Alas, there's really no *good* way of going about it where you don't risk shorthands and oversimplifications turning ugly. I think the one saving grace this time around is that the people most upset about Putin's actions are, for the most part, very internationalist in outlook, as opposed to the radical nationalists…

Maybe!

Just do yourself a favor and don't read up on what Billy Corgan's been doing the past… Oh, just this century in general.

First of all, I don't think this is generic "anti-russian hysteria"… And believe me, my family went through three generations of ACTUAL anti-russian hysteria in this country. This is pretty clearly aimed against the Russian regime — which, thanks to the oligarchy that's grown into place, extends far beyond just…

Hey! Those fluids are MINE! I called dibs!

Hey, they're doing their best! Right now they're bravely standing up against the elderly, sick and poor children, and people with chronic health conditions! Those assholes have been taking us for a ride for too long!

My mom studied in Kiev in the 70s as part of a cultural exchange set up through one of the many not-quite-but-almost-sorta-and-definitely-not-opposed-to Communist orgs in NYC. She was approached by both the CIA and KGB to work. I still say she shoulda taken the opportunity. Why not work for both? Double the agent,…

Ah, my mom had some great stories about when she did cultural exchange for a year studying in Kiev, and was approached by both the KGB and CIA to do espionage…

I met a hot guy from there sunday!

Uh oh… How buoyant are twinks?

…And that other thing we MUST NEVER MENTION EVER AGAIN.

Dropping weiners on unsuspecting citizens? THEY'RE STEALING MY BIT!!!!

This was actually the best episode of the season — while also revealing the key flaw in the Mandel-era show that I discussed last week: the evisceration of the characters' depths.

I don't! Given the instability in the gig economy and general economic insecurity among the people most likely to be working on such a show, I hope they were able to retain their job!

Did it leave a bad taste in your mouth because, like Jian-Yang, you were sucking it?

You're thinking season 2. Season 1's finale was TechCrunch Disrupt and the optimal tip-to-tip efficiency.

This show is right up there with Arrested Development for the depth and beautiful circularity in its comic plotting.

New York Times Style Section: "How A 20 Year-Old Album Became the Must-Listen Of 2017"

< Ehrlich Bachman scream > YING-YANGGGG!!!!!

I want a cell phone ringtone/alarm that's just Bachman screaming "JIAN YANGGGG!!!!!"