We’ve come a long way, baby. The archetype of the dysfunctional family may go back farther than anyone can remember. But for the longest time, people just had to cope with passive aggressive animosity. At best, you could have lots of alcohol available to make the proceedings easier. The pharmaceutical companies, however, are always looking out for the best interests of you and yours. Their first success? Numbing emotional response to the point where no one cared. Mother’s little helper being a rousing success, they moved on to increasing civility and clearing up that sullen demeanor. So now, if you can’t be nice, you can at least be medicated. Family holidays are getting happier every year.

Quote of the Week

In a café:

Dad: “Thanks for all the stuff you did for father’s day, how did you get to be so nice?”
Daughter: “It’s all the prozac I’m on.”

After the jump, Die Hard: The Lost Script, feeling the Coulter love, and the best movie, like, ever.

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