Does she still have that perpetual smirk on her face, no matter what scene she's in?

Will you just take a cab already? Jeez!

Will you just take a cab already? Jeez!

The Onion's entire original 9/11 issue (it came out a couple weeks after 9/11) was Pulitzer-worthy. Every article hit exactly the right mixture of rage, sadness, cynicism and humor to make it both hilarious and appropriate during such a dreadful time. Seriously, timeless American satire, up there with Mark Twain.

The Onion's entire original 9/11 issue (it came out a couple weeks after 9/11) was Pulitzer-worthy. Every article hit exactly the right mixture of rage, sadness, cynicism and humor to make it both hilarious and appropriate during such a dreadful time. Seriously, timeless American satire, up there with Mark Twain.

I've never seen the Chandler connection pointed out, but it's totally plausible. I'll have to check that out—good call. 
Though I'm a HUGE Chandler fan, I have to admit I can never remember a shred of plot detail after I've put the book down. It's his unmatched style that's made me read practically everything he's ever…

I've never seen the Chandler connection pointed out, but it's totally plausible. I'll have to check that out—good call. 
Though I'm a HUGE Chandler fan, I have to admit I can never remember a shred of plot detail after I've put the book down. It's his unmatched style that's made me read practically everything he's ever…

That's really well put. I never thought about it much, but I agree both that (1) Ebert is a very good writer but (2) I don't share his tastes at all. I suppose we rate critics based on our agreement with them because when we read a review by that critic, we have a fair prediction of what we'll experience watching the…

That's really well put. I never thought about it much, but I agree both that (1) Ebert is a very good writer but (2) I don't share his tastes at all. I suppose we rate critics based on our agreement with them because when we read a review by that critic, we have a fair prediction of what we'll experience watching the…

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or if you're secretly Ringwald's publicist.

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or if you're secretly Ringwald's publicist.

The Yiddish Policeman's Union was one of the best books I've read in years and years. Don't know precisely what moved you, but I was oddly moved by that developed, complicated alternate-history world that never existed, but if only it did exist… What a more interesting place earth would be. If only.

The Yiddish Policeman's Union was one of the best books I've read in years and years. Don't know precisely what moved you, but I was oddly moved by that developed, complicated alternate-history world that never existed, but if only it did exist… What a more interesting place earth would be. If only.

Yes.

Yes.

A friend of mine growing up insisted the Jetsons was a revamp of "Make Room for Daddy" but he was probably full of it.

A friend of mine growing up insisted the Jetsons was a revamp of "Make Room for Daddy" but he was probably full of it.

That is so funny—my mom (who grew up watching this show) repeatedly pointed out the same thing to me when I was a kid, that Alice was always complaining about "cleaning all day" but the apartment was only two small rooms.

That is so funny—my mom (who grew up watching this show) repeatedly pointed out the same thing to me when I was a kid, that Alice was always complaining about "cleaning all day" but the apartment was only two small rooms.

It's funny you say that, and I totally see what you mean. But there is something about the slurring, whining, screaming that makes the whole experience so enjoyable. I personally don't hear macho posturing in the lead singer, just drugged-out angst and ecstasy. But, you know, it's all just a question of what one's…