More on the second series of "Fargo" on FX. Hmm: Executive Producer Noah Hawley told a TV Critics' panel that season two will be set primarily in North Dakota in 1979 with a younger version of the Lou Solverson character (played by Keith Carradine in season one.) His daughter, Molly, who Allison Tolman portrayed, is just 4 years old.
Which saw the withdrawal of combat troops in 1973. Other than that, though, good news.
ANIMATION In which grown men complain about a movie about self-aware planes that can talk and have developed a complex industrial infrastructure despite the lack of opposable digits: Cartoon Brew on the recent "Planes" movie.
A prevailing argument seems to be the belief, if not the horrible certainty, that the existence of "Planes" is intended to spur the purchase of toys intended for small boys. Also, it was better in the old days of hand-drawn cartoons, when masterpieces appeared in the theater every two months. I remember growing up in those days. Animated movies were rare. Continents drew closer by inches between the releases.
DUH HuffPo on why Smart People don't buy brand-name aspirin:
That seems like a lot of research for people to do on their own.
There's a difference when it comes to flavored stuff. Brand-name goods generally taste better. Store brands have a taste that seems to say "if you deserved something that didn't taste like Mr. Creosote's sweat, you'd be able to afford it."
