*I discovered the Judge John Hodgman podcast, which has taken over my life (or at least my podcast listening habits) completely.

Can't wait for the Criterion release!

@avclub-6ffc79f9decf633c29b09e6c25621195:disqus : Fuckin' Matt Pike hating on Aerosmith, man? You can't handle that shit on strong acid, man!

If you can remember Hatesong, you weren't really there, maaaaaan!

Oh, The Shitty Beatles! How are they?

David Crosby was a dick, and certainly had his issues with substance abuse, but he also never purposely crashed and totaled a million dollar sports car because he was upset at Paul McCartney, or did so much cocaine that he became convinced that he was a Vietnam vet with severe PTSD.

"He looks like Zorro on doughnuts." — Noel Gallagher on Jack White

This song really represents everything that is so loathsome about the baby boomer generation, made even worse by the fact that the guy who wrote it is one of the most sociopathic, self-absorbed lunatics in the history of rock n' roll, and not even in an interesting way. Overall this wasn't a very good entry in this…

Definitely the best (intentionally) funny moment in that movie.

I had the exact same experience with Slaughterhouse-Five. Even though it's not my favorite of his, I definitely owe so much to having found it. It's one of those pieces of art that changed me as a person. Anyhow, this is my top 5:

Just started reading Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. He's my favorite author, and it's one of the few of his works that I just never got around to reading in high school. It's hilarious and scathing, just like his best stuff, and very relevant to today's social climate, considering how it deals with…

Nice, Savage Detectives is one of my favorite books. It's one of those works that you sometimes feel like you're fighting to get through, and sometimes you just have to briefly accept defeat and put it down for awhile (you mentioned Kerouac, and it also makes me think of Burroughs, whom I've always had a difficult yet…

First of all, this is probably the best one of these so far solely because of how insane of a story that is, and second of all, I like how the caption below the photo helpfully points out which person in that photo is, in fact, John Vanderslice. Because otherwise I'd have no clue.

Yes, but do they still like pussy?

The writer was apparently too busy working his hilarious "stuff white people like" angle to do any research.

Dads n' Grads?

Picked up a few good records on vinyl:

Maybe "Prove It"? They could time the lowering of the casket to end when Verlaine goes, "This case is CLOOOOSED!"

Yo La Tengo's cover of "By The Time It Gets Dark" by Sandy Denny. For one, they're my favorite band of all time, but also the vibe of the song fits how I would want my loved ones to mark my passing: it's decidedly melancholy, but at the same time the lyrics are full of hope and optimism. http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Red Dawn: the film that temporarily made Dan McCoy lose his fucking mind. And it was glorious.