I read about a legal case (two girls stabbed another to get Slenderman off their back) that included testimony from an expert about how reality and fantasy wouldn't be confused after the age of 9 under normal circumstances (one of the girls was diagnosed afterwards with schizophrenia).

"Single female seeks same. Must have outrageous approximation of Cajun accent or be willing to fake it indefinitely."

One of my elder brothers drove this ancient pickup around for a bit until a hole was worn through the floor. I think that one had a good run.

Foo Fighters still get a fair bit of press. Not sure if the Manic Street Preachers count as coming out of the 90s. Barenaked Ladies generally still get a fair amount of attention. Wu Tang Clan's last album certainly managed to get a hell of a lot of press.

There are a lot of most kinds of people on this site. I can think of a good number of regulars around your age pretty much instantly. I can also think of a few who are 60+, if I recall correctly. In between those, there are tons; at a guess, 30ish to 40ish seems to be the most common range, but who really knows?

My little brother used to watch Fallon's Late Late show pretty frequently (being in his early-mid 20s at the time). It was about the right time for people getting off of a late shift and wanting something that worked well while they were high, I think, and he wasn't really into Ferguson for whatever reason.

Roger Miller, as always, defies categorization. Chug a lug, chug a lug!

Interesting case. Depends on how the singer interprets it, I'd say. "It's not working out" (this lifestyle, that is) or "I know it's over" (for me, at least) would be my picks, though it could also be an ironic "the right way to live" (is all around me, but I'm sure as hell not a part of it right now).

Ozzy or Dio?

Ireland isn't necessarily a far stretch. Irish trad still has an enduring base and country music has rather a lot of it in its DNA. You could play a set of Irish and Scottish folk music and American (old) country and bluegrass without ever needing to switch instruments. Note how Steve Earle's "Galway Girl" is now a…

There's no "probably" about it. I remember how he sold himself and it was definitely all about his "real musician" bonafides.

Nothing will ever ruin "Stroking", though. That's a wedding perennial!

I wouldn't call it amazing, necessarily (I don't really go out and listen to it), but it is a very well-crafted song. People who are into pop songcraft have plenty to dig into there, and that seems to apply to the majority of pop culture writers these days, so it's pretty natural that you'd see a high opinion of it…

As someone who writes about and listens to music, you probably hear pretty much any music substantially more than many people. To my knowledge, I haven't heard any of Beyonce's recent songs, and I'm not avoiding her at all (just been too busy and wiped to tackle new stuff lately). It really doesn't take an active…

But now you can join the rest of us in looking askance at the apex and landing of every escalator you ride and mentally noting the position of the emergency stop button. Aren't you happy for that to join your daily routine?

I'm no KISS fan, but I'd go for "Shout It Out Loud" or "Detroit Rock City" over "Rock and Roll All Night" any day.

Ha. This is what happens when Nashville tries to own an entire genre. I'd love to know what they think about someone like Robbie Fulks or Corb Lund.

Don't forget vacationing in Mexico. It's become a strangely prevalent theme in pop country.

Pretty good generational rhetoric! I was born in '84 and cringed through most of this movie. I think that you're onto something.

Would you blindly believe anybody, though? A history of racism, as I was saying, could easily be a well-kept secret. I don't think she'd be more believable if she had never talked about it or that talking about it makes her less believable, basically. A secret racist with a squeaky-clean reputation in the same…