Because in this context, despite is a noun, not a verb.

When I lived in Oakland, I went to the one that opened up there twice. Both times I kept thinking that I could get a much better (and cheaper) burger two blocks away at Trueburger.

Black Cat, White Cat is my personal favorite. His one attempt to work with American actors, Arizona Dream, is an interesting oddity. It's far from his best, but worth it to see Lili Taylor attempt to hang herself with a bungee cord.

I have 2112 dollars. Is that enough?

It's nice to finally meet Ray J. Johnson! What should I call you?

The poisoned food thing just seemed dumb because any cat in a box with poisoned food is going to eat it and die.

I feel like when it comes to aesthetics, the statement that everything is worse today than it used to be is just as myopic as the statement that everything is better today than it used to be. That said, I'd say that Morricone's point has less to do with the quality of composers and more to do with the fact that music…

My uncle used to be the wholesaler who sold the toys these things. The vast majority of the stuff in these games costs less than 25 cents per unit wholesale, so even if you won every single time, they'd still make a profit. He called them the "Win some shit" machines.

I hate how people assume that the only thing that Morricone ever did was the stuff with Sergio Leone. Yes, that stuff is great, but it's really the tip of the iceberg.

A lot of the stuff that Michael Giacchino composes sounds like it's deeply influenced by Morricone's 70s era giallo stuff. He may be overstating things a bit, but there's not much that can hold a candle to his greatest work.

I'm Tomas Pinche, Pynchon's nonunion Mexican equivalent.

Maybe the guy got some braces or invisalign in the intervening decades. Only his agent knows!

Really I can't think of a better close to the show than the episode they just did.

Keith David was the best thing about this season.

We hear the lamentations of the damned screaming for absolution from that Laurel Canyon Sound. Daaaaaaawes…. Daaaawes…..

Go on….

Go on….

I hear that the Shinjuku Prefecture is quite tasty once you step on a few buildings and let the meaty goodness out.

Do you have to get your ass inspected for freshness in order to get inside? Because let's face it. Few juggalos are going to have asses that would be considered "fresh".

You have a higher opinion of human beings than most.