Plant is in great voice on that song

Her first album is not bad. The songs aren’t amazing, but her backup band sounds like Faces.

I try and stay away from movies and shows whose titles mix capitals and lowercase. It’s never steered me wrong.

Short list for casting Roger Ailes:

Yes I got it

As a teenager I read almost everything King had written up to that point, from Carrie to Gerald’s Game. (That includes the short stories but not the Bachman stuff, because I didn’t much like Thinner.) Then I either got snobby or developed taste, depending on your politics, or maybe I just burned out. But The Dead Zone…

Fuck yeah Paths of Glory is better than The Shining. You don’t need an encyclopedic knowledge of movies to know that. And yes, I get it.

Issue #1: It’s been awhile, but I remember Tom Cruise being pretty A-grade excellent in Rain Man. Between him and Dustin Hoffman, I think he had the tougher, more demanding role.

Got it:

I’ll allow it. But you’re on thin ice, counselor.

I think I have a problem with Tommy Lee Jones, and it is this: Unless he’s playing a gruff lawman, I don’t care. If he enters a scene and there’s not a badge somewhere on his person, it’s hey look Tommy Lee Jones is trying something different good for him what else is on?

Yay, good for you. I actually watched “Hang the DJ” based on the number of recommendations last week. But “Metalhead” remains my favorite.

I still quote The Critic and say “Hachi Machi!” pretty often.

Borscht Almighty

Good Lord, a Grady show—I had no idea. “Sanford & Son” could barely tell enough story to get to Red Foxx faking a heart attack each week.

I liked the theme song a lot

Once, after this song came on a jukebox, a friend of mine remarked that Bruce Springsteen is just about the only guy on Earth who can get away with calling himself “pilgrim.”

Tunnel of Love is maybe my sixth favorite Springsteen album, and I mean that as a compliment. It takes a little while to get off the ground but by the second half it’s just about as good as anything he’s ever done. Criticisms about its production are grossly overstated. “One Step Up” is the one that brings tears to my…

That’s weird, I can distinctly remember this going, “I didn’t know I was lost at the time/on Arlington Road/on Arlington Road yeah”

While Chesil Beach itself remains the gold standard in British coastal beauty (the ultimate rocky getaway, with the water a sumptuous 11 degrees—perfect for sunbathing in a wool suit), I must admit the hotel accommodations left much to be desired. Complimentary breakfast ran out of kippers before 7 a.m., the manager…