Normcore is an actual thing, but last I'd heard it was strictly about fashion rather than any kind of musical aesthetic. As described, it's about ironic appreciation for mass-produced generic clothing that makes no fashion statement: http://nymag.com/thecut/201…

But it is not, so they do (and it is).

I lived in Austin on and off for about 8 years and loved it. The day one of my Texas friends dug an ice scraper out from under the driver's seat of my transplanted car and asked, "Ajax, what is this?" I knew I had come home.

The funny part is that Illinois consistently ranks 49-50th out of the 50 states as a place to retire to. Cold, snowy winters, high property taxes, constant road construction and bad traffic…it's a high price to pay for the best Italian beef sandwiches within 200 miles.

This is why gentlemen employ valets.

The sad part is that I actually liked Warren before they decided to promote him to co-lead in Season 3 and give him everything he ever wanted. Since then I have hated him and the actor who plays him like poison.

Oh yeah! I completely forgot about her. Season 1 is kind of a blur, to be honest.

Defiance (another Rockne O'Bannon joint) has a lesbian (and had a bisexual woman) in the main cast, and a much more relaxed attitude toward monogamy as well. Sexual exclusivity among romantic partners still appears to be a norm, but not the norm — the main character romances a pair of sisters without setting up a…

She wasn't good in the sense of "irreplaceable" in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, but she was capable of holding a reasonably amusing movie together. She's actually been better on TV, as the female lead on unevenly written but not terrible shows like Jesse, Samantha Who? and (believe it or not) Up All Night.

I don't love Dawes, but someone who does should be happy that their last few hours in life were spent experiencing or anticipating something that brings them joy. Sure beats a heart attack on your way to work.

The point of a stadium rock show is not to be wrapped in a warm blanket of intimacy and reflection with a bunch of friends you haven't met yet in a transformative individual experience unlike any you've had before.

Could be "dog the wag", where you endlessly pursue and harrass someone who makes smart-assed remarks. (See: Twitter, contemporary purpose of.)

I resent the implication that rock and roll is a stupid reason for people to die. Shot by a toddler you are inexplicably trying to teach to fire a machine gun, choked to death by police for selling loose cigarettes, contracting measles because your parents are witless morons who think "purity" is safer than medicine…

Like a backwards Wag the Dog, in which the powers of the nation-state are harnessed to prop up a sputtering movie franchise.

It's part of the reason Broadcast News doesn't really work anymore. The big scandal in that film is that smooth, schmaltzy reporter William Hurt is caught using editing to stage his reactions to some human interest puff-piece rather than capturing them live — today we're lucky if they show us a picture of the right…

He's also in Robin Hood: Men in Tights as Richard the Lion-Hearted, doing a very funny take on Sean Connery in the same role: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Submitted for membership in the same category: Last Action Hero. AVC even agrees with me! http://www.avclub.com/artic…

Agreed. For me, pretty much the only clue that it's Bill Hader was the amount of screen time he got. It was obvious the old man effects were makeup on a younger man, but his features were softened so much he was unrecognizable to me.

I dunno, pretty good? Less likely to get distracted? Drug dealers are pretty much stuck with what's available, as their organizations tend to lack HR support.

Definitely the best episode of the season. You often see that when a cast that ordinarily spends its time bickering and chewing the same old soup has to unite against a common threat, but it was nice to see Gigi stick up for the effort Johnny is making to be a supportive parent, and get a close-up appreciation as to…