Me too. There was a lot of great stuff on the last one. Loudon Wainwright doing On The Good Ship Venus was a highlight. Their figurehead was a whore in bed sucking a dead man's penis!

Me too. There was a lot of great stuff on the last one. Loudon Wainwright doing On The Good Ship Venus was a highlight. Their figurehead was a whore in bed sucking a dead man's penis!

They both came off as charming in that exchange.

They both came off as charming in that exchange.

The game based on Spartacus is also getting surprisingly good reviews. I actually want to play it!

The game based on Spartacus is also getting surprisingly good reviews. I actually want to play it!

This game rules.

This game rules.

Also great, as long as people aren't too self-conscious, is Dixit. You make up clues based on strange drawings, trying to make the clues vague enough that some, but not all, of the people playing can guess what you're talking about.

Also great, as long as people aren't too self-conscious, is Dixit. You make up clues based on strange drawings, trying to make the clues vague enough that some, but not all, of the people playing can guess what you're talking about.

Probably true. It seems like pop music has gotten stranger and more diverse in recent years, while indie music is becoming ever more familiar and same-y.

Probably true. It seems like pop music has gotten stranger and more diverse in recent years, while indie music is becoming ever more familiar and same-y.

@avclub-e3f5ab7f02122f95b801e13e2c586d6a:disqus I like a lot of that early 60s stuff, and the Beatles were just another one of those bands. The Beatles were insanely catchy, but that's really all they had going for them. DC5 sang and played with more energy and personality, and less fussy. They were tighter too, even…

@avclub-e3f5ab7f02122f95b801e13e2c586d6a:disqus I like a lot of that early 60s stuff, and the Beatles were just another one of those bands. The Beatles were insanely catchy, but that's really all they had going for them. DC5 sang and played with more energy and personality, and less fussy. They were tighter too, even…

I'd say lower. 1964 Dave Clark Five was better than 1964 Beatles.

I'd say lower. 1964 Dave Clark Five was better than 1964 Beatles.

Size XXL boxers and a stained "Do the Bartman" t-shirt. What do I win?

Size XXL boxers and a stained "Do the Bartman" t-shirt. What do I win?

He makes a great appearance in the Carl Reiner episode of Seinfeld's new webseries. Carl Reiner mentions that he and Mel Brooks get together most nights to watch Jeopardy or a movie, and invites Seinfeld to join them. (Carl Reiner says that they'll watch any movie where someone says "Secure the perimeter!")

He makes a great appearance in the Carl Reiner episode of Seinfeld's new webseries. Carl Reiner mentions that he and Mel Brooks get together most nights to watch Jeopardy or a movie, and invites Seinfeld to join them. (Carl Reiner says that they'll watch any movie where someone says "Secure the perimeter!")