Let's not go crazy. I can't stand Franzen anymore, and I hated his last book, but at least he understands how novels work. Martin just sort of drove into the narrative ditch and won't let off the gas. He put some compelling characters out there, and I'll admit I'd like to know what happens, but all his…

Because I'm feeling masochistic, here's my theory: the whole Song of Ice and Fire enterprise isn't what we think it is at all. Rather, it is a formalist exercise in the spirit of, say, Beckett, in which what appears to be a fantasy series with political overtones is, in fact, nothing more or less than a metaphor for…

The Beatles tribute strikes me as what the Debbie Reynolds floor show in the film of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas would have looked like - featuring Debbie Reynolds, of course.

In other words, you know it solely from Wikipedia.

Reads like he was working through some god issues.

Art is an amazing thing, something I believe people tend to forget.

What about this year, when Passover was in late April?

It's funny because it's true

1989

Goth is from the late70s/early 80s, emo came out of hardcore in the late 80s, so no.

Oral contracts aren't worth the paper they're written on.

I'm not sure I agree with you about Infidels - Sweetheart Like You is a killer - but his vocals with the Wilburys are very good.

I saw him between Under the Red Sky and Good as I've Been to You (with GE Smith in his band), and he sounded terrible. I heard that he was really fucked up on booze during that time. A friend of mine at the time saw him at a video shoot, and said they had to physically take away his bottle and maneuver him into…

I thought Infidels and Have Mercy had strong singing, though not as good as Slow Train. I Beleive in You is a semi-neglected masterpiece, if it's possible for anything Dylan to be neglected. I have a couple of Slow Train-era live bootlegs, and he was definitely in strong voice. Good As I've Been to You stands out…

I agree with all of that!

Why is his perspective less valid than yours?

If, in fact, he was addicted to oxycodone, he probably didn't poop often.

It seems like a natural fit, doesn't it?

3rd Bass v. MC Hammer: the ur-east-coast-west-coast feud.

It's no Goddess in the Doorway, that's for sure.