The 70s? Ok. Disco and punk were sort of cool, I suppose.

I like it.

Well ok.

Yeah. Buy this one. It's cheaper than the other versions. And it reminds me of Gosford Park in one scene.

You know, it's interesting with Richard Belzer in that all the comedians that you love love him, but you probably don't love him.

I'm a renter. I got no clue.

The irony is that Huxley was a total snob who thought that jazz and crime fiction could be pushed aside by making children appreciate Mozart and Dostoyevski. So here he is inspiring a rock band.

You know Teddy Bear stuff is creepy in its own right, isn't it?

THe problem with this title is that when I tell people I publish it, they are always thinking I'm saying B-d-ss Wh-re.

Seriously, if you just saw 300 you NEED to read this book to get the background (ok sure you can also read Herodotus, but why bother)

Well there are no real miniseries or cool shows based on either the Byzantine Empire or the Crusades or the rise of Islam or Genghis Khan - but its all good stuff regardless.

So "spell your name" and "use the alphabet" are not sufficient? Because Sam Kinison died to impart that knowledge.

Apparently so does James Patterson.

I hear she's good.

I hear it's cool.