After the original punk explosion it split into different directions one was Goth, which slowed punk down, creating more ambiance while adding synths and minor keys. Another branch was hardcore, which is punk sped up. Emo (or emotional hardcore) is that, but with a different lyrical subject matter, a loud/quiet…

Another good one—

Saying Sean Penn or M.I.A. shouldn't talk politics is like saying the average citizen shouldn't talk about politics. They shouldn't be revered as experts (just like you and I aren't experts), and they should stay true to the facts, but if they have that kind of soapbox, have at it, otherwise we're left with dipshit…

I agree. Mark Twain blamed the Civil War on Ivanhoe, and it suckering kids into believing war was glorious.

This. Sometimes House and a POTW discuss God, but there's no real depth to it. But here is a show that discusses God, not as a material force (that is gives people what they want, physically protect the favored), but as an agency of justice (punishment for stealing Peter B) and mercy (withholding the punishment or…

I don't see the appeal.

New Year's Eve Eve 1984—the same day as Lebron James. I may be two feet shorter than him, white and several billion dollars poorer, but is he going to start to grad school this fall? I think not, so in that case I win (student loans).

The master-bait line
was stolen from Veronica Mars, which might be the least likely show to steal jokes from (if it was, indeed, stolen).

Plus, we're just too pretty for God to let us die.

Also, the comparison of recent music with recent music is kind of ridiculous right now, since it's the time of the year when the movies are bad but the music is good. Compare the average grade for movies and music in December and it would probably be the opposite.