We've always gone with "L'il Damon".

The entire Norwegian women's handball team.

The entire Norwegian women's handball team.

I didn't watch any of the diving, so ignore this if you like, but: that's how it is in basically every event, right? I mean, you could break the world record in the qualifying heats of the 100m and it means nothing toward your time in the finals. Ditto for gymnastics — the scores that get you into the all-around or…

I didn't watch any of the diving, so ignore this if you like, but: that's how it is in basically every event, right? I mean, you could break the world record in the qualifying heats of the 100m and it means nothing toward your time in the finals. Ditto for gymnastics — the scores that get you into the all-around or…

First of all, "Unfunded Mandate" is two words.

First of all, "Unfunded Mandate" is two words.

What is this "repeats" you speak of? Is that a new way of saying "famous people talent shows" or "ABC's Wipeout"?

I haven't played Cities and Knights too much, but I love Seafarers…playing with 6 people takes forever (hell, just setting it up takes a while), but it's worth it.

I went to the "secret" Andrew Bird show on Saturday, and it was as amazing as I hoped it would be. The new songs sound mostly great, especially Sifters, Eyeoneye, and Lazy Projector sound like the big winners.

I first heard Beulah when "Popular Mechanics for Lovers" came on over the credits of Youth in Revolt — if the perfect pure pop craftmanship hadn't grabbed me, the Magnetic Fields reference sure did the trick. Hmm, maybe I should go throw those albums on again…

I scrolled down through this many comments just to make sure that was mentioned. Well done, sir. 

Mine too, but only because I was still trying to figure out who that actor was. "Is Nick Nolte really playing air flute?"

The towel washes me!

Butch Walker puts on a hell of a live show — fun as all get out.

She truly is the AT&T of people.

Garmin (or Tom-Tom?) has a Han&Chewie voice pack that you can purchase for their GPS…on a long trip from NY to Maine, Captain Solo repeatedly told us to Turn Left, and not get too cocky — so to hear that line out of the blue thrilled me to no end.

I hope this doesn't sound too derisive and know-it-all-y, but I find it interesting that the review pairs up Brick and Song for the Dumped to make a point, but ignores the fact that those were the two songs from that album written (or co-written) by Darren Jessee.