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Is that NSFW pic (thanks for the heads up Gabe) actually in the movie, cause if so I'm glad that they got something right. I always like to lay in an awkward position with my feet strategically placed over my lover's genitals after sex.

I like his movies, except for that nervous fella that's always in them.

I tell ya, they only come out at night... or in this case once the word "Twilight" is mentioned.

"My point is that there isn't really such a thing as inspirational or useful commencement speeches." Not true. David Foster Wallace at Kenyon College in 2005, for your pleasure: http://www.marginalia.org/dfw_kenyon_commencement.html

Dan looks like Casey Tatum from the Uncle Muscles Hour in the above pic.

Ron, you should be declared the official sponsor or the 2009 AC vs. GB debate.

Not to mention the best use of a children's choir in recent memory. I hear some vespertine influence in the way they used those kids on the album.

Comparing this to MPP is ridiculous, as the only thing they seem to have in common is hype. They are two completely different artists with two completely different sounds. Veckatimest is a textural masterpiece with all the nuance of Yellow House with a newly added pop flare (and Bear's druming does make the album). But MPP is a totally different concept, a wall of sound that coalesces so much with each listen that eventually, it sounds like a solitary instrument playing one long, evolving melody (at least to me). They are both groundbreaking albums that sound entirely unique. To take away credit from one based upon the brilliance of the other is just silly. And while it's great to see 2 established bands at the top of their game, let's not forget that there are 9 months left for a new band to come and sweep us off our feet. Now, let's start hyping the next Spoon album so that they actually begin making one.

Thank you for the Reign Over Me hate. I second that emotion.

Give it another 5-10 years and this will be Gabe. Senilegum.com

I may be alone here, but I think the AD movie should be just one long episode (bleeped cursing included). All I've ever wanted as a fan was more of it. The show had at least another 2 good seasons in it so how can they possibly go wrong with 2 hours. The Simpsons on the other hand, should have quit no later than season 10 (8 was the peak).