No less than Brian Wilson is the undisputed champion of writing heartfelt, beautiful songs about his “lady friend’s unflattering new haircut.”

Tackling tennis-hecklers cannot be the biggest challenge in the thickset worlds of bodyguarding, bouncing or related tough-guy trades.

I love the scene where Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) shows upvat the family home, endures dad's hostility, and, with her spots knowledge gains his trust and end up totally taking over.

Silver Linings Playbook and The Lady In The Van.

Only actual lols in that whole sorry flick.

“Quack”, rated R.

I purchased “Lincoln” (2012) on DVD at the local CEX only to return home and find the box contained “Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter” (2012).

I remember it quite well from the original broadcast, though I've not seen it since.   But in my youth, I read and re-read the novelisation.  

What’s the link in Remembrance of the Daleks?

When Gershwin scored “American in Paris”, it included parts for four Parisian taxi horns which he brought bacck to the US with him. In his score, they are labelled A, B, C and D- the debate rages on whether that’s just a way to distinguish the four, or an indication of the pitch.

I got a Firefly notification for /this/?

I wonder how much the Coens paid for this slice of teen rebellion?

Yeastie Boys is now a beer brand in NZ. 

OK, *now* it's the most wonderful time of the year.

Riesling is fit only to be drunk from snack packaging in a parking lot. Hmpff. **Adjusts monocle**

Oh good, another list of ten greatest lists of lists of all time.  I'll add it to my list.

Yes, but a “call out” is an expression of defiant disagreement.

Hard to beat a picture of someone holding up a phone handset.

If we just add an ‘A’ for ‘asexual’ and a ‘U’ for ‘undecided’, then we can have “QUILTBAG”, and honestly, who could habour ill will towards a QUILTBAG?

There’s “A Deadly Adoption” (2015) which is a played-straight Lifetime Movie that happens to star Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig.