix is super-helpful and appreciated. But do you know of any way to turn off auto-play of the movie/show preview when scrolling around in Netflix? I know it’s not there on all platforms, but it’s made looking through categories and lists on Netflix on the Roku miserable…

No apology for this sort of behavior is ever going to feel adequate in every possible respect, but it does acknowledge quite a lot of the things it needed to acknowledge.

I picked up the audiobook when it was free. Just looked, and it’s no longer free, but it is still pretty cheap ($3.18 for Audible members / $4.55 for non-members): https://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/A-Study-in-Emerald-Audiobook/B002VA9Y90

While the interview only seemed to touch on the “which version” question briefly, it’s worth noting that there have actually been a ton of versions of the film — 7, or perhaps 8, depending on how you count.. The best book on the making of Blade Runner (Future Noir) predates the Final Cut but covers the rest in some…

Have you and Lisa published tasting notes for other wines in the sub-$10 range (boxes, Chuck, etc)? I have favorites, but I’m always looking for something new and different. Thanks for taking the hit so the rest of us can spend our cheap-wine budget wisely!

I assume I’m in good company saying I’ve bought the unaltered original trilogy cuts in every format Lucasfilm has ever released them in (VHS, widescreen VHS, laserdisc, the less than ideal DVD bonus discs). So I want to be clear that I’m 100% in favor of Lucasfilm getting paid for these films.

I assume I’m in good company saying I’ve bought the unaltered original trilogy cuts in every format Lucasfilm has…

A couple more greats, from Leos Carax films...

Some of the greats: