I love Toy Story 2 as much as the next guy (and let's not forget The Iron Giant) but I’m going to give a shout out to South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut which was far, far better than it had any right to be. It would be high in my top ten of the year.

O Brother and High Fidelity are so good it makes me forget how bad the rest of the year was.

I have loved this story since reading Dave Barry’s take on it 30 years ago.  It’s almost better without the video because reading Barry’s piece recreates the absurdity of it so perfectly.  And in case you’re interested, here it is: https://www.theexplodingwhale.com/evidence/resources/dave-barry-article

I bought an issue of .Net Magazine back in 1996 with a disc that was loaded with video clips from movies, news shows, etc. Oh, and the whale video clip.

What’s especially troubling is that the film seems to portray this as a positive - like he “grew up” and finally did the right thing, i.e. engaging with American capital and abandoning his idealism.

People don’t pay a lot of money for coffee beams pooped by a cat?

Now THAT I would watch. People flippin’ around to pop songs while a slideshow of recently deceased actors plays behind them? And then there’d be a TED Talk?? Hell yeah!

Many plant seeds evolved in a way that allows them to survive being eaten by animals

Let’s be honest, most of us only know about this incident from that one Dave Barry column from the 90's.

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They provide a valuable service when you need poppers at a moment’s notice. 

I agree with that for most stories, but there are a few where I do like the pure good and evil.  Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Star Trek come to mind.  I really do like the pure good heroes and the pure bad villains in those particular stories.

I was legit bummed when driving through the place I grew up to see the porn shop my wife and I used to frequent had been levelled and replaced by a Wawa. The owner was low-key hilarious.

Oh man, I didn’t even think of that. I wonder if that means its been enough years since I watched Mr. Show repeatedly that I could re-watch now and not remember every gag before it happens.

Just like the Mr. Show sketch!

Yeah right! The more I watch this series the more I’m convinced that “Baby” Yoda is in fact a full grown adult who’s just acting like a baby for the protection and free food. We’ve never once seen The Mando change that kids diapers. I bet when no one’s looking he sneaks off the use the toilet and catch a quick smoke…

This is definitely one case where the less embarrassing option is being caught jerking off. At least people understand why you’re doing that! Nobody knows what the hell this press conference hoped to accomplish.

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D’Angelo seems like a guy with great perspective. And he definitely has a great sense of humor. “I’m pretty sure they made shirts. If I had known about this, I would have made shirts too.”

customers stuck in the store because they didn’t want to be seen leaving Fantasy Island,