As good a time as any for Advice to the Probably Dead:

Although my sympathies lie firmly with the "torture is bad" camp, I went into Zero Dark Thirty figuring that the criticism was probably overblown. I assumed that the "torture is bad" coalition was unhappy that the movie didn't set up a heavyhanded morality play, showing clearly the evil and futility of torture now and…

Yeah, I had never seen this before, but I thought it was straight up funny.

Yes, god yes. Is it possible for actors to talk about the craft of acting without sounding enormously douche-y?

@avclub-35eca710783734c24b732c57f3943ad2:disqus — oh, yes, I remember rocking the tape drive. I also remember waiting 15 minutes for a program to load, only to have the fucking thing crap out.

This deserves to be higher…

This deserves to be higher…

Well, no, not particularly. But would it be odd if I did? Wouldn't that be one of the primary times to do it?

Well, no, not particularly. But would it be odd if I did? Wouldn't that be one of the primary times to do it?

My secret shame: I'm half-hoping my wife drags me to this. I saw this play when I was a small kid, and then I listened the shit out of the soundtrack. Heterosexuality now largely intact, I want to hear these songs again. I'm guessing I still know most of the lyrics.

My secret shame: I'm half-hoping my wife drags me to this. I saw this play when I was a small kid, and then I listened the shit out of the soundtrack. Heterosexuality now largely intact, I want to hear these songs again. I'm guessing I still know most of the lyrics.

He lives in Brooklyn. I once spent ten minutes standing next to him while waiting for a table at a restaurant, and the experience was very much as though one of your favorite cartoon characters has come to life and is chatting amiably about his weekend plans. His voice is just utterly unmistakable and somewhat surreal.

He lives in Brooklyn. I once spent ten minutes standing next to him while waiting for a table at a restaurant, and the experience was very much as though one of your favorite cartoon characters has come to life and is chatting amiably about his weekend plans. His voice is just utterly unmistakable and somewhat surreal.

Eh, not really. The joke with these novelty raps is always pretty much the same: a conspicuously non-Jewish person is celebrating a Jewish holiday, plus here are some random Yiddish words. Tuchus!

Eh, not really. The joke with these novelty raps is always pretty much the same: a conspicuously non-Jewish person is celebrating a Jewish holiday, plus here are some random Yiddish words. Tuchus!

Another nice thing about that campaign is that there was a time before the movie came out that the casting of Heath Ledger provoked eye rolls. The advertisements killed that pretty quick.

Another nice thing about that campaign is that there was a time before the movie came out that the casting of Heath Ledger provoked eye rolls. The advertisements killed that pretty quick.

Holy shit! I'm walking on sunshine!

Holy shit! I'm walking on sunshine!

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