Yep. It's pretty obvious that Trump is NOT going to be the Republican nominee so I don't mind that it's giving a huge platform to a particular candidate over another (although that's still problematic). But then you have to think about WHAT they are giving a platform to. It's not the host of a reality television…

I have a 2-year old. I'm a decently laid-back person with super-progressive attitudes towards parenting, and I am baffled by the struggles some of these parents go through with their kids (and yes, I know them IRL, not just by their aggregate stats of permissive television watching). Not only am I stunned by their…

Sorry, I find that to be some pretty awful writing. I don't think this was a major pop cultural phenomena at the time. It took years of reruns, nostalgia, and the internet to transform this into the cultural meme it is today. What was the mounting wave of cynicism that was about to sweep the nation in 1991? The scene…

I've been keeping up with the show. Noah's improvement from his first show on Monday to his fourth show on Thursday was enormous. He's been doing a very good job, especially considering the impossible expectations. Also, the quality of the writing has stayed top notch, and it's remarkable how well it translates to a…

I'll always have a soft spot for Moore because his show, The Awful Truth, really turned me on to politics and policy. It only took a few months before I went on to find far, far, more informative and interesting material, but while his movies don't hold up terribly well, there are still some segments from The Awful…

I thought it was so strange that he didn't know where New Hampshire was until I realized I also had no idea which province it bordered. I laughed at the collective ignorance.

Your unpleasant memories of him are proof that he's real though.

Pretty decent list. The top 2 are absolute A+ classics that I would show to anyone as a point of entry for the show.

Time for a real plug for http://wehuntedthemammoth.com/ created by the brother of a friend of a friend of mine. Tagline: The New Misogyny Tracked and Mocked. It's a little depressing at this exact moment as it's following the shooting in Oregon, but it's often hilarious when going down the rabbit holes of MRA's…

"Who's going to keep track of who gets how much food for how much work?"

I thought Rick's monologue at that point was deliberately meta. Even in non-purge movies it's completely acceptable for the hero to mow down dozens of bad guys if he's saving an innocent, especially a girl.

Serial did a great job of pulling you in. I binged the whole thing recently in about two weeks. But, while Koenig "takes a position" in the end, she refuses to take a position on the heart of the case which is Jay's knowledge of the crime. If we're being honest, which she never is on this subject, claiming Adnan's…

Non-evangelical vegetarian here. Bourdain is completely honest about what he does. He's not glorifying anything. I could care less about an animal here or there being slaughtered for meat on a television show. If you depict people eating meat without the slaughter the animal still suffered equally. The only one you're…

He doesn't seem like a dick, but he is one. He's running on the same "Compassionate Conservative" talking points as his brother. Pro-tip: If you have to qualify your identity with the word compassionate, you're a dick.

Exactly. It's just stomach-churning that the most effective critic of pay-to-play politics is also fanning the flames of white supremacy (whether HE is "pretending" or not has become irrelevant).

No joke. Find a page-turner. It doesn't have to be a great book, but something that will hold your interest. Then quit and start reading. Especially if you don't usually make time for reading it's just amazingly rewarding to come back to it after spending a lot of time doing something vaguely "intelligent" like…

My wife has been catching up on the last season of The League. I just saw that episode and thought it was pretty horrible (as in not funny - I don't care if it's distasteful). The show has always been something that is just on the wrong side of being truly funny and rewatchable like IASIP. It always takes things to…

The show would be hugely improved with 1 relatively small change. Restrict the show to 2 guests/night including the musical guest. That might mean there's only a musical guest 2 times/week. It might also mean that we get a 3-4 minute segment of Stay Human when there's some extra time to fill, but frankly I'm…

Very much agreed on both points. Number 1 really rings true for me. The format is still a bit of a slog for me, but I haven't missed an episode yet, and have genuinely enjoyed parts of every episode.

I know why you appreciated that, but it makes me sick. That's how the Democrats always treat the Republicans. They "compromise" and "make tough choices" to work with the opposition. This happens consistently under Republican presidents. In reality, this is mostly theater since both parties love passing corporatist…