I've seen both versions of The Producers, and today I'm recommending the original 1968 version, with Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. I like the newer, musical version well enough, even though I don't think it really compares to the original: Nathan Lane does a fine job as Max, admittedly, but the role of Leo is too completely owned by Gene Wilder for ( Read more... )

I've been going back and forth on the subject of whether or not I should recommend a fic by someone I am friends with and have great affection for, because on the one hand, it seems self-indulgent, but on the other, how is it my fault that my friends are awesome writers? Then I decided to reread the fic I was contemplating, and my debate went out ( Read more... )

Today I'm recommending How To Rig An Election, which is by Allen Raymond, a former Republican political operative who actually went to prison over his involvement in a phone-jamming operation. It takes a look back at the events leading up to his imprisonment in a remarkably straight-forward fashion ( Read more... )

I've uploaded Little Voice and Careful Confessions by Sara Bareilles before, but never really explained what I loved about them, so I will do that today.

Her voice, first of all, is gorgeous, which is probably best expressed in Careful Confessions, but apparent no matter what. Second of all, her lyrics are beautiful, evocative, and the wordplay ( Read more... )

I'm going to recommend The Middleman today, which sadly only ran for a season on ABC Family (in major part due to the fact that it was way, way too smart for that channel) about this young woman, Wendy Watson, who, in the process of trying to find a temp job, ends up working for The Middleman, who is the one who keeps the things found in comic ( Read more... )

I am a grammar nerd, but I'm also fairly silly, so grammar communities for the most part tend to be way too Serious Business for my tastes. I don't want to sit around discussing the ignorance inherent in using who when you mean whom; I want to giggle a little when someone makes a silly mistake and move on. That's why I love wrongworddammit. It's a fun, light- ( Read more... )

Today I am recommending a recipe for cinnamon bread, which is as delicious as it sounds. I got this recipe from Kelly (she came up with it, because apparently she is awesome enough to do things like that, I don't even know) and have made it twice so far; each time, it's been awesome, so if you like to bake, definitely try it out.

( Recipe behind the cut. )

Today is for a movie, so I'm going to recommend another of my favorites, Ratatouille. This movie is probably the poster child for Better Than It Sounds: A rat wants to be a chef and ends up befriending a human who works at a gourmet restaurant. They work together to live both their dreams ( Read more... )

When I decided to do fanfic recs, I knew right off the bat that I'd have to recommend something by phoebesmum. She writes a lot of amazing Sports Night fic, and the only real trouble I had today was in choosing which of her wonderful, beautiful stories to recommend. There's really no wrong choice.

I decided on "What's Left Behind" because it uses one of my ( Read more... )

Today I'm recommending Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert. This book is about the fact that, really, our brains are pretty damn bad at predicting what will make us happy, and it explains why that is. For anyone interested in psychology and learning more about how our brains work, this is a great book to check out; it's fascinating, accessible ( Read more... )