I wonder what the Marvel films could do to make the world look more comic-y. Batman kind of accommodates a weird gothic-noir fantasy setting.

Batman Returns is certainly further into fairyland.

Fleet Foxes were stolen from the Pet Shop Boys.

I love how some of the guys talk about touring America, just the enjoyment of seeing different cities and connecting cultural dots. It must be amazing to have that experience, especially if one isn't completely miserable at the time.

"A fake plastic tree by any other name would probably stand a better chance of convincing."

I think that it's one of the best radio tracks from the decade. Aside from the furious drumming and catchy refrain, it has a fairly distinctive 'chord-voicing' or whatever you'd call it. Not many other songs sound quite like it, so I don't have any problem putting it on a short list of 90s classics.

Dave Grohl gives the Foo Fighters a recognizable face, and the Chili Peppers have at least two or three of those.

Journey had a truckload of huge pop songs (and of course rock performance chops).

I mean, McDonald's has refused to add onion-rings to its menu…sooner or later, the Olympics were going to run out of patience.

Dave Grohl turned into Ringo Starr so gradually…

True story: I once had a rental car and when I turned on the radio to Lithium, the song "Lithium" was playing. True story.

Yeah, more like Foo Hiders, amiright?

"Momby." That coaxed a tear.

The knee-jerk store called, and they're…actually not running out of these guys.

Probably because of the connection that these two albums have, at least in legend. The idea that the two bands (or the Beatles and Brian Wilson) were being competitively inspired directly by each other.

His archery company, yes.

This might be the first that I've heard of Bonobos.

You guessed it, Frank Stallo—

I do kind of like the idea of a vending machine that dispenses popular novels. That's not what Amazon's physical bookstores are, I gather. But still, the thought of putting money into a box and having it produce a book is a fun one.

The really weird thing about Barnes & Noble is that I can buy a book from them online and have it shipped to my door for free, for less money than it costs in their local store. (EDIT: If one spends enough for free shipping.)