Media Enthusiast, if you don't mind my asking, how would you suggest that someone get around the sizable amount of book purchases needed to stay on top of even twenty year-old literary theory?

Someone told me that, and I took it to heart. Now I feel bad about how I don't have a legitimate reason to feel bad!

Someone told me that, and I took it to heart. Now I feel bad about how I don't have a legitimate reason to feel bad!

I didn't know that about The Beach Boys. I guess if we are talking about pop culture, there might not be anyone before then. I suppose it depends on when we say pop culture begins and how explicit the statement needs to be (Voltaire, for example, goes after both the institutions of religion and some of its major…

I didn't know that about The Beach Boys. I guess if we are talking about pop culture, there might not be anyone before then. I suppose it depends on when we say pop culture begins and how explicit the statement needs to be (Voltaire, for example, goes after both the institutions of religion and some of its major…

No, but I'm also not a music historian. I can, however, point you to many prior philosophers, because I'm incredibly pretentious. And I don't just mean Marx and Nietzsche.

No, but I'm also not a music historian. I can, however, point you to many prior philosophers, because I'm incredibly pretentious. And I don't just mean Marx and Nietzsche.

Being the totally original post-Sopranos finale kids we were, we walked to "Don't Stop Believing". It narrowly beat the first English opening for Pokemon, and indeed outright lost in the first round due to the anti-Pokemon faction being split by the presence of a Kanye West song as an option.

Being the totally original post-Sopranos finale kids we were, we walked to "Don't Stop Believing". It narrowly beat the first English opening for Pokemon, and indeed outright lost in the first round due to the anti-Pokemon faction being split by the presence of a Kanye West song as an option.

The creation of Heaven and Hell, of countries, religion, and war, if portrayed as stemming from generous intentions, would strike as more profound than the surrender of those things for generous reasons.

The creation of Heaven and Hell, of countries, religion, and war, if portrayed as stemming from generous intentions, would strike as more profound than the surrender of those things for generous reasons.

What makes it unprecedented, exactly? The simplicity?

What makes it unprecedented, exactly? The simplicity?

Presidents often end up with much less preparation time than their challengers, due to the nature of the job.

Presidents often end up with much less preparation time than their challengers, due to the nature of the job.

I'd be very disappointed if they went the whole "Malcolm's position isn't secure" route again. They did a good job with it last season, but it was only last season. I can see what you're picking up on (Ben does have that remark about how Malcolm is old party), though.

I'd be very disappointed if they went the whole "Malcolm's position isn't secure" route again. They did a good job with it last season, but it was only last season. I can see what you're picking up on (Ben does have that remark about how Malcolm is old party), though.

While the whole "moving on" part would make it a good lead-in to the hiatus, this episode was also very, very good at reminding the audience what plots were already going on, which makes it an excellent post-hiatus refresher.

While the whole "moving on" part would make it a good lead-in to the hiatus, this episode was also very, very good at reminding the audience what plots were already going on, which makes it an excellent post-hiatus refresher.

Well, at least AMC is a bit more creative in their reality programming choices. A bit.