Hello, Santa. It’s me, Burbanked. »

I know what you’re thinking. Here I haven’t written to you in roughly 36 years, and all of a sudden I’m going to drop you a line and make a request – just like everyone else does at this time of year. And I’m sorry, Santa, but as I get older the idea of Christmas [...]

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Turning the Lazy Eye on one of David Fincher’s best. »

Today’s “wow” moment comes courtesy of the ever-insightful Piper at Lazy Eye Theatre who draws a pretty damn spectacular parallel between David Fincher’s terrific 1997 movie The Game and a certain oft-recreated Christmas story. This comparison never occurred to me, and it’s really a delightful discussion-starter.

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