Dr Cox was teasing Turk as Dr Cox is wont to do.

Dr Cox's heavy handed speech to Turk isn't to criticise him for betting on whether a patient lives or dies, but to point out Turk's hypocrisy in insinuating he cared about his patients more than him. Dr Cox is pro betting/joking/making a game of it, because it allows the doctors to deal with the sadness they…

How often is "Larry David" right, though? There are some episodes where he's clearly in the right, but his rules often arbitrary and generally are just whatever is beneficial for him at the time. One of my favourite Curb conceits is "Larry" arguing that something should change, it changing, and then him arguing it…

The key is in the word "successful".

I don't know what it is. Metal is objectively the worst music in the world, but when metal musicians decide to make dreamy pop music, it's fantastic.

France also has a pretty good "used to play black metal and then discovered the Cocteau Twins and started making good music" scene, too.

There have been so few Jeff Mangum concerts but there have been enough Neutral Milk Hotel concerts to create expectations. Articles written about the crowd knowing all the words to every song on ItAOtS a week after it was released, stories of people crying at their shows, even the fact that there's a guy saying "Holy…

If we don't concern ourselves with why we're different, then you've just made the AV Club, and pop culture criticism as a whole, as redundant.

All those things could have been leveled at Lily Allen, too.

It is indeed a Half Japanese reference.

I quite like this album. I don't think it will make my end of year list, but it's enjoyable. Turns out when people tend to criticise a musician for everything except their music, the music turns out to be pretty good.

The Dawes meme is one of those things that gets funnier the more it's referenced. It overstayed its welcome a long time ago. That's why it's hilarious.

Nicole Krauss was one, glorious account. Not a collective effort.

I want this box set solely for a recorded version of Ferris Wheel On Fire. That song is amazing.

Jump shipped after the first one? Most people think Dead Cities is their best.

Dennis Duffy is the best non-Dr Spaceman returning character;

Dreadful, misogynistic and bastardised hip-hop are just three of the qualities their music shares.

A year ago Steve Hyden made a bet that no one would care about Salem in a year.

It really speaks to the power of that Laurel Canyon sound that even in the Non Dawes Division, Dawes still manages to score some votes.

B+! Thanks Todd, I needed that laugh after a rather stoic half hour watching 2 Broke Girls.