One of DeLillo's weaker novels. Still, Cronenberg . . .

One of DeLillo's weaker novels. Still, Cronenberg . . .

Good write ups, Ryan. These shows seemed good at the time (hilarious, that is), but it's amazing how well they hold up.

Good write ups, Ryan. These shows seemed good at the time (hilarious, that is), but it's amazing how well they hold up.

I wish AV Club would quit using link bait headlines (a la Slate / HuffPo).

I wish AV Club would quit using link bait headlines (a la Slate / HuffPo).

Hey, A.V. Club, just quit reviewing books. You guys are terrible at it. Terrible.

Hey, A.V. Club, just quit reviewing books. You guys are terrible at it. Terrible.

New Mutants film. Original lineup. Animated with art direction from
Bill Sienkiewicz.

New Mutants film. Original lineup. Animated with art direction from
Bill Sienkiewicz.

Home is fantastic. Just fantastic.

Home is fantastic. Just fantastic.

It's sad to see the ugly decline of this once-great psych band . . . they've devolved into gimmicks and pandering showmanship and faux-earnestness. Young people should still pick up Hit to Death in the Future Head though.

It's sad to see the ugly decline of this once-great psych band . . . they've devolved into gimmicks and pandering showmanship and faux-earnestness. Young people should still pick up Hit to Death in the Future Head though.

Melville? Really? No. This is another middlebrow novel full of cliches and stock phrases that substitutes caricatures for characters. It's getting so much attention b/c of Harbach's contacts, I'm guessing. Melville? Shame on you.

most of these aren't that funny, let alone witty. we just like the wire, right?

love this column, meredith
i love this column even though it makes me feel so old.

is graves disease a rapper?
i didn't read the article

thanks for the interview
Sacco's work is fantastic —- I wrote research papers in college and grad school on both the Balkan conflicts and the Israeli-Palestine conflicts, but learned so much more about those issues after reading Sacco's books. Excellent journalism. Everyone should read his stuff.

typo?
Isn't it "frat guy"?
or did Markie-Paulie really say—-
"MPG: No, I was a frat gut. I was a freshman."