I LOVE Welcome Interstate Managers, and found that no other Fountains of Wayne release came even close to it. Utopia Parkway is alright, but the only one I listen to with any regularity is Welcome Interstate Managers.

Well, my original comment was 'reading Will Self makes me want to have sex with my parents', so the Freudian comment made more sense in that context.

Me too. Can anybody recommend the best starting point? Is this book a good one?

Oh yes, I forgot about How the Dead Live, and liked that one a lot. Now that I think about it, there are many more pluses in the Self column than minuses. Will definitely check this out.

I was holding off on this book, but I think this review has convinced me it's worth my time. I'm hot and cold with Self (wow, that sounds more fraught with Freudian connotations than it should) but this sounds like him on his best form. Anybody have favourites? I liked Great Apes, Dr Mukti and the Quantity Theory of…

Just a question: does anybody here actually use Podcast Central? If so, can you explain what benefits it offers? I'm just having a hard time understanding it. I only listen to podcasts on my MP3 player, but PC seems to only offer a streaming option. Is there some reason AV Club can't provide a download, or (if rights…

I googled Tom O'Brien to try to figure out who he was. This was the first result, and all I can say is I'm happy that this guy finally has a chance to tell his story.

Here's the old AV Club again, just fishing for all those sweet, geriatric page hits. A spoiler space for a movie about a retirement community for opera singers is going to get SO MANY FUCKING COMMENTS.

Yep. It's like when they took that For Better or For Worse subplot about John Patterson getting cancer and cooking crystal meth and turned it into some shitty TV show.

Well, I'm glad to see I can still like removed comments.

Well, I'm glad to see I can still like removed comments.

VanDerWerff denk dat stroopwaffels niet leuk is!

VanDerWerff denk dat stroopwaffels niet leuk is!

Well, @avclub-6258e285eeb51b21d01ffe9cb9f9c1d1:disqus , I downed a shitload of uppers, downers, and sideways-thingies, just to make sure. Booze is taken care of, don't you worry, you fluffy man.

Well, @avclub-6258e285eeb51b21d01ffe9cb9f9c1d1:disqus , I downed a shitload of uppers, downers, and sideways-thingies, just to make sure. Booze is taken care of, don't you worry, you fluffy man.

Mustache Rides: Two for One.

Mustache Rides: Two for One.

I was wearing my Retribution Gospel Choir shirt the other day, and my colleague wistfully said I was lucky, as she'd always wanted to join a choir. I probably WOULD go to church more often if they had a Retribution Gospel Choir.

I was wearing my Retribution Gospel Choir shirt the other day, and my colleague wistfully said I was lucky, as she'd always wanted to join a choir. I probably WOULD go to church more often if they had a Retribution Gospel Choir.

It's funny. I seemed to pick up quite a bit of music this year, but a surprisingly small amount stuck with me. I like Coexist quite a bit, but still probably prefer their first one. A lot of the albums that are making all the lists are ones that I liked but didn't really love. The one I wish more people mentioned was…