While I admire Fabio for bringing the crazy with his designs, the serious crafter in me can't get over the absurd accessories made out of plastic needlework canvas.  The judges telling him he had to make them look more luxurious almost made my head explode.  That would be like telling an architect to make a glamorous…

While I admire Fabio for bringing the crazy with his designs, the serious crafter in me can't get over the absurd accessories made out of plastic needlework canvas.  The judges telling him he had to make them look more luxurious almost made my head explode.  That would be like telling an architect to make a glamorous…

I was so excited to play "LA Noire" because I'd hoped it would be "Red Dead" but with the opportunity for me to spend the entire playing time reeling off all my favorite "L.A. Confidential" quotes ("A hooker cut to look like Lana Turner is still a hooker"; "Jesus H. Christ!" "No, Pierce Moorhouse Patchett."; "You…

I was so excited to play "LA Noire" because I'd hoped it would be "Red Dead" but with the opportunity for me to spend the entire playing time reeling off all my favorite "L.A. Confidential" quotes ("A hooker cut to look like Lana Turner is still a hooker"; "Jesus H. Christ!" "No, Pierce Moorhouse Patchett."; "You…

"L.A. Confidential" is only #36?  That'll make a very merry Christmas for Helenowski and Brown!

"L.A. Confidential" is only #36?  That'll make a very merry Christmas for Helenowski and Brown!

Particularly now that libraries offer free Kindle books so you don't even have to return the book yourself!

Particularly now that libraries offer free Kindle books so you don't even have to return the book yourself!

I think The Long Goodbye is Chandler's best, but the The Big Sleep is my favorite.  There was a boy in high school who was extremely painfully shy but who was clearly building up the confidence to ask me out.  I was trying to decide how interested I was in just putting him out of misery and asking him out instead,…

I think The Long Goodbye is Chandler's best, but the The Big Sleep is my favorite.  There was a boy in high school who was extremely painfully shy but who was clearly building up the confidence to ask me out.  I was trying to decide how interested I was in just putting him out of misery and asking him out instead,…

Maybe their rent checks have ended up at the… Dead Letter Office

Maybe their rent checks have ended up at the… Dead Letter Office

Playing vinyl is the music equivalent of the slow food movement.  Not every meal has to be constructed lovingly of only locally procured grass-fed meats and all-organic veggies and then shared with friends, but the ones that are taste great.  Not every listening session has to include taking the record out of the…

Playing vinyl is the music equivalent of the slow food movement.  Not every meal has to be constructed lovingly of only locally procured grass-fed meats and all-organic veggies and then shared with friends, but the ones that are taste great.  Not every listening session has to include taking the record out of the…

@avclub-b030afbb3a8af8fb0759241c97466ee4:disqus Don't worry, I'm working my way through the 30-year catalog of Melvins stuff.  The only question was whether to try to get it all as quickly as I could, or dole it out responsibly over time.  I'm opting for the latter, and have been buying their stuff randomly every few…

@avclub-b030afbb3a8af8fb0759241c97466ee4:disqus Don't worry, I'm working my way through the 30-year catalog of Melvins stuff.  The only question was whether to try to get it all as quickly as I could, or dole it out responsibly over time.  I'm opting for the latter, and have been buying their stuff randomly every few…

I'm a big Trevor Dunn fan so "Freak Puke" was actually what drew me to the Melvins and as a result, I'll always love it.  However, I do think it's best when put on a playlist immediately after "Bulls & Bees", creating one mega album of face-melting weirdness I refer to as "Bees Puke".

I'm a big Trevor Dunn fan so "Freak Puke" was actually what drew me to the Melvins and as a result, I'll always love it.  However, I do think it's best when put on a playlist immediately after "Bulls & Bees", creating one mega album of face-melting weirdness I refer to as "Bees Puke".

@avclub-0f0d67e214f9fef69b278e3d08114da9:disqus I'm so sorry you're missing the Whigs (but at least it's for good reasons).  The only other recently-reunited band from that era who I like is Faith No More — they keep swearing up and down that they'll never ever play another show together as long as they all shall…

@avclub-0f0d67e214f9fef69b278e3d08114da9:disqus I'm so sorry you're missing the Whigs (but at least it's for good reasons).  The only other recently-reunited band from that era who I like is Faith No More — they keep swearing up and down that they'll never ever play another show together as long as they all shall…