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Pop Culture Portmanteau
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If we're defining it by Star Wars releases, I'm going by Generation Two Fighters Against a Star Destroyer?

At least his victims have Piece of Mind.

"Soothe," the word, seems to have been a ton of steam in the last year or so. It seems like it's poised to take over as the hot new word we'll grow to loathe in the next six months. It'll get into all the trendy clubs with "trope" and "kiddo." Back in my day, we called "soothing" what it was: Drinking.

Stop pontificating and get back to making that guy's latte. And be glad you got the better-paying job.

Rabin never woulda made this mistake.

Cersei passing the WDA was a surprise move to the Small Council, but it really shored up her numbers with the smallfolk.

It was 100 at 8 a.m., because this sun-blasted hellscape is remorseless.

But … but virtuoooooosity. Mixolydian or gtfo!

Calling it a "talk box" is offensive.

Ted Nugent is a very good guitar player.

Goddamn political correctness run amok. I'll tell who's to blame for all this. It's the goddamn [AIR RAID SIREN]

Yeah, but Gillgan's Island is awesome. Gilligan's Island with a season arcs and an overall throughline and a polar bear and a less-hot Ginger is just Lost.

I am taking this hard.

Please. Ed Chalmers is my father. Call me Supernintendo.

Here Come the N-Words is my least favorite Brian Eno album.

You CAN'T be happy with that.

I had a Newok once. Took forever to season before my Mongolian beef came out OK.

Has anyone checked in on Lazenby?

I saw them on the tour they did with NIN. The fact that Cornell could still credibly hit the notes in Beyond the Wheel is nothing short of goddamn amazing.

There's a regular football column on this site in the fall.