Extremely by-the-numbers. Pretty standard airport novels. Wouldn't actively recommend, but my eyes DIDN'T bleed.

Aww man, you're dropping Castle? I've been writing a dissertation on the Richard Castle tie-in novels because hey, why not (and from a lit theory perspective, there's very little writing on the genre, let alone that kind of in-universe artefact weirdness, so it's actually pretty interesting!). I actually ended up…

Aww man, you're dropping Castle? I've been writing a dissertation on the Richard Castle tie-in novels because hey, why not (and from a lit theory perspective, there's very little writing on the genre, let alone that kind of in-universe artefact weirdness, so it's actually pretty interesting!). I actually ended up…

I feel like this entire thread is overshadowed by the fact that every glimpse we've ever had at Ooo's backstory is super depressing and not even the Lich could change that. Can you say double the screaming howls of sorrow?!

I feel like this entire thread is overshadowed by the fact that every glimpse we've ever had at Ooo's backstory is super depressing and not even the Lich could change that. Can you say double the screaming howls of sorrow?!

All to a rousing chorus of the day's most topical piece of journalism.

All to a rousing chorus of the day's most topical piece of journalism.

In a parallel universe, Ryan Murphy just posted a review of the new episode of "The AV Club" that was less than enthusiastic about the way the show handled the change of reviewers.

In a parallel universe, Ryan Murphy just posted a review of the new episode of "The AV Club" that was less than enthusiastic about the way the show handled the change of reviewers.

I'm not sure a full review would really be necessary week-to-week (I'm not convinced ANY talent show would require this), but a cursory paragraph or two on top of an open thread would be nice. 
With that out of the way, I have yet to watch this episode, but the casting special had just the right number of crying people…

I'm not sure a full review would really be necessary week-to-week (I'm not convinced ANY talent show would require this), but a cursory paragraph or two on top of an open thread would be nice. 
With that out of the way, I have yet to watch this episode, but the casting special had just the right number of crying people…

Is there like a weird sub-alarm that goes off when a show gets two As and two Fs in one season?

Is there like a weird sub-alarm that goes off when a show gets two As and two Fs in one season?

Ciao. Ciao. Ciao.

Ciao. Ciao. Ciao.

Cornel West at 30 Rock? Can Maya Angelou turn up and do AN ACT OF WHIMSY?

You, good sir, get an A+.

Honours level dissertation =/= PhD Thesis. Just to clear this up. Although I will probably be continuing this in the research component of my MA.

It was about trying to identify the genre of ASOIAF, and I came to the conclusion that it was effectively an extreme portal fantasy (starts as fantasy, but has a pretty clearly delineated magical area that must be crossed into). Everything magic comes from Essos - Melissandre and Thoros (in book 3) are the big…

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