Parks and Rec is a pretty lazy show.  Someone pointed out in the comments of another show (maybe I'll remember where soon)  that the show decided that it would just become a sugary-sweet celebration of its own characters, which means they always have to win (in some way or another) and it completely eliminates any…

Getting bumped for live events is bad luck, but I'm pretty sure that was built into the schedule.

It's because he's 11, and he still loves Mom.

I don't know what would possess someone to make a factual statement that is so easily refuted.  Here's a list of train stations that make up Bieber Tourways, which provides connections to Amtrak.

Well, Dwight pimped Clark out to Jan, so I guess we should give Clark a pass when he cuts gouges out Dwight's eye, or something?

I thought Rosanne fanboys went extinct a decade ago.  She's awful. 

Don't beat yourself up.  "It's from the final season" means it's completely forgettable. 

It wasn't momentary; it was a permanent void of compassion for people they hate.  What was temporary was that the AV Club was temporarily converted to a full-on celebration of left-wing vitriol for anyone who doesn't share their same opinions.  Wait, maybe that wasn't temporary either…

One of the overarching criticisms of the show I have heard is that Weiner is essentially portraying the vision of the 1960s as it exists in the lore of Baby Boomers.  The scene you mention, the intentional littering in the park, rings hollow for most people because most people, then and now, have no difficulty putting…

Yeah, Louise needs to get taken down a few pegs every now and then for her sociopathic behavior to be enjoyable - like Topsy.  I still think my favorite Louise moment is from Bob Day Afternoon, after the cop kicks her, he then threatens one of the other kids, and Louis shouts "He'll do it!"  Chaos without comeuppance…

I thought the Bob vs. Fischoedor rock-paper-scissors was a Deer Hunter reference.  Did I imagine that?

If by "they" you mean "a majority of AV Club commenters and pop musicians," then yes.  She was also the longest-serving British PM of the 20th century, so you may want to consider that Chumbawamba might not represent the majority of Brits.  Or people. 

Roger Ebert got rich by telling people whether or not he liked movies for a living.  That makes him a demigod on this site.  Also, this is an article about how pop musicians feel about politicians.  If that matters to you, you probably love Roger Ebert.

Yes, since ideological conservatives want less government influence, they should cede all control to those who want more government influence.  Clearly they're being illogical by not giving in to one-party rule and keeping their views on government out of government. 

I think what it really speaks to is the difference in the way the left and the right view "society," or "the public," or any other plural-but-also-singular noun.  Conservatives (like Thatcher) tend to conceive of communities as a group of individuals; the public welfare refers to the aggregation of each individual's…

Actually, my thought was that those with left wing, progressive, and even feminist politics would hate her more because she was a woman.  It's the idea of being an "authentic" woman, essentially meaning one who says and does the things self-proclaimed feminist taste makers say is right.  It's the kind of thinking that…

General thought question: how much of the animosity towards Margaret Thatcher has to do with her being The Iron Lady and not The Iron Gentleman? 

To me, he was the guy who made Siskel the smart one. 

Plus, whenever Ron and Leslie disagreed, the resolution to the episode would be Ron admitting that Leslie was right all along. 

yeah, but finger steaks are worth reading about.