Just in the sense that at the end of 2001 I was left with a sense of overwhelming awe at the beauty and unknowable vastness of space, and at the end of New World I had a similar sense of this transcendent understanding of Nature's mystery.

Just in the sense that at the end of 2001 I was left with a sense of overwhelming awe at the beauty and unknowable vastness of space, and at the end of New World I had a similar sense of this transcendent understanding of Nature's mystery.

I always felt this was kind of like 2001: A Space Odyssey but focusing on America rather than the entire universe.

I always felt this was kind of like 2001: A Space Odyssey but focusing on America rather than the entire universe.

Vonnegut's a pretty adorable motherfucker, too.

Vonnegut's a pretty adorable motherfucker, too.

Gen XL.

Gen XL.

I first listened to Blue Lines maybe 2 or 3 years ago, and I was shocked that it came out in 1991.

I first listened to Blue Lines maybe 2 or 3 years ago, and I was shocked that it came out in 1991.

I'm going to have to agree with "Toxic" as a guilty pleasure.

I'm going to have to agree with "Toxic" as a guilty pleasure.

Apparently Chuck Norris edits any movies he lets his kids see to remove all the offensive content, which is actually kind of scary.

Apparently Chuck Norris edits any movies he lets his kids see to remove all the offensive content, which is actually kind of scary.

A friend told me that Hunter S. Thompson committed suicide because Bush got re-elected. I'm not finding evidence that that's true in his suicide note, but it doesn't seem unlikely.

A friend told me that Hunter S. Thompson committed suicide because Bush got re-elected. I'm not finding evidence that that's true in his suicide note, but it doesn't seem unlikely.

I had a teacher who would always tell this story of how he was at a big convention or something that featured Bill Nye, and there were a bunch of scantily-clad girls screaming after him. My former teacher gave Nye a jock-nod, but he just rolled his eyes and moved on - the teacher hated him ever since.

I had a teacher who would always tell this story of how he was at a big convention or something that featured Bill Nye, and there were a bunch of scantily-clad girls screaming after him. My former teacher gave Nye a jock-nod, but he just rolled his eyes and moved on - the teacher hated him ever since.

The Kids Are Alright is, in my mind, the best "rockumentary" ever made. The film itself is actually anarchic enough that it feels like an extension of The Who - plus, Won't Get Fooled Again at the end is a performance that absolutely deserves to be called "epic."

The Kids Are Alright is, in my mind, the best "rockumentary" ever made. The film itself is actually anarchic enough that it feels like an extension of The Who - plus, Won't Get Fooled Again at the end is a performance that absolutely deserves to be called "epic."