I'm going on a brief vacation in the near future, to the beach, and I beseech all of you on two points:
1. Tell me a new novel I should buy and take with me.
2. Recommend some DVDs that meet the following criteria: a, must be suitable for viewing by a 15-year-old young lady, my niece; b, older fare preferred, i.e. 1970s on back; c, nothing on either the first or second or arguably even third tier of obviousness, because among the lot of us we've seen lots of things, especially by the major directors; d, comedy preferred, drama fine, musical fine too (this crowd loves a good musical, in fact, but we've seen most of them, so you'll have to put your thinking cap on); e, no westerns, for reasons previously bruited.
I won't be getting my usual Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy Talking Points delivered to my inbox while on vacation, so I'll need something else to do. Ha ha. That was a joke, people. With thanks in advance, your humble servant.
