'ESPN is having the same problems that most commercial-based TV outlets are facing.'

Jason Stark is, so far as I'm concerned, the worst layoff. I do hope he takes some time off to write a real book–his columns are fantastic, but he doesn't do nearly enough longform work.

There was no way Gore was winning Tennessee in 2000. The state shifted far right over the course of Gore's 8 years as Veep.

Wait, did someone say Nick Cave *isn't* a creepy white dude? He is!

Zero Boys were legit not too bad.

So she's the 2017 version of c. 2005 Glenn Greenwald is what you're saying?

I liked it alot until those helium vocals kicked in. I imagine they're going for something of an ironic disconnect between 'tough lady' and 'little girl voice', but jesus christ stop it and let the woman sing like a goddamn grownup.

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me was the first new Cure album I was cognizant of; I knew the band from Standing On A Beach. It's the first CD I ever bought.* I pretty much share Sean's take on the record. I far prefer their darker work (Faith, Seventeen Seconds, Pornography, and Disintegration are my Essential Cure), and I…

That The Cure can no longer count on people being familiar with Camus' The Stranger is depressing.

Yeah, I thought Peter Principle was essentially 'people rise to the level of their incompetence', not 'things eventually decline', which seemed to be the conceit of the article.

Yo stop dissin Samsquanch on records y'all!

When I saw this on the front page I thought, 'Didn't I make a snarky but prescient comment about this story some time ago?' How far you done fell, AV Club.

Wire by an edge. Sopranos 6A has too much filler. But they're pretty much the #1 and 2 shows of all time so it's almost not worth debating

Miller might actually be the best choice.

I would not be surprised if he turned up on CNN. Probably not anytime soon, but when the 2018 elections kick onto gear.

I've started doing this too, not because I'm annoyed by browsing online during class, but because I realized that we need to teach paying attention for an hour without a computer as a skill.

Professors may despise them but I'll bet they love the credit hours they generate

Q. Is that dope enough?

Good Hatesong that articulates the main reasons Trainor is horrible.

That's a unfortunate trend, and pointless since HBO doesn't need to trim show times to add more ads.