Has anyone else noticed the similarity between Storm Chasers and Amadeus? Both are about an ambitious man of modest ability who works really hard to achieve his dream, but continually fails due to his own lack of skill. Then he gets increasingly bitter over the easy success of the more talented guy with a bad attitude.

I was at a party last week where I was chatting with someone about problems in the school system. As soon as the words "bad teachers" left my mouth, she flew into a rage. See, she's a teacher, and she was offended by anyone bringing up the concept of bad teachers ( Read more... )

Ad agencies - especially those devoted to online media - always seem to have the most worthless websites. Why would you think I care about dozens of high-res photos of your office instead of, say, a phone number. If their own website is that useless, why would anyone else hire them?

How come Boise State's the only team that feels the need to dye their field to match their uniforms in order to give themselves camoflauge? It seems like the sort of cheap meritless advantage other teams would copy until the NCAA bans it. As it is, I can't take Boise State seriously until they take off the camo training wheels and play some real

College football experts, imagine the following scenario, which I think is realistic: Alabama and Oregon end the year with one loss and many dominating wins over strong opponents. Ohio State, Michigan State and either Oklahoma or Nebraska go undefeated against lesser, but still fairly strong schedules. Boise State and TCU go undefeated against ( Read more... )

See if you can guess what this article is talking about with these quotes:"rich, lambent color comes from within, as if the movie itself is ablaze with its own crazy sense of purpose. (Or as if someone just off-screen were burning a cross on the lawn ( Read more... )

I'm going to offer an official prediction, so that in four years when it happens I can say "I told you so." Or if it doesn't happen, you can mock me ( Read more... )

Football fans, what rule/play changes would you like to see in the NFL? Please stick with realistic options that would still be recognizable as football. Not "Add trampolines," "Replace the players with bears shooting harpoons," or, "Award two points every time they throw a ball through a hoop ( Read more... )

Can anyone explain to me why it's newsworthy that some random idiot is planning to burn a Koran? Obnoxious attention-seekers seek attention by being obnoxious all the time. That's not a story. So why is the media giving him the attention he craves ( Read more... )

There hasn't been a political sex scandal in a while, which means that people aren't hypocritically changing their opinions based on which party the cheating politician belongs to. So now's a good time to discuss them ( Read more... )