The elephant in the room is that it is Republican party orthodoxy to oppose benefits and entitlements. It is a matter of fundamental ideology - that if you are poor, it is because you're lazy, so you don't deserve luxuries like going to the doctor. It is only now starting to dawn on working Americans that they are…

Now, I'm no big city lawyer, but I'm pretty sure that you're gonna die even if you don't drink or use drugs. I hate to be the bearer of bad news as far as Mr. Baio's belief in his immortality is concerned.

I'm gonna go to Montreal and decide for myself. I need additional reasons to justify my "NYC sucks" position so I can finally get my ass outta here.

Generation X vs Billy Idol solo - go!

Didn't read much about this when it happened, but I remember that not long after Chris Brown's DV against Rihanna, they put him on the cover of the source. Chris Brown was not "hip hop." He was a pop singer. Yet suddenly, he made the cover of the source. The DV gave him "cred." So yeah, fuck the source too.

You're the man now, dawg!

Way to do a week on a women-centered show, a week in which International Women's Day falls, and only interview men from the cast.

The bit where Spike and Adam are talking about the "Yoko factor" made me laugh.
Spike: "Don't tell me you've never heard of the Beatles?"
Adam: "I have. I like 'Helter Skelter'"
Spike: "What a surprise."

D'Onofrio is downright terrifying on Daredevil. The best part of Season 2, by far was in the jail with Murdock visiting him. Genuinely frightening. I would be thrilled to see him reprise the role anywhere!

Well, your diss of Hail Caesar was incomprehensible to me - I thought it was outstanding.
I second Weiner. Sing Street was great. I really enjoyed Born to be Blue. The Stretch and Bobbito doc was great. Did Dope come out this year or last year? Too lazy to google.

"Freeze to meet you."

Anyone admitted to an acute inpatient psychiatric unit is "just stabilized." Rich people don't get less treatment; they get more. The systemic failing of the mental health system generally affects the indigent. They are discharged from hospitals to homeless shelters with few resources to keep them stable in the…

I literally re-watch The Wire once a year. It's not just because it's so good, but as someone who works in large public institutions that habitually fail those they are designed to help, I take solace in seeing that I'm not crazy and not alone, and that there are other McNultys, Lesters, Mr. Prezs, Bunny Colvins, Gus…

Re: "Darth Emo," the fact that he is a petulant, conflicted young man who can and does great harm makes him more interesting than a true psychopath. Pretty much everyone is more interesting than a true psychopath. A psychopath's inner life is as profound as that of a reptile. People who do terrible things but who are…

I know people will find this statement ironic given the man's very public media persona, but I hope people respect the man's privacy. I work on an inpatient psychiatric unit, and I have also have loved ones hospitalized. It is traumatic. I wish him all the best.

Stop trying to ruin my childhood with female Adult Swim showrunners! #gamergate

Never much cared for it. All the assholes - including the racist ones - in Jr High memorized it. It seemed like music for my enemies. Even after I came around on the Beasties when Check Your Head came out and they became the epitome of hip, and I went back and discovered Paul's Boutique, I still had no inclination to…

Here here. It was a valiