There are times when I look at mainstream culture and think it is skirting up against the edge of child pornography law.

—Amy Adler, professor at NYU, remarking on the racy new MTV program, Skins, among other programs: via NYT

You know, Fox turned into a hard-core sex channel so gradually, I didn’t even notice

—Marge Simpson, speaking from the future on Lisa’s wedding day, 1 August 2010, in the “Lisa’s Wedding” episode, which aired on 19 March, 1995 – prescient.