Didn't Godfather II pretty much cover this story, to the tune of a Best Picture Oscar? Will this one be titled The Amazing Godfather?

I saw this and first thought, "Hey, Denis Leary is reviving The Job," which I liked a lot. Then I thought, "Oh no, someone's remaking Denis Leary's 'The Job'." Then I learned that is just another reality show, and none of it's audience will ever confuse it with the former Job … then I stopped talking to myself aloud …

The Dreamers … that is all …

No argument … but every band should be so lucky to have its final two records be Accelerate and Collapse Into Now … neither great, but both damn good, and damn better than I thought REM could be anymore …

I love the world-weariness Jon Hamm brings to this ditty …

Yup … while this video is, as usual, awesome, the internets are full of examples of Jon Hamm's never-ending bestness.

… and the fact that they have confided personal info throughout the years. The fact that he visited her in the mental ward after she had the baby, and that she got him through that rock-bottom drunken night last season pretty much cements their "friendship," if you can call it that exactly …

I'm not sure that AMC had to pay by the minute ….

I was thinking the same thing. Perhaps its the morose Irish in me, but I sorta wish that the AVClub collected these under one banner, titled "Lives" or something similar. Time and again the AVClub writes the most beautiful and honest reflections on the lives lost.

Is it all Shakespeare? I'd expect nothing less from the man whose band recorded Ben Wah Balls and Dick Lips …

Agreed. I thought The Mix-Up was much better than the critical/commercial reception seemed to deem it. And Hot Sauce was very good. Definitely thought that the Beasties still had good, relevant music to make. Sad day …

First CD I ever bought with my own money - Ill Communication. Sad day …

Genevieve - If you read Maps & Legends by Chabon (a collection of essays about literature), he has an essay in there with that same sentiment: that books and book series with seemingly inscrutable histories, mythologies, maps, family trees, etc. can actually develop better reading and memory habits in kids. Of course,…

Me: "Hi, comic book store proprietor. I'm new to the world of comics; which Avengers book or books should I start with"?

Not to mention that the first two Spider-Man movies, in my opinion, are really good; I'd even go so far as to say that the second one is great. So the need for a new Spider-Man really isn't there.

Or the latest Bon Iver album …

While it might smack of typecasting … it would be great to see him in something good again. It seems that every last cast member from The Shield has landed on an awesome FX show (Justified or Sons of Anarchy) except him.

… or the birthing of a smoke monster …

I think he's great in It Might Get Loud. Thought the NY Times piece on him from a few weeks ago was pretty interesting, too …

Rock stars … is there anything they don't know?