Forum: Arts and Entertainment

From a conversation in chate, first one I suggest is Grass, by Carl Sandburg. Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo. Shovel them under and let me work - I am the grass; I cover all. And pile them high at Gettysburg And pile them...

Marvel have selected 700 #1 issues of their comics and have put them up for free in a limited run lasting a couple of days and available from their digital store. The Promo is running Sunday March 10 and runs 11PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 12....

I'm sure that if you watch certain shows, you see that they are working towards creating a romantic relationship. I'm sure you probably screamed at the TV,"Get them together already!" Surprisingly, TVTropes doesn't have a page with that title. ...

Mo' Hotta, Mo' Betta. That's a slogan I can get behind. I love fiery food. Last night I told the waitress I wanted my Drunken Noodles "Thai hot." Delicious! I would gargle with Tabasco if it wasn't so expensive in those little bottles.* What are...

It's a new reality show about a FLDS polygamist family. There's one husband (of course), 3 wives, and 12 kids. They live in a huge house which is divided up so each wife basically has an apartment in it with her own kitchen, bedrooms, etc., but...

Vote for as many choices as you like, write-ins are encouraged. Bonus topic: Haldir is hot.

My sister and I have feuded over what I say on Facebook about my nephew (nothing bad or IDENTIFYING). I just realized that the DEFAULT setting means ANYONE on the internet can read posts! Why wouldn't "friends" be the default setting?

I haven't seen the movie. I probably won't see the movie. I'm curious though: Is there any way anything called "The Last Airbender" can be any good? Opinions, please.

Vote I say. Show your work!

Yesterday in chat there was a discussion about General Hospital that I was largely ignoring since I don't watch soaps. When I saw pepper say something about a period of time when they were writing Luke Spencer as unsympathetic, though, I started...

Behold!

I was given a book on origami and my brother and I attempted to make origami bunnies last night. They were somewhat successful. The only problem is that one section of the end result has a tendency to come unfolded. We did four rabbits, and all...

Pictured in her role as Pam Beesly. In business casual. <3 ...I love the girl-next-door thing.

It looks as though owners of two of the world's largest publishers, Random House and Penguin, are to merge to form the biggest. It looks as though owners, Bertelsmann and Pearson will be combine to form a massive company worth several billion to see...

One of Herbie's recent Norton lectures, titled "Buddhism and Creativity" is worth looking at. Reddit's "jazz" subreddit is actually a pretty interesting forum, for being so large. I am still miffed some chippie at school like ten years ago never...

Didn't get around to opening the thread until now, largely because I forgot that tonight is the season premiere. Hmm, maybe a bad sign. Anyway, Castiel's God. What will happen? Can't be anything bad, can it?

Hot or not?

I saw her on House this week, and I see that she's continuing that blonde thing she started in the later seasons of That 70s Show. For the love of god, why hasn't anybody stopped her? In the early seasons of That 70s Show, she was cute in a...

Yeah, so I was all last few days thinking holy fuck shit, maybe *Finnegans Wake* really *is* the greatest novel ever written. And then, choosing a new floor to study on today, I was like "Hey, maybe that suckbag who subjects classics got a...

They are pretty awesome, considering how easy they are. Works like this: 1) Heat a skillet with about an inch of vegetable oil. (Not super hot.) 2) Open biscuits. Poke hole in each one with your finger. 3) Put about 4 biscuits at a...

I'm coming from a very specific, and very serious, perspective: part of my job calls for me to observe newly-hired English professors and write up an evaluation of the class(es) I observe, with the immediate goal being to re-hire (or not) the...

Over in the Dope's "Do women like MAD MEN" thread, some persons have commented on the sexism shown by many of the shows' male characters and endured by the female ones. Here's a couple of quotes: Love love love Mad Men. People who claim it's...

Looking around the first page of the Guggenheim, I note to my horror that nobody's started a Tolkien thread since What Exit? opened the first one. I blame myself. To atone, I am destroying my copies of the Firefly season five box set (including...

Weather Channel host Nicole Mitchell?

A new update: Holy crap. Holy crap. Holy crap. Oh V, we knew you would commit some horrible deed... But this?

