Spot on. And, for me, that side effect is the most problematic. Melatonin has helped me fall asleep, but it leaves me feeling really groggy most of the next day. The negatives of that side effect (again, for me) outweigh any benefits.

“Well, it really does look like Joe murdered her ...”

There isn’t too much framing.  The film itself is featured in full and accounts for probably 90% of the film’s run time.

Nonsensical is the word I kept returning to as well. The conceit is solid ... but the film-within-a-film itself is just ... nonsense. PERHAPS if the older sister was a young teen it might make it easier to swallow, but she’s obviously a mature teenager, at least 18 or 19, and more likely a young adult.  So why on…

Look, I don’t know what you’re going on about or why you’re so bent out of shape. It’s weird. But here’s the thing ... your response confirms to me that you aren’t remotely capable of basic reasoning.

“the 2 million dead Americans”

If you are a spotify user, the music function of this thing will blow you away. The 245 Music is a godsend, because I don’t have to have anything but my watch and headphones when I head out for a run.  Easy to load up playlists from Spotify.

If you are a spotify user, the music function of this thing will blow you away. The 245 Music is a godsend, because…

This is an OUTRAGEOUSLY good deal on this watch.  I have the Forerunner 245 Music, which I love, and was about to order the same watch for my wife for $299.  Then I saw this deal!

This is an OUTRAGEOUSLY good deal on this watch.  I have the Forerunner 245 Music, which I love, and was about to…

Unimaginable ball sweat

I just said the EXACT SAME THING (with far less eloquence) before I read your comment. I was also 12 when the movie came out, and the utter confusion about who the hell they were fighting and why DEFINITELY bothered me, and made me enjoy the movie less. The “why” certainly mattered to me. I distinctly remember being…

Great piece as always, Tom! I was 12 when this came out, and while I certainly remembered loving the action stuff, I distinctly remember that the vagaries of the conflict at the end DID bug the hell out of me. I remember asking my dad ... “wait, who are they fighting, and also why?” It makes the movie even more dumb…

you definitely don’t know what a Ponzi scheme is

Like he’s not even doing anything illegal? He’s just a sales rep for Asti Spumanti? I’m in.

Yep, I’ll echo this comment. I’m 46 years old and can say that the notion in 1987 that Beatty was a huge star was even difficult for me, a child of the 80s, to really grasp. I remember being somewhat confused (?) when there was such a big hullabaloo about Dick Tracy. The movie was so hyped because he was the lead and…

That is spot ON, mullets. The worst part about Ishtar, as you point out, is that it’s mostly BORING! As Roger Ebert said in 1987:

Great stuff, Rachel. I’m an experienced runner now but we all had to start somewhere. Your tips are spot on. If you don’t mind, I would add two more that really helped me when I was a beginner:

TOM!  This is LAUGH OUT LOUD funny!  Oh man, thanks for taking one for the team.  This brought me so much joy

yeah but those facts are just, like, your OPINION man

that’s a great analysis

There are (obviously) enough parallels between the Homeland White House and ours to BEG the question: how would the real life White House (and Trump supporters) react to the flight recorder situation? The answer is too obvious to ignore, isn’t it? Russia’s big reveal would be followed by a couple things - (1) it’s…