Friedrich --

I notice that the amazing Mark Steyn has seen "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" -- he reviews it here.

One of Steyn's observations made me nod in enthusiastic approval. It also made my head echo a little. Why? What was it reminding me of? Ah: it was reminding me of something I wrote a week or so ago here on this very blog.

M. Blowhard (here): "Which means, as far as I can tell, that the electronically-mediated life tends to take the form of a catalog of highlights, or a never-ending Greatest Hits collection."

M. Steyn: "Since the invention of the DVD, it seems to me a not insignificant segment of the public looks at certain movies as they do albums. Presumably, that's why they have that 'Scene Selection' listing: folks like certain tracks, and they skip the filler numbers."

Dateline Blowhards: 9-18. Dateline Steyn: 9-27.

I'm resisting the temptation to write a sentence beginning "Great minds ..." But probably not for long.

Best,

Michael