My only complaint is that he should bring back the Kamikaze headband. I realize this time was on short notice and all, but he should have an emergency kit.

Hey, my North Face jacket is like an impenetrable force field against the cold. I will brook no complaints.

Wait, isn't a cow by definition female? How could there be a Mr. Cow? Or is this a transgender thing?

Yep. This was a really good piece, Steven.

The morally correct version?

Also, can't the AV Club splurge on a subscription or something? So we could get a report on a report instead of a report on a report on a report?

Yes, I love their version of "Swimming Song." I think it's on the first album, "Kate and Anna McGarrigle."

Yes, I love "The McGarrigle Hour." "Talk to Me of Mendocino" is beautiful; I also like "Young Love" and "Baltimore Fire."

Even in folky/singer-songwritery circles, "American Beauty" and "Workingman's Dead" are bizarrely under-appreciated. But they are truly outstanding.

Let us now pause to reflect on the awesomeness of last month's Armageddon Christmas special.

Bob Dylan: I'm so committed to this cause I'll post this far down
I realize Bob Dylan isn't exactly underrated, but lots of people will in fact scoff about him—even if they begrudgingly admit he's a good lyricist, they'll complain about the voice, the melodies, the post-1960s work, whatever. But I spread the Word of…

I like soccer. I absolutely love watching the world cup. But I think one problem is that (like with most sports) it's not as interesting if you don't really care who wins. And, living in America, it's hard to develop any allegiance to a team, since they're never in the media (with the exception of national teams). …

A teacher introduced me to "Love Me, Love Me, Love Me" (or whatever it's called) when I was 14, and I absolutely fell in love with it. I'm not that well-versed in the Ochs catalog, but the other songs I've heard have been pretty painful to listen to, music-wise. I don't need a songwriter to be Paul McCartney or…

The thing that I found the most interesting and exciting about "Dune" (the novel) is how incredibly complex and Machiavellian the political machinations are. I'm not sure I can think of any equivalent in fiction, in any medium.

I was in 9th grade when it got really popular (just before the "Fourth Edition" came out), and I was really into it for about six months. It could get to be a pretty expensive habit, but it really was a pretty clever and complicated game. And one of my friends had the brilliant idea that you could just let each…

@Bill:

I didn't get to see much TV as a kid, but this was my favorite show . . . until a certain Christmas special aired in Dec. 1989 . . . .

Haven't seen the movie, but I read almost every Dahl book when I was a kid; I was just discussing with my family which we liked best, and I voted for "Matilda." We seem to have lost our copy, though, which is a tragedy. It's time for a re-read. And Quentin Blake is unqualifiedly awesome.

Good Lord, that was uncomfortable to watch.

Not that this is a valuable contribution, but I think I like this Majestyk guy.