Two TV movies about the Menendez case came out within five weeks of each other in 1994: Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders, and Menendez: A Killing in Beverly …

A book (of course): young-adult, I was probably 12 or 13 when I read it (late ’80s, early ’90s), though the book may have been older than that.  It was a ghost story; a young …

Update, 11/13/12: We have a winner! Taking home the grand prize is Kim with “hhooaarff”! Con…gratulations? Kim is joined on the podium by Elyse with “(HRRRRAAAAALLLFFFF)” and Maria with “SpeeYACK.” Well done, readers. I’ll contact …

I need reassurance.
My son’s name is Atticus, and when I write about his belongings, I put an apostrophe plus an S. “Atticus’s books.” “Atticus’s toys.” “Atticus’s room.” But a few people have corrected me and …

Hello, everyone! You may remember that, during The Naus-AA proper, we talked about doing a master poll of all the vom sounds we came up with in the comments. Well, what better time than Halloween, when you’ve …

Hello, everyone! You may remember that, during The Naus-AA proper, we talked about doing a master poll of all the vom sounds we came up with in the comments. Well, what better time than Halloween, when you’ve …

I remember a young-adult book where a girl (I think she was something of an outcast…aren’t they all in YA lit) painted theater sets in a way where they looked really crazy up close, but …

Hello, everyone! You may remember that, during The Naus-AA proper, we talked about doing a master poll of all the vom sounds we came up with in the comments. Well, what better time than Halloween, …

What is film fiber? It’s the movies I feel it’s necessary to have watched in order to participate in the cultural conversation. Canon, in other words, and whether it’s good or enjoyable isn’t the point. …

I have an awkward friendship question. I have a friend, who I’ve known since elementary school. We are fairly close, talk on the phone regularly, etc., and she is one of my only friends who …