I need to work out a site title graphic. Can I just go with some sort of font stylings, or does there need to be a beard in it? I went with subject matter for the spectacle site and the skirts, and thematic for the women, and just plain text for most of the rest. Dunno. Dunno. I was gonna go with a literal Platonic beard, but that's really just wanking.

Photo of Alan Moore, perhaps?

Alex Trebek is hospitalized after having a mild heart attack.

Thanks, Matt, for setting back the cause of sexy facial hair another decade. I'm trying to help here.

Tom, I can't believe that Star Riders concept is in the 90s. That so seems like an 80s miscalculation. It's pretty horrifying. Think of all the poor vulnerable girls that could have been contaminated by that one chick who looks like she's sticking her ass into a flower.

Allyson, what are you going to do in order to negate the effect you had on the universe by paying into Dane Cook's pocketbook? This requires atonement far and beyond the torture of experiencing his set.

I don't understand why the Laugh Factory keeps allowing him to ruin people's nights. Clearly, the majority of the audience didn't enjoy the set. And I saw at least one of the better comedians had bailed before Cook had finished. I don't know if it's as common as I think it is, but from the comedy shows I've seen the comics preceding the headliner stick around, and seem to support each other.

the comics preceding the headliner stick around, and seem to support each other

That's certainly standup etiquette as I know it, but Montreal was peculiarly high profile and backwater at the same time. Two English speaking comedy clubs in the entire city, and they were within easy walking distance of each other. Such a minefield.

But so fun! I miss comedy sometimes, even as I understand I had to run away from it to save my sanity.

I think this is an interesting list, and I encourage people to make immediate and continuing use of the information.

My mother's response to my Batjacket was "You know, in my head, you're too old for that stuff."

Yeah, I know. But it's sure better than a coke habit.

I think he's my sort of asshole.

His book (My Booky Wook) is very funny and honest and well written (and dark).

I just Magic Mike advertised as the "Citizen Kane of stripper movies." I wonder who's playing Rosebud.

I love how flatly (and bluntly) he speaks, and how he's self-critical or bitchy with the same pacing and intonation. And how he tosses in oversimplification ("the horse house") with just slight fancy talk.

I'll have a look at a sample from the book and see if the tone translates to the written for me.

Admit it, ita, the Tom Hardy beard is the reason you had to start the beards site, right?

Russell Brand is the sort of persona that I assume I'm not going to like, only it turns out I do. I feel like there was some sketchy stuff out there I'm forgetting, but, obviously, I forget.

Dear person who is private messaging me on FB to tell me that the words "oppression" and "patriarchy" are jargon.

Kindly fuck off.