I didn't like these guys that much until suddenly I did, but that's all by the way. I'd just like to point out that the "hipster echo chamber" argument is totally false. I was at a family reunion in Arkansas, and all of my cousins, who are in their early to mid-20s, hail from the heartland, and are not really music or…

Ghostbusters Vs. BTTF
I love Ghostbusters, but have no probs with people who dislike it. However, I must point out that it is essentially about city life: the ghosts represent urban decay and fallen grandeur, the city's past infecting the future. The Ghostbusters fight this by bringing all the multiethnic polyglot…

The difference between Ghostbusters 1 and 2 is a lack of cocaine. And it's a biiig difference.

But who will do the Dushku that she do so well?

I believe it's spelled "horny."

I wouldn't bother with Fortress. He ditched Dick and tried to do a Paula Fox novel with magical realism.
His essays continue to be good, though.

Agreed on both Verhoven and Hubbard.

I don't find his prose all that objectionable, when he's operating on all (or most) cylinders. It's pulpy and basic, sure, why's that so awful? Rushdie can write sparkling, effervescent prose, but who wants a book that reads like mouthwash?

A television show is not Jesus, or even your high school. Criticizing it does not make you Judas, or a betrayer, or even lacking in loyalty.

Outside of this site, I had never heard of Jeff Dunham, but I don't think there is anything at all wrong with reflexively hating ventriloquists.

Sex=implausible gags
I read the whole porn thing as sort of a spoof on what 30 Rock does, ie in porn you have flat characters engaging in highly unrealistic situations as a setup for effin'; in comedy you have (often) flat characters engaging in highly unrealistic situations (the retainer query) as a setup for big…

Tragically Hip
So, yeah, starting off the review with a vague concept like 'hip' is a little dubious, (is it really the opposite of 'low-key,'?) but I think 'workmanlike' is pretty fair. Spiral Stairs works his ass off to deliver listenable songs, and he clearly wants to be heard. That said "emotionally tone-deaf" is…

This is an interesting point that occurred to me during the episode: are they lampooning Jolt or Surge?
Surge definitely had a similar marketing campaign and style—Jolt always seemed more under the radar to me—more like one of those weird regional sodas than a national contender.

And kind of the truth, in that every smaller city seems relaxing and filled with nice, slightly overweight people, when you're used to living in NYC.
I ran a 5K with some relatives when visiting rural Pennsylvania, and they told me how refreshing it was to hang out with someone who didn't "make fun of them for running."

I gotta agree with the C+, if only because I want this show to be widely watched. Most curious new viewers who tuned in last night were almost certainly turned off by how much up its own ass this episode was.
And since I urge a lot of people to watch this show (as a Brooklyn resident, it is my bounden duty, along with…

If you hate Fugazi, why are you even reading a post about Jawbox? What's the effin' point?

I dig!
I've heard a couple older tracks on WFMU, and was interested. This settles it.
And there's no way that's his birth name; he must have had it legally changed.

I'm a snooty dilettante, and thus argue that on an AOR basis, Destroyer is a lot more satisfying than the Pornographers, who are more of an awesome singles sorta band.

In the TV Club covering the episode in which Stella watched "Star Wars," there was some argument for "Ghostbusters," as a more age-appropriate (and less hackneyed) movie obsession. I was very glad to see this development.

I enjoy seeing the 'haus on the telly as much as the next closet goth, but that shit was a straight-up rip-off of "The Hunger."