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An interesting New York Times article over the weekend tries to figure out why recent box office returns are showing that more women have been going to see horror films than men.
Film professor Carol Clover had one interesting theory why women like horror films in her book Men, Women and Chainsaws. In many slasher films, she argues, including Halloween and Friday the 13th, there may be many female victims, but there's always one girl left standing (the "final girl") who gets to off the villain in the end.
Let the British host whisper for a while about the Lyre bird, but definitely watch until the end. (If you must skip ahead, start at 1:50.) This bird's skills at mimicking natural sounds (other birds) and man-made sounds (a camera, a car alarm, and a chainsaw) are amazing...
Lynch Cove? "Have chainsaw, will work"? Sunset Ridge?
"Lather, rinse, and repeat" has always seemed like a poetic phrase to me, keeping me entertained in the shower while I'm reading the shampoo bottle.
But the people who wrote the following product directions have got to be kidding me! I must admit, though, that I have thought of ironing my clothes while they're on my body.