“about a beached mermaid in search of adventure who winds up working in a
bar/attraction in Miami with an eclectic group of people as lost as she
is,”

Kinda want this comment to get to 1100 likes.

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And whatever intern that's in charge of setting up the Podmass Central discussion threads (which mostly sit with zero comments) sheds a tear.

One of the things I miss most about "the way the AVClub used to be" is O'Neal's obituaries.  People who are new to the site may think he's a one trick pony.  But there's at least two tricks (as well as Friday Buzzkills, which was a composite of the two tricks).

So many students from our high school go through the transition.  I think I have eight former students who are somewhere along the path.

My only attempts at the genre have been the Lord of the Rings books (and most of the related others) and the Game of Thrones books.  Otherwise, this is the first book I've ever tried in the genre.

My bar is in a mall, and my cocktail hour consists of an afternoon drenced in iced tea, wearing the same clothes that I worked in earlier that day.

Growing up on an island in the middle of the ocean makes the concept of a continental shelf seem odd and foreign.

While reading at a bar on Friday, some people came up to me and asked to see the book.  The library sticker on the spine obscures the end of the title, and they were convinced that I was sucked into a book named "Infinite Jesus".

After I gave up the first time, a friend pointed me to the writing piece about cruise ships.  That was the inoculation I needed to help me try again.  I'm pretty horribly under-read.  When I return this book to the library, I'll look for Gravity's Rainbow.

Did.  Unfortunately…already did.

I did some pop culture.  Yay, I get to contribute (and fish for input):

I don't understand how that scene can be so scary, since it's fully described earlier in the movie.

Is it really that well-written, though?

Didn't you read the article?  Your idea of "fun" is a self-indulgent cliche.  Enjoying the anticipation is just a narrative cheat, cutting off the possibility of happy accidents.

Well, it checks out.  Certified organic.

As a graduate of USC, I also agree that SEC membership will mean that no real consequences will likely happen.

(This is really a reply to Dikachu)

Viva La Fiesta!