Death Cab released a single on Sub Pop in 2000. https://rateyourmusic.com/r…

2nd tier, but worth watching - Space Cops is an interesting attempt to merge an English police procedural with science fiction. It's on Youtube.

The guy in the white shirt looks like the embodiment of VH1 Behind the Music. The hair, the shirt, the glossy pants; everything.

Ha, I mainly guessed because a lot of those records are stuff that cool kids would have listened to when I was in high school.

Hmmm, good point.

I'm pegging the author's age at ~35, based on his choices. Anyone else want to guess?

Everyone should see the low-budget 80s fantasy series STORYLORDS, which is actually about reading and filmed in Northern Wisconsin. The main character's name is Norbert (or Norby), fer chrissakes. The whole thing is a bizarre time capsule.

Or maybe McQueen was under contract to make another movie with a studio he hated, so he intentionally chose a non-commercial project. http://www.k-bailey.com/unk…

Great! You can pick up the antique spoon collection anytime today after 3.

As someone who also just finished reading Bleeding Edge I'd say it has the same lightness as IV but more depth.

Hell yeah, The Moonstone! The mystery story is so simply deceptive.

We read The Things They Carried in high school. It was intense and amazing, and I never need to read it again. I still think about the lemon tree anecdote, from time to time.

The AV Club tried rebranding local coverage as "Decider" sites a few years ago, and changed it back after maybe a year. So, it's not random, but a domain they use as support for avclub.com

Counterpoint: I used to do improv with a cool nun who taught elementary school.

Correction: "had the light kicked right in his eyes."

Actually, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy shows George Smiley at plenty of meals. It's one of the opening scenes in the book and original miniseries, for crying out loud.

I remember that the bad guy in Four Brothers was pretty hilarious and the whole movie felt like a 1970s B film.

I take it "Kahn riffing" refers to Spock's turn as a weary saloon singer.

"staging Clifford Odets plays in our backyards and moaning softly to ourselves"

Howard Zinn's A People's Search for Carmen Sandiego.