I was at a party this evening and the main topic seemed to be the Kevin Spacey video. The prevailing theory at the party was that Mr. Spacey woke up one morning and thought, "Gee, just in case there are some people in this world who don't think I'm creepy and crazy, I'd better make a YouTube video that will convince those people."
Second most discussed topic was the new Spider-Man animated feature. Everyone at the party who'd seen it seemed to think it was sensational and a couple called it the best feature made out of a comic book ever. I have not seen it. I have a "screener" DVD here but I'm thinking this is the kind of film that oughta be seen in a theater, preferably one that makes good popcorn.
In third place was Trump — how he's going to get out of this government shutdown impasse and why he thinks he can say he's proud to shutdown the government over the wall and then try to blame Democrats for shutting down the government over the wall. Also, we discussed how pissed he'd be to know he was only the third most talked-out topic at our party.
Fourth was Mary Poppins Returns. Everyone there who'd seen it loved it or at least liked it. The consensus seemed to be that if you're going to make a sequel to a classic picture like that, you can't do much better than they did.
And in fifth place: What's the deal with the Dow Jones? Oh, yes — and Merry Christmas!