A ciascun'alma presa e gentil core nel cui cospetto ven lo dir presente, in ciò che mi rescrivan suo parvente, salute in lor segnor, cioè Amore. Già eran quasi che atterzate l'ore del tempo che onne s tella n'è lucente, quando m'apparve Amor...

This is the exact opposite of Lib's well researched and well explained thread. This is an "off the top of your head" list of movies you've seen that you hate. If the movie is popular, please explain why it makes your worst list. My 10 Worst Films...

Anyone with me? I can't say why, I just find the suckers repulsive. I expect to see a lot of the little bastards this weekend.

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Chili is beanless. Ketchup does not belong on hot dogs. Cornbread does not have sugar in it. Let the Holy Wars begin!

"Excuse me while I whip this out." How many of us wanted this to be the first thing Obama said at his acceptance speech? :D Hands down, still the funniest movie ever made. What say you?

It's got some very funny short films, with the all-you-need-to-know title Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. My favorites: Ricky Gervais, Joel Hodgson and Brian Regan. http://www.crackle.com/c/Comedians_In_Cars_Getting_Coffee/

Ray Bradbury, one of the best sci-fi authors has sadly passed away aged 91. May his works be forever unburnable.

Inspired by Cluricaun's comments in the Elton John thread. I personally love the soft side of the 70's, but apparently that is not universally true. :lol: So let's all pick which of these oft maligned genres we hate the most. My vote goes to...

"Beer - the cause of, and solution to, most of Life's problems." So let's sound off about beer. What are your favorites? Which styles repel you? Is there such a thing as "too much hops?(no) This is the thread to opine, pontificate, and spout...

Because the polls running right now are insufficiently stupid. :smug: I wanted to include the coolest TV character from each decade, but I couldn't think of anybody from the 50s or 90s who was actually cool. :madsci:

Because it's that time of year and I have a ton of fresh asparagus chillin in the fridge, I've decided that tonight shall be asparagus risotto night. But now that I've got that I need something that asparagus risotto goes along well with. ...

My last few threads from been oddly Tolkien-free. I blame the Welsh. I'll name a few points of divergence; pick whichever amuse you. Weathertop, by a Nazgul blade. Moria, by an Orc-sword. Parth-Galen, by an Uruk arrow. Helm's Deep, by a...

We're all sorry for the other guy when he loses his job to a machine. When it comes to your job, that's different. And it always will be different. The Enterprise is used to test the M5, a computer that could replace the crew and captain of a...

Amazon.com has just implemented a new policy. "In consideration of our entire customer base, we exclude "adult" material from appearing in some searches and best seller lists. Since these lists are generated using sales ranks, adult materials...

I just don't have the heart to throw books in the rubbish. I thought burning them might be cool, in a twisted sort of way (just a bunch of Grisham and the like). I suppose I could sell them to the used book store for 5¢ apiece or something, but...

All right kids, this one is fun and simple. Every member of Domebo has a number linked to their profile. Presumably I think it's generated in order of when you joined. IMDB has a similar profile page with every actor, director, writer, grip and...

I've just got my copy of the second book in Lindsey Davis's mystery series set in Ancient Rome, and I also bought a copy of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, which was recommended on the SDMB. It's a collection of case histories of people with...

Holy Jesus. What is this movie? I recall hearing about it when it came out, and have heard people discuss it since. But just now I watched about 30 minutes of it and I want to be put down.

Grate your own nutmeg. The flavor is so much better, and it's actually cheaper than pre-ground. Whole nutmegs last forever. Freshly-ground pepper. For an instant nosh for guests, pour a bottle of Pickapeppa Sauce over a block of cream cheese....

I recently rented the Tim Burton film version of Sweeney Todd, and loved it. I have since bought the complete soundtrack and watched a lot of scenes from the stage version on Youtube. This is without a doubt my favorite musical of all time - I've...

Looking over last.fm, and various other message boards I've seen a lot of people describe their musical taste by leaving something out. For example "I listen to everything but country" And for the life of me, I can't think of any single genre...

I'm choosing shows that I remember as staying with me for a few days after the original telecast of most of the episodes. I'm choosing shows that made me care about the characters. In the order I remember them: Hill Street Blues The Wire Oz...