I still really like the show, but the scene was not well done.

WOW! Jon Snow brought back to live. Can anyone honestly say they saw this coming? Such clever writing to deliver this grand narrative suspense!

This movie was metal as fuck.

Dude! Yes to this!

And if stylistic bravado and narrative puzzles are your thing I still think Pynchon does that brand of post-modernism far better than anyone else, DFW included.

I should preface by saying that I think Underworld is the very pinnacle of American fiction. It's probably my favorite piece of art, in any medium, ever. Needless to say, I'm a bit biased. And I did read Infinite Just and it would be stupid of me to dispute it's greatness. I just never had a moment of catharsis…

Eggers, like Franzen, is a portentous buffoon who specializes in pseudo-profound literature for white 20-somethings. Honestly, I would lump DFW into that conversation, as well. That whole breed of American writer that sprouted up in the mid-1990s to early-2000s excelled in writing cheap imitations of better works…

I do not dispute that. Her's is never the only name, however.

To the extent that you can trust online sources such as Genius (I think it is pretty reliable), the information can be found there. Tidal also has all writing and producing credits for I think all of her albums.

Clear difference being Beyonce did not write her lyrics and never has.

I am not really questioning her value as a musician, only the amount of value given. I have a hard time accepting that this is some big bold statement on her part, and indeed I think it does her disservice to claim as much. Why can't this just be what it is, a really good pop album. Surely it would be more were she…

I agree. Good thing that is not what I said, right? You should go to where you found that quote and lambast the author!

Do you understand how rap albums generally work? Kendrick is responsible for his lyrics on TPAB, and his guest artists contributed their own lyrics.

To be fair, this is a very impressive album; but she alone is certainly not to credit for it being so. I agree with everything else you said here. She is not half as important as she seems to think she is.

I mean, you're probably right. I was just trying in a way to see the other fella's point. I do, however, hate the RHCP, and wish great harm befalls them

I think that the douchy line alone (the sex sandwich) is a relatively innocent, if not horribly ill-advised, pick up line. Dudes say douchy things at bars all the time and to be sure, some women like it. That's what they want. However, the RHCP go well over any established line in pressing their bodies against a…

You raise interesting counters but you misinterpreted my point. Also, David Bowie did in fact write his own lyrics, compose his own music, and had a final say in everything he released (with the exception of some production credit along the way). The other artists you mention are great comparisons to Beyonce, in my…

Apples and oranges. Difficult to call this an "intensely personal album" when 30 people wrote it. I still think it is very, very good. But some of the grand statements being thrown her way are wildly out of place.

Oh, I still think it is a great album/art. I just think it should be titled: "Lemonade: A Collaborative Piece by Today's Musicians as Performed by Beyonce"

This new Beyonce album sounds really nice and all but can anyone actually confirm that she's ever created a song entirely on her own?