There was about as much energy put into the review as Sandler seems to have put into the movie.

This really seems like it should tie directly in with the Tales from the Crypt article.

That probably should have been a big clue for me. I remember the Obnoxio comics, like Obnoxio Vs. The X-Men. But then again, during Assistant Editors Month, the Avengers appeared on Late Night with David Letterman,and I'm pretty sure Marvel doesn't own the rights to him.

The Lude abides.

I love Pratchett's writing style and characterization, so I'm assuming a lot of the Long Earth series' shortcomings are due to Baxter. The characters are half-dimensional, the dialogue is pretty awful, and there just doesn't seem to be much narrative tension, just "hey, let's see how weird things are on Earth five…

Sincere apologies, but I'm stuck somewhere between antisocial and pathologically shy. Plus taking care of the kid has fallen a little more heavily on my shoulders since my wife broke her foot (another aspect of back luck in her family week). Thanks for the offer, hopefully I'll get past all of these things at some…

Took me three attempts before I gained enough momentum to get through that one.

The Long Mars. It's… in keeping with the rest of the series so far, unfortunately.

My wife's family is doing better (convergence of really bad luck a week or two ago), my son is wonderful, I got to see a movie in the theater for the first time in two years, and my wife got me an Xbox One as an early birthday present. A really good week for me compared to the usual lately!

Work-provided insurance is getting ridiculous. Mine has a nurse call us every two weeks to "counsel" us, meaning to try and get us to stop refilling our maintenance medications. And they refuse to pay for "top-tier" medications unless you try two or three cheaper ones first and have documented proof that they didn't…

'Greektown' sounds like Guy Fieri's gay porn debut.

It says "incompetent manager of an unpopular band" to me.

Jesus. I remember owning that issue when I was about ten or twelve, maybe. That's the last time I remember hearing about Crazy magazine; I always assumed it stopped publication because of an uproar (pure speculation on my part). That shit is still pretty grim.

My father-in-law makes a very big spectacle out of going up to anyone wearing anything that indicates the wearer may have served, and shaking their hand and talking to them for ten minutes. Every time I see this happen, I assume he's mainly talking about his own experiences in Vietnam and pointedly neglecting to…

Next time, he'll know that they're completely Syrias.

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My father-in-law has called three times in the last week, asking if I could tell him whether what he read on "the machine" about Miley Cyrus being found dead in her apartment was true. Each time, I told him it probably wasn't true, but to check an allegedly reputable news site.

One day, there will come a time when neither The Rock nor Cops will be airing on any channel. CNN will be playing "Nearer, My God, To Thee."

INTERIOR: a firelit study where a chessboard sits, with comfortable armchairs on either side. In one chair sits Jackson Oz, and in the other, a wolf. Oz stares intently at the board, occasionally glancing up to study his opponent's face. The wolf's gaze betrays nothing. Finally, after long minutes of contemplation, Oz…

I haven't read this, and in fact only barely remember reading Mockingbird way back in high school. But I've been following the news about it, and I don't understand why everyone keeps calling it a sequel. I thought it had been pretty well established that Lee wrote Watchman first, then put it aside to refocus the…