I just listened to the audiobook of Stiff. It was great. Tonight I just started Butler's Kindred. So far, so good.

Absolutely, it's surprising. But he's SO. GODDAMN. GOOD. in this show.

This is the most blatant case of fraudulent advertising since my case against the film The Neverending Story.

It's course and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere.

That header (heh) looks like Hodor's disembodied Hodor.

Commence to squabble.

As a fist-shaking-at-clouds old man, I find it rather jarring to see an ideograph in a book review.

Snozzberries? Who ever heard of a snozzberry?

Braggart.

Kafka co.

YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP. HEARING'S GONE. LONG STORY. GOT THESE THINGS CRANKED UP TO THE MAX.

Imaginary children read Edward Albee.

Well, no one's commenting. So…anyone ever see that Wayans Bros. movie White Girls? No? Me either.

I thought he was suggesting that was a through-line on all his films.

Least surprising headline I've read today.

I, for one, welcome our new towheaded overlords.

You don't know what I do for a living.

Barb 2016.

And he got sort of Chubby. I'm betting Han finally got him neutered.

Van Sant is wildly overrated. His greatest contribution is drawing much deserved attention to Elliott Smith. His best films elicit a sense of "well, that wasn't quite a waste of time".