While peppering a movie with f-bombs is nothing new (see: Scarface and Sid and Nancy), filmmakers have become increasingly comfortable with throwing the queen mother of dirty words into their work in recent years. Above, we take a gander at the films with the highest usage. (Click here for a closer look.) Are you as surprised as we are that classics like Pulp Fiction (265 “fucks”) and The Big Lebowski (260 “fucks”) didn’t even crack the top 12?

Some of us (judging from the comment thread on our best-of-YA-fiction post, a lot of us) may have spent an obscenely large percentage of our childhoods shining flashlights under covers and making ourselves carsick in order to finish just one more chapter in our favorite paperbacks. For one of us — ahem — the flavor of the week was usually a mystery, and we’re not referring to Encyclopedia Brown. It started with Nancy Drew and soon took a turn for the British, with Dame Agatha Christie and her subversive band of old maids, foreign detectives, and quietly scheming vicars. The next phase got a little pulpier: Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, wisecracks, whiskey.

Unfortunately the grand era of detective novel book design had long since passed, epitomized by the Dell Books imprint running from 1943 to 1952. During the nine year span, Dell would publish a staggering 577 books with “map backs,” an illustrated feature on the back cover that set the scene for the twisty plots within. After the jump, take a peek at some of our favorite discoveries.

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Forget the so-so acting and formulaic plots — there is a long and illustrious history of great dance moments captured on film. Be it Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire tap dancing, John Travolta doing the disco, Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray practicing lifts in the water, or Julia Stiles fusing ballet and hip hop, everyone has a favorite dance scene that they have tried to memorize and perform. After the jump, we have compiled our favorite dance scenes from film in chronological order. We’re willing to bet you won’t stay in your chair for long.

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The California Assembly recently (and inexplicably) declared the first week of March “Cuss Free Week.” In what is simultaneously a celebration of freedom of speech and a raised eyebrow at such a ludicrous waste of political power, we’ve compiled a list of the 10 fictional characters most likely to contribute to the so-called “cuss jar,” along with some NSFW clips of them in action. Drop any pop culture profanity lovers that we’ve left out in the comments jar below.

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1. South by Southwest just announced more than 200 bands that will play the March festival. [via The Sly Oyster]
2. Suck on this, Sydney: “Instead of merely admiring the graceful beauty of the Golden Gate Bridge or taking a stroll across the international landmark, visitors could soon explore its off-limits undersides, climb on its cables or ride elevators to the tips of its towers.” [via SF Gate]
3. Upset by all of the big hair, juiced muscles, and fist pumping, a national Italian-American organization based in New Jersey has asked MTV to cancel its upcoming Jersey Shore reality show. [via The Daily Beast]
4. Roger Avary, a director/screenwriter who received an Academy Award for Pulp Fiction, is currently in jail for manslaughter and tweeting the experience. [via Daily Telegraph]
5. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has accepted a role in Woody Allen‘s next movie, though she doesn’t know anything about the part. [via WSJ]

Bonus NSFW link: New Yeasayer Video – “Ambling Alp”