We read Harriet the Spy as a class in fifth grade, which is where I learned about tomato sandwiches. I only read it once and don’t remember it very well, but I do remember where I was sitting when I read the particularly mouth-watering description that made me try it. Unfailingly, every girl I ever dated reacted with…

Counterpoint: Nougat is delicious, you’re insane, and Nutella didn’t want a sponsorship deal.

...on the other hand, why would you bother parodying something you don’t like?

Here’s the thing: Ghostbusters II is widely considered to be an inferior sequel, and most of the people whining about the new one already had their hearts broken (or whatever) by the very same people who created the original Ghostbusters. We slogged our way, complaining the whole time on Livejournal and later MySpace,…

I realize that I’m late to this party and that I’m not saying anything anyone else hasn’t already said (ad nauseam, no less), but

The term “American hero” is mostly used in New York. Elsewhere you’ll hear it referred to as an American grinder or an American hoagie.

Not a killer animal flick, but it’s worth mentioning that Pigs’ Charles Bernstein also wrote “Too Bad You’re Crazy” which is simultaneously the best thing and worst thing about the movie April Fool’s Day:

Photorec.

So what’s the technology on display here? Is it the washer, or the detergent?

I like my Echo, generally, and I think it can only get better since Amazon’s servers do all the heavy lifting. I’m annoyed, however, that it has such a hard time with some of my music. I don’t particularly have an accent or anything, but it just refuses to recognize artist names and song titles sometimes. The absolute…

Faye Richmond, huh? I guess it wouldn’t be a Dachis post without just enough information to get some poor sap in trouble at work.

Now, is 2001 just your second most recent purchase, or do you mean that it’s the second most recent movie you own? Because even if you limit yourself to Kubrick, he did plenty of good stuff after 2001 and you’re missing out.

Time to sac up, Mr. Kasich.

Please. Soylent Clear is where it’s at. “Clearly less people! Clearly more taste!”

“You can’t call 1-800-Jihad.”

I suppose it depends on your attitude toward the person.

Not really on topic, but I know Hmong immigrants who are fiercely devoted both to Guinness, and to an upscale Asian grocery which supposedly imports the Guinness from Asia, where it had previously been imported from Ireland. I can’t imagine that all the transit and waiting around in warehouses has a positive effect on…

Look, I *really* don’t want anybody to get shot in the face, all I’m saying is that Dick-Cheney-Shot-A-Guy-In-The-Facegate was the best Daily Show coverage of all time.

I’m hoping for Star Trek: The Greatest Generation.

I’m finally getting around to watching this after bookmarking it last week. I completely ignored Jem (because I thought that was girl stuff) and GI Joe (because I was bored by the military) when they were on, and I’ve since come around to the fact that I missed out on both. I know Christy Marx as the designer of a…