Small point of correction: it wasn’t Toole’s widow--it was his mother, and she shopped to Walker Percy, who ensured its publication.

I got Peacock to watch the last one; haven’t really watched anything on it since. Wife wonders why we’re still paying for it...

“Ito, what’re you talking about?

“Lance, that boy-o, eh?”

“If it doesn’t fit... it must be Smith! He rocked Chris’s world!”

“That joke was a turgid turd! It stinks!”

Marcia (Clark): “Oh, my nose!”

Technically, sure--but “Hitch” rhymes with a certain other word... so I’m going with it! ;-)

What might be getting lost in all the hullabaloo is that this isn’t the first time Rock has joked at the Smiths’ expense, and Will supposedly has ADHD... Which is not an excuse for his behavior, but could be a plausible explanation of why he simply got so dysregulated. He probably wrote off past jokes, or thought he…

If they’re doing a G.I. Jane joke in 2022, well I guess what Smith did was a “Hitch Slap.” (I mean as long as we’re referencing old movies, right?)

While her apology is hugely problematic, I do understand it. Especially now, after a lifetime of feeling like there was something wrong with me, I got an ADHD diagnosis. In some ways, she reminds me of me; while I can’t speak for her, her (bad) apology smacks of someone who’s already beating herself up inside and just…

Literal chills watching that! Can’t wait! McGregor really is the Karl Urban of Star Wars--or Karl Urban is the Ewan McGregor of Star Trek; meaning both are somehow able to tap into, and channel, their auspicious forebears, and yet somehow also wholly inhabit the roles, making them their own. Again, can’t wait! I’ve…

I heard a joke years ago that went like this:

I don’t have the attribution handy, but I recall reading an interview with Keaton wherein he describes sneaking into a screening of Forever, and going to himself, “Yeah, dodged a bullet there” (or some like).

But let’s not forget he was bleeding out as well--with no medical help available.

To be fair to Kim K (can’t believe I’m writing this), Marvel itself has put all of its movie tie-in merch out in the world for all to see. Seems that whatever moratorium there was on spoilers has been lifted by the company itself...

Stephen King started the Haven Foundation essentially because of what happened to Muller:

It seems to me that with the multiverse about to be let out of the bag Marvel is in a primo position; they don’t have to acknowledge their previous collaborations with Netflix as canon, but can cherry pick the actors/characters, using them as/where/when appropriate.

My hot take is that WoT is fairly progressive for having been written by a High Church Episcopalian, graduate of the Citadel, and lifelong resident of the South...

Thanks for this guide! It’s been years since I last cracked a WoT book. And can I just say how grateful I am that no one has made, or will make, a book-faithful adaptation of Goodkind’s Sword of Truth! Cause I’ll take Jordan’s POV on gender over Goodkind’s any day of the week!

At first, I was like Dang! They got Marshala Ali to play Black Frankenstein! And then I was bummed... and then intrigued. It does kinda give off similar vibes to that Paul Rudd show on Netflix, Living With Yourself...

Ewan & Charlie

I think what the show represents is a kind of “Dune-ification” of Foundation. I mean they’ve made you-know-who a precog... There’s mysticism that wasn’t in the source material, etc. I do like the notion of perpetual Cleons—puts a consistent face on the evil empire. The jury is still out, I guess.

Foundation is a tough…

Recently rewatched the trilogy; thematically, Reloaded had a lot going on. But the execution was lacking. Was good; should’ve been exceptional. Revolutions was a hot mess of episodic material edited into a feature... that felt like it left its best ideas on the cutting room floor.