The seventies were a strange time....

They don't want to improve the country. They don't even want to govern. They want to break government, enrich themselves, and persecute people who think, act, and look different from them. That's all they're good for. Fuck them.

And Trump just sits there like the sad clown he is. Vive la France!!

The film's only possible justification is that it saved Paramount, enabling the production of "Chinatown," the Godfather films, and numerous other masterpieces.

Oh look Mildred....a dick with a chainsaw....

One of the most inspiring moments of the 1960s. Even more thrilling to hear Mario deliver it on video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsO_...

I'm sure people said stupid shit like this all the time before the advent of social media. You just didn't have to listen to it anywhere near as much.

A fantastic writer. His Rolling Stones book is one of the greatest rock tomes ever, and "Rhythm Oil" is not far behind.

Indeed. W. J. Rorabaugh's fascinating "Alcoholic Republic" not only reveals the enormous amounts early 19th century Americans drank, but argues that their consumption of whiskey led to a perpetual and debilitating clash between their aspirations and reality. Great Book!!

I have gratefully farmed out the wrapping of my wife's presents to my daughters for years. They inherited her talent for crisp corners and symmetrical ribbons.