When Will People Learn? Democracy

English? Who Needs That? I'm Never Going To England.

I've Conducted An Experiment On My Kids. Instead Of Denying Them Access To Media, I've Encouraged It. They Read Comic Books, Play Nintendo And Watch Way Too Much Tv.

The Simpsons And Futurama Are Such Big Projects, Going On For Years And Working In Different Media, That Everything Involved With Them, Promotion And Merchandise And Online Presence And All The Rest, Deserve To Be Scrutinized, So That's Part Of It. I Have A Great Deal Of Sympathy For Anyone At The Core Of A Multimedia Juggernaut, Even If You Might Not Care For The Specific Pop-culture Invasion Of Your Brain. The People Who Do It Work Really Hard.

Anxiety And Hostility Seem To Be A Great Part Of Good And Bad Humor. Examining Humor Too Closely Does Seem To Destroy It.

Never! Never, Marge! I Can't Live The Button-down Life Like You. I Want It All: The Terrifying Lows, The Dizzying Highs, The Creamy Middles! Sure, I Might Offend A Few Of The Bluenoses With My Cocky Stride And Musky Odors -- Oh, I'll Never Be The Darling Of The So-called 'city Fathers' Who Cluck Their Tongues, Stroke Their Beards, And Talk About "what's To Be Done With This Homer Simpson?!