Typical. A terrorist blaming the Jews.

Buzz Lightyear?

I never even noticed it, but in retrospect that detail would perfectly fit Ari Gold's character.

3D is totally appropriate. Fitzgerald's visual descriptions very much captured a sense of space and scale. Not that Luhrmann seems particularly invested in capturing the book's descriptive tone, but the technique is certainly more justifiable here than for, say, a Tolstoy adaptation.

It was his sled!

Alternate universe adaptations of classic literature weren't much of a thing back in the day. Except for that one where Sherlock Holmes fights the Nazis.

Also, a crazy troll dude eating hair and fingers! Who isn't entertained by that?

Do it! I read it for the first time as a 25-year-old, and thought it was great. Plus, it's less than 200 pages, so even the lazy 15-year-old in all of us doesn't have to expend too much effort.

Son of a… HOW DID I MISS THAT?

Her name is Myrtle Wilson. Her name is Myrtle Wilson.

That's something that concerns me, too. This quote: "Rhimes simply assumes that her viewership is savvy enough to understand that while Olivia sees herself as a fundamentally good person—she describes herself as someone who wears a white hat—the things she does ultimately erode the rule of law and eat away at…

Grandpa Borgnine, No!

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans?

Thanks!

I've come to realize that a huge (perhaps even primary) factor in my enjoyment of a song is the sound quality itself. Granular hisses and vibrant rumbles sound amazing, no matter how simplistic or banal the composition.

That's what's so great about it. The inane is rendered sublime through minimal manipulation.

My God, it's full of stars!

I never heard of those before. Looked 'em up and loved 'em. Any other recommendations?

"the drug user still has choices that they can make, and the decision to choose to take drugs is still there."

About Schmidt was similarly mismarketed.