I'm very tired of all the sexy, wealthy, powerful people and their sexy, whiny significant others on network TV, regardless of gender. Knights of Prosperity was onto something smart and original that didn't make me feel like I was the only person left without a six/seven figure income and a gardener/secretary that I was secretly fucking.

I miss ugly, fat, dumb, poor, ethnically diverse people that were actually funny and/or entertaining.

Does this mean we get to call those people Shitheads and really mean it?

I don't have much to say about this movie, which looks like it will wear out Vince Vaughn's welcome for awhile. His Vince Vaughniness is getting old and certainly doesn't work in kids movies.

I really just wanted to say DANG, Stephanie Zacharek - you are hot. I've been reading your writings for a long time, but just saw you on Video Dog. You's a looka!

Nicole Kidman is about as good at acting as Tom Cruise is. Oh, SNAP!

I think a day of no music is a great idea, but I can't say that I would participate. I'm a musician first, a graphic designer and animator second. I'd say music gives visual art a great boost and vice versa when done correctly. I don't think that there's anything wrong with a company using a song to promote a product because it also promotes the song's artist. If a song is strong enough it transcends commercial value and will not be tainted. Some of these commercials use silence, or a single voice for the same sort of emotional effect.

I have a healthy disdain of "The Man", but I also know that if those commercials didn't feature real, talented musicians then they would have some canned commercial jingle bullshit that nobody wants to hear. That said, Modest Mouse was still a terrible choice for a mini-van commercial. Again, when done correctly.

The topic is too broad for a web post, but I think that "No Music Day" might be taking itself a bit too seriously. A lot like Ambient House musicians do.

I agree that it can be confusing, and this article definitely helps explain it well. I really didn't have that difficult a time understanding what was going on. And you really do have pay close attention to the background and dialogue simultaneously. It's the kind of movie that answers it's own questions at different times and places. Meaning something that seems confusing at the beginning will be explained at the end, and something confusing at the end might require you to remember something from the beginning. If you walk out halfway, then no wonder it's a mystery to you.

I don't mean to sound like a condescending prick, but it's a movie for multitaskers that can compartmentalize many different parts of a story and recall individual plot lines when each new bit of random info is presented non-linearly. That said, there are some areas that are still pretty vague, but I think that also enhances the fun.

I think it's a great reflection of the way a lot of younger people consume so much information so quickly every day that it all ends up getting mashed together in their minds and nothing is really all that clear. Which can lead to extreme acts of desperate frustration and violence.

Now I'm going to watch the Sean William Scott masterpiece, Mr. Woodcock.

Matt and Trey have stated in many interviews that they're basically non-biased when it comes to political matters in the sense that they don't subscribe to any party's views. They just use common sense to create the story lines and the kids of South Park are the voices of reason amongst the adult's bitter sociopolitical rivalries. I'd say it's the best way to handle such themes. They can make fun of both sides and create real satire instead of locking themselves into a tired political base.

I just wanted to say thanks to Cary for addressing this simple question with such depth, reason and psychedelic class. It's something I've thought about before and came to a similar conclusion.

Also, my girlfriend had written a letter to you before that was featured on salon. It was a typical "my boyfriend is an aggressive alcoholic"(me) type of letter and she was surprised that it was published here and that I had inadvertently read it. I've got to say that you're advice was insightful and helpful for us both. There are few ways for a man to feel worse about his behavior than reading his own significant-other's plea to a stranger to help.

Her letter and your response opened a dialogue between us that was very good(for lack of a better expression) and we went on to have some of our best times together. We're not together anymore for unrelated reasons, but I thank you nonetheless.

I've always enjoyed reading you're advice and hope to do so for a long time.

I understand that this is a female-oriented show, but I remember watching a few of the first episodes and thinking: Mid-western-rural women now have a show that they can all fantasize and talk about and pretend is relevant to them! It's money and you're cash cows.

I don't consider myself a jaded hipster, but let's be honest. This show was always a piece of upper-crust white girl pulp trash. Get the fuck over yourselves, ladies. If you want to cum on the gigantic dick of an eco-concious, Kennedy-esque millionaire, just say it and/or do it, but please stop making shows about it and acting like that's the American Ideal.