There is American moralism, a half-baked, ill-concieved hysteria built around fear of sex, particularly sex being had by other people. But beyond that, this so-called American morality Mr. "Feminists Ate My Bayyy-beee" Brightstar is so terrified is being destroyed consists of "Christian folk" standing in jackboots on the throats of the poor while they shit on them and cheerlead the deaths of brown people.

Can you blame them? Consider the alternative headline:

"Fox Lets Sally Field Say 'Goddamn'; Millions of Viewers Die From Shock"

I do so love intraweb sanctimony.

Not a fight worth having, since it boils down to personal preference. "Is not, is too, is not, is too."

I think they're both marvelous. Personally, I find The Wire more satisfying because I feel The Sopranos is often too episodic, starting interesting sub-plots and then dropping them half-resolved. But that's a minor quibble given the powerful character arcs of the series. The Wire is less sloppy in this way, more coherent in terms of dealing with every sub-plot introduced, which is why it has the edge for me.

Others may feel the characters in The Sopranos are better realized, more complex and ultimately more genuine. I won't argue the point.

But in the end, they're both subline. I watched both obsessively, unlike just about any other television series I've ever seen.

Though in my household, we already have no cell phone while driving for teens. Actually, we have no cell phone for teens period, which is an amazing policy that costs zero dollars to implement. Occasionally there is whining and pouting to deal with, but that's inevitable from all teens and will happen no matter what.

I have no interest in this movie because I hate the title. "The Brave One," oh, puh-leeze.

The roll-over-and-die Democrats have now been told what their next capitulation will be.

The fame isn't quite as big for Vimeo stars, (though there is overlap) but the work is usually much more creative and interesting, as are the potential interviews.

What are you trying to say with this post? That Snow is an oaf has been long established. Beyond that, um, what's your point?

You, all those pouts the last couple of days about All Apple All The Time here. I was being a preemptive smartass.

Can you EVER stop talking about Apple?

Jaws is superb but Kornheiser is an unwatchable/unlistenable cornhole. Oh, the unbearable tedium of his self-involved sanctimony.

He's obviously an employee of the G.O.P. All things considered, the MoveOn ad went easy on him.

You asked for it.

Yesterday morning I caught a few minutes of Matt Lauer interviewing Tiki Barber on the Today Show, and I was struck by how forceful he was. He confronted Tiki on a number of controversial subjects and pressed for answers when Tiki didn't quite address the questions.

And I thought, "Matt, where do you hide this side of yourself when you're interviewing conservative politicians or other representatives of the right?"

I wasn't commenting on the appropriateness or inappropriateness of cigarettes or smoking myself, but on the simple fact that in America at this point, the movie has a double-whammy against it. It's a musical, a tough sell to many Americans. Throw in the reference to cigarettes, a topic of much volatility, and it probably just looks like more trouble than it's worth.

It'll probably make the arthouse rounds sooner or later, don'tcha think?

Shoulda been $200.

No. Wait. Shoulda been $300.

$500!

One meelyun!

Wahhhh! Apple sux!

:P

No wonder UA doesn't want to release it.

For a standard to be accepted as open, doesn't it have to be, oh, you know, open?