The top 20 is almost exactly what I'd guess from an NPR list. But there are some surprisingly good choices throughout (I was surprised to see the Slits and X-Ray Spex.)

He thinks Republicans are evil and Democrats hopefully incompetent. Indeed I think he's done more than anyone else to propagate this version of 'both sides suck'.

As soon as I start thinking that 90s pop culture wasn't as bad as I remembered, some jackass brings up Dan Cortese and all the bad shit comes flowing back

Even a lot of things called 'punk' aren't punk. The Ramones are 50s-rock revivalists, not punk!

The thing is tho, not taking sides–i.e., both sides are wrong–*is* taking a side. (There are more than two sides to anything!) The problem with something like South Park (and John Stewart!) is that saying both sides are wrong becomes an end in itself; there's no third option being put forward. This inclines to a…

Wow, how did Bill Hicks keep up with the news like that?

Your point about Utah is a really good one. Twenty years ago this movie absolutely would have been set in Utah. I imagine recent filmmakers feel they have to tell NYC stories because it's pretty much the only city that can sustain an audience for indie film, but this (it seems to be) has really restricted the…

The Internet decided the Sand Snakes were bad, and so it was written.

I watched it too. The first couple of seasons were great, mostly because the focus was on the contestants, not Trump. I gave up once Trump's boardroom started taking up half the show. Also, that New Yorker article is correct in that the early seasons were more about the application of marketing concepts, and the…

Nope. It means that's what the author attempted to do. If it doesn't come across that way in the work itself, or is presented in a way that leaves other readings available, non-authorial interpretations are still valid.

I can't wait for the We Hate Movies episode for this

Why do we need it explained?

Seriously. At this point the calculus should be for him to vote against any bill. He can say he stood up to Trump and paint himself as a moderate, which would give him his best shot at re-election in 2018.

He signs his senatorial career away (maybe). But I'm sure McConnell's already set up a couple of cushy lobbyist gigs after/if he loses his seat, if he votes for the bill.

Does that clip end with McAuliffe grabbing his balls and giving a belated 'Fuck you' to Jon Stewart for talking shit about him during the VA gubernatorial race?

With or without eyebrows she's no actress

I'd say you can draw a straight line from Palin to Trump–despite his carefully cultivated image as a man of integrity, McCain's VP choice kicked down the door that was keeping the really toxic right-wing element out of national office.

I do think Poptimism is in part influenced by post-internet 'wisdom of crowds' thinking. This is not a good thing, since crowds are not only generally devoid of wisdom on any given topic but are usually idiots (don't you think so, President Trump?)

I wouldn't go *that* far; not every show asks us to like a bunch of lumpen, privileged Harvard brats

Had Tyrion stood left rather than right of Cersei the blocking would have been inspired!