If it was June of next year it'd be a Leonard Pierce. Since it was released two months ago, though, I think it's actually a "someone just peeled O'Neal off of the floor and woke him from his Bill the Cat-like drunken stupor to make his contribution to Staff Picks" and they forgot to omit the date for clarity.

Stupid sexy Klingons.

These days I'm constantly reminded of what Deep Throat tells Woodward in All the President's Men: "Forget the myths the media's created about the White House. The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand."

What's bugged me about it is that if you go back to the episode when Jaqen recruits Arya—right after he springs her, Gendry, and Hot Pie from Harrenhal and gives Arya the coin she'll need to get Braavos—he frames it in terms of her being able to scratch the names off of her list by training to be an assassin like him.…

It was a surprisingly contentious topic in the Experts thread after the episode. I tried telling people if you watch the trailer from the week before (AltShiftX broke it down frame by frame) you can even see the back of Ellaria's and Tyene's heads with Cersei and Euron looming over them in front of the Iron Throne—and…

The ending sputtered out for me, too. They created this rich mythology with this elaborate conspiracy behind it, and in the end it all was reduced to a standard serial killer trope. I wouldn't mind seeing a season 3 that focused on McConaughey and Harrelson returning after evidence of more ritualistic killings starts…

Yep, right before Jonathan walks in with the word "Tool" written on his forehead. One of the best sight gags of all time.

Yeah, she's the daughter of actress Blythe Danner and Bruce Paltrow, who produced St. Elsewhere. She's seems pretty self-assured in most interviews—entitled even. Maybe it does hide some deep-seated insecurity. Who knows.

Her turn from more-or-less A-list celebrity to outright huckster is kind of bizarre. At least with Jessica Alba there really wasn't much of a pedigree or talent involved and it seemed like her luck from winning the genetic lottery just ran out. With Paltrow it seems like it was a pretty precipitous drop.

"Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys plays while he sabotages baddies trying to kill the heroes.

Between the EGOT cameo and the two fake commercials ("Working Out with Whoopi" and the "Meat Machine") her appearances on 30 Rock were endearingly self-deprecating. She's always been alright in my book.

It still counts. Girl's got to eat.

Eh, "the chronically fuck-deficient" sounds like it means something very different than "all out of fucks to give," and it's something I doubt applies to Gillian Anderson.

There was an attempt to create an English Academy; it died with Queen Elizabeth, who had been open to funding it. Even when there are such authorities—like there are with French and Spanish—they can't do much to "regulate" the use of language from on high. Try telling a French teenager to use "correspondance…

They should do a Wiki Wormhole on English-Language Spelling Reform. The history and politics around just the Simplified Spelling Board alone is pretty interesting stuff (I mean relatively speaking, given how salient the chaos of English spelling is).

Blame the Norman Conquest.

Needs more aluminum foil on his head to keep out the electricity.

Some mindless philosoper.

Don't forget Jessica Alba. She's basically trying to replicate Paltrow's move from underwhelming actor to new age grifter.

This sucks. I've loved the Afghan Whigs going back to their early stuff. "If I Were Going" and "Gentlemen" pack one of the greatest soft/loud 1-2 punches of any opening tracks ever. Their material since reforming has been great, too.