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"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." --Archilochus, Ancient Greek poet This fragment of verse has been used as a metaphor for the two types of humanity. As one writer explained it, "Basically, human beings are categorized as either 'hedgehogs' or 'foxes'...

If you were a fictional character, who would you be? And why? I suspect this forum is replete with latter-day Hamlets and Scarletts and Don Quixotes, Wonder Women and Tom Sawyers. If you're more than one, that's okay. I, myself, have the heart of Popeye and the motor skills of Elmer Fudd. (I...

Dear Lord...what a sad spectacle! What would possess the poor man to drag himself before the camera in that condition? He looks gaunt and ill and his speech is still slurred from the stroke. I've always liked Dick. He was a cool, competent and amiable master of ceremonies wherever he...

For some reason, I am moved to share this with you all. (I don't know if I'm saving my sanity or throwing the first handful of it away.) TERPSICHORE Before the curtain, the people come in Speaking, laughing, smiling and not, Confident, tentative, giddy and solemn. Some carry their worries...

On this thread, let's share our favorite insults. Classic venom from history, literature, or film...common put-downs you've gathered "in the wild" from your friends, acquaintances, coworkers, etc....original zingers you've coined yourself. Anything goes. Please don't direct the insults at...

If anyone is interested in a couple of chilling, subtle and atmospheric horror films this Halloween, check out a twofer just released on Warner Brothers DVD, "I Walked with a Zombie/The Body Snatcher." Both films were made for RKO in the 1940's by producer Val Lewton (who also gave us the...

DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU'RE STILL WORKING TO SOLVE MY ANAGRAMS IN THE THREAD ENTITLED "STUDY THESE PHRASES." GO, DEVIL EURO! is GOODIELUVER DALLAS U. LAVA IS CRUD. is VLADISLAUS DRACULA COOK, POOR APE! is KOOPACOOPER O, TEEN SINS! is NESSONITE REAMS VILE SISTER is...

What are they? Titles? Headlines? Quotations? GO, DEVIL EURO! DALLAS U. LAVA IS CRUD. COOK, POOR APE! O, TEEN SINS! REAMS VILE SISTER WE IS BORED, BUB.

The recent thread on the Simpsons was so popular, and so was the old one about great lines from movies, what about collecting the funniest or most dramatic lines from television programs? Comedies, dramas, documentaries, sportscasts, news...if you relish it, share it with us. I'll prime the...

On Bravo's "Inside the Actor's Studio," host James Lipton always asks his guests this series of questions. It occurred to me to run it past all of you as well. 1. What is your favorite word? 2. What is your least favorite word? 3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? 4...

Why not? Anyone can! Here's mine: November 22, 1963...world famous President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. On the exact same day...in his native England, world famous author and scholar C.S. Lewis dies. Coincidence? I DON'T THINK SO!!!!

I see on the wire...sorry, the web...that Fox is planning to remake "The Omen." Fine and dandy, more power to them. I don't detest remakes on principle; I've enjoyed some, I'm looking forward to others ("Have you ever heard of...Kong?"), but I got to wondering if anything is sacred. What do...

Well, let's run this up the old flagpole and see who salutes it. For the last five or six years, American Heritage magazine has been running an article each year collecting opinions on the most overrated and underrated people, events, ideas, inventions, etc. in U.S. history. The topics range...

I had an interesting roundtable discussion on this the other night at a local watering hole and I thought I'd toss it out to you folks as well. What I propose is a list of the 10 most important and influential figures in popular music since the beginning of the 20th century. "Popular," for the...

What is the most erotic non-tickling scene or sequence you've ever come across in a mainstream film? (Feel free to slap me down if this topic has already been done. I did a search and couldn't find anything, though.) My own choice, mostly because I just bought the DVD and it's fresh on my...

Some rare cartoons from the fantasy artist Frank Frazetta.