My wife is from Iowa and clued me in to this trend when I went to school out that way. She is going to love that the loose meat sandwich (and Maid-Rite, in particular) is getting the attention it deserves here at The A.V. Club.

Yes. He just doesn't use the word "nutsack."

Moorcock gets referenced a bit throughout, If that's your thing, it is worth noting there is a good deal of the book, at least early on, that focuses on science-fiction writers.

Saw Inside Out right after work Friday, which might have been a mistake because the theater was bound to be (and was) packed with crazy children. But the movie was delightful. After that, hit up Chicago Women's Funny Fest to see Second City alumnae Katie Rich and Holly Laurent, who put on a highly entertaining improv…

It's never lupus.

Agreed. Good review.

Same thing at the Chicago show at The Vic Thursday night. He mentioned Comedy Central had notified him just a few days prior that it would be canceled. Went on to talk some shit about the network and hopefully doing something on a better network in the future.

Enjoyed this episode more than most. There was a level of tension with Neal's mounting problems that's usually missing. Normally it's a very safe show, so I'm not too invested in what's happening. This episode, I was actually feeling quite anxious as things just seemed to get worse. I also like that the end of the…

Love it. Not the news of discord, but the way it is written.

Great piece of criticism, Donna. I enjoyed reading it.

"See that spot over there? That's where this series is going to die."