You really hate me The Open letter to Erin Esurance Joel Murphy wrote back in January received an unexpected second life this week when a link to it was posted on Fark.com. The notoriously cruel Fark commenters had some harsh words for Murphy, which he decided to share with all of you this week. Read More

Ruined by Hollwood Movie romances are often not based in reality. For example, in a movie it's considered romantic to stand outside of someone's window holding a boombox, but in real life it's considered stalking. So this week, Courtney Enlow takes a look at five romantic scenes from 80s movies that created unrealistic expectations for women. Read More

Diners In his last column, Ned Bitters took on outdoor dining, explaining why he prefers to eat his meals indoors. This week, Ned Bitters continues his assault on restaurants, explaining why diners are overrated. It's quickly becoming clear to us why Bitters spends so much time alone in his house eating TV dinners and downing whiskey. Read More

Mike Nelson Michael J. Nelson spent five years standing next to puppets and making fun of cheesy movies on the beloved cult hit Mystery Science Theater 3000. Since the show ended in 2000, Mike has continued screaming back at the culture with his three books (Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese, Mike Nelson's Mind Over Matters and the novel Death Rat) and Rifftrax, a series of MST3k-esque downloadable commentaries to accompany movies ranging from Roadhouse to Spiderman. Though one of the masterminds behind that famous "cowtown puppet show" has moved out west, we learned he's still ever the sweet Midwestern guy. Read More

Summer school For most people, Summer School is an 80s comedy starring Mark Harmon and Kirstie Alley. But, for high school teacher Ned Bitters, summer school is a way to make some extra cash while doing even less teaching than usual. Do Bitters' summer antics stack up to Freddy Shoop's? Read this column from last year to find out. Read More

Welcome back to HoboTrashcan. So Iron Man had an impressive opening weekend, making over $100 million and getting mostly positive reviews. I'd talk about how impressive that it, but as I mentioned in my column, there is a new Dark Knight trailer online that is keeping me distracted. I've just been sitting here for days, watching it on an endless loop. If you haven't seen it yet, make sure to check it out here. If this is your first time here, make sure to sign up for our newsletter (the link is on the lefthand side of this page) to make sure you never miss another update. - Joel Murphy, Editor-in-chief