How did Eastbound and Down only make one list? The first season was on the best of the '00s.

Christmas at the Zoo by The Flaming Lips
I Want an Alien for Christmas by Fountains of Wayne
Space Christmas by Shonen Knife
Anything from The Nightmare Before Christmas

I kind-of liked Apollo 18.

My top 5 (in no order)

I kind-of enjoyed it. I didn't care about the characters and the idea that NASA would want to cover-up finding life on the moon doesn't make sense, but I liked the atmosphere and the aesthetic. I'd give it at least a C.

"Melody Nelson" and "Gainsbourg Percussions" are my faves. "Comic Strip" is a pretty good best-of.

I read half of Norwood by Charles Portis and I watched In the Bedroom, Turning Gate, and season 4 of Samurai Jack.

I think she's just shy. Some of Todd Barry's appearances have been similarly awkward.

Sorry, I meant to post that in AVQ&A. I guess it almost fits here.

Funny Music
I can't stop listening to Karen Kilgariff's new EP (available here: http://karenkilgariff.bandc…. It's hilarious and her voice is really beautiful.

I like Pretty Together more than Smeared.

Jon Dore's been doing that bit live with different comedians since at least 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

"By midgets you mean black people, right?"

NNF
The midget talk made me really uncomfortable.

There's tons of Merge stuff on Spotify in Europe.