I agree but then he'll knock a solo out of the park from time to time as if to remind folks he can play…whether it's "The Unforgiven" or "All Nightmare Long."

Well according to some of their pre-release press, Kirk has the least to do with this new album…partly because he lost a phone that had a bunch of riffs on it.

Yes - I'll admit to a critical blindspot on Metallica. I understand the criticisms pointed at the band and its latter day catalog. I agree with some of those criticisms. But I can still find stuff I like, even from the Load albums…even from St. Anger*…and especially from this new one and "Death Magnetic." I don't…

I like the Adeles that don't use profanity.

Plot twist

It's so dense. Every single frame has so many Robin Hood reboots going on.

All this litigation makes me Delirious.

Obviously you're not a bowler.

Hey! If the moon were made of spare ribs, would you eat it?

I really want to insert Real Life's "Send Me An Angel" before Talking Heads on this list.

Nice two shot of Maiden and Charli XCX. Nice in that I really like them both but for different reasons.

Metal Church…and nice STP deep track.

Only lap dance I ever received at a strip club was to "Living Dead Girl"

It was an all-80s run shuffle:

CNN > MSNBC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Fox News

Ditto that. I'd be lost without it.

So is it pronounced "We-ja" or "We-jee"???

As another former journalist/editor, congratulations. There are many days I miss the work and chasing stories and every day being different and the newsroom culture…then there are days I remember the daily/weekly grind of starting from zero, working holidays, low pay/no raises and sadness at the seeming death of print…

I remember when I first started visiting the AV Club…after first loving The Onion but later realizing there was some great writing going on at the AV Club…that I never read the comments. Then I started reading the comments with amusement…and then I started getting the in-jokes, and appreciating the puns. It was…

*canned laughter*