I think the Malice at the Palace brawl was more directly responsible for the NBA's image issues in the 2000s but Iverson was certainly part of a larger cultural trend that alienated that certain fanbase (I'd personally say it really starts with the Fab 5.) Of course, I also think the play style created by the rules…

I recently read the Andrew Miller SNL book and Shearer's career (or lack of one outside of The Simpsons and the Christopher Guest films) makes a lot more sense once you find out that everyone hates him.

Spoiler - the little table either flips up or swivels out.

I believe Pitchfork or another music site said he has a Hawaii show this week in between Coachella weekends, so that's not one of them…I believe someone up thread also said he's played Montana once.

I don't see HBO changing without changing HBO Now - if they roll out all the episodes at once it seems like their subscriber base would fluctuate massively. Not to mention they might as well be streaming-only at that point, and while I can't speak to how much money they make off of cable subscriptions I'd be willing…

This might sound weird, but I've kind of come to feel like binging on TV is a cultural phenomenon that will probably decrease in relevance over time - it feels like an obvious reaction to the surge in VOD availability, and people will eventually not care as much. Not to say it'll go away, but I think it's going to go…

I'm willing to bet airing an episode a week works out way better for HBO because it focuses discussion/hype on Sunday nights. Streaming shows that put up all the episodes at once never seem to get that same volume of people talking about them at one time since some people race through the show and others parcel it…

I had forgotten about the whole Perverted Justice thing after NBC dropped the show, but my first thought now was the same as back then - I don't think that name comes off the way they probably think it comes off.

Isn't the appeal of superhero shows that they can balance standalone stories with an overarching narrative? I mean, that's basically how comics have worked since at least the 60s.

Disagreement isn't the same thing as censorship - honestly I think most of the comedians up in arms over this (Jim Norton somehow got to write an op-ed for TIME) are literally "manufacturing outrage" considering I haven't seen any sort of serious outcry for Noah to be fired. I personally think Jim Norton is garbage…

I used to be a huge Patton Oswalt fan but over time what I used to find funny curdled into unchecked bitterness and a weird sense of entitlement. It's odd that this (to me at least) seemed to coincide with the birth of his kid.

Is FXX not a basic cable channel in some areas? We started getting it as soon as it switched over from Fox Soccer (which was a premium channel.)

I've learned to take the music biz stuff on this show with a grain of salt, but I really can't get over how bad Lucious' songs are and how they don't seem to match up with the story they're telling. I don't think we've ever heard him rap, and during his concert they were showing fake album covers where he's wearing a…

It's actually disgusting to me that this person is so un-selfaware that they'd nominate Pete Doherty or the Gallagher brothers to replace Kanye…because they've never been rude or outspoken. The guy who made a kitten smoke crack is cool, but god forbid a rapper take the stage at Glastonbury.

Kind of ironic to bring up "Disco Sucks" since that was a reactionary stance driven by racism and homophobia…doesn't exactly help your argument.

On the other hand, you generally don't get to make homophobic comments towards your boss (at a press conference no less) and keep your job. I get where they wanted to take that storyline, but the "business comes first" reasoning felt a litte unrealistic for 2015 especially considering The IPO storyline.

Zoot suits were pretty ridiculously proportioned, and that was the 1940s. Not a new thing at all. Honestly suits today have gotten slim to the point where it's guaranteed to look bad in a few generations - the biggest issue being super slim lapels (they don't look good if you have broad shoulders) and trousers being…

I don't think anyone is arguing that it's sexist because of the specific sex act or the fact that the woman initiates it…to be fair I haven't seen the movie but it sounds like it's played for either laughs or titillation (or both) which kind of negates any sort of "empowerment" defense. It sounds like an off-color…

True, although I think it's fair to point out that Stewart was pretty unknown at the time and I don't think the film even had a theatrical release outside of festivals. Which kind of proves my point about things leaning away from "difficult" topics - I'm under no illusion that the publishing industry does anything for…

As an aside to the discussion, one thing that I have noticed falling out of vogue in YA lit (or maybe it's being pushed out) is social commentary outside of the generalized type you find in dystopian sci-fi. When I was growing up reading and when I was studying YA lit in college there was an obvious push towards books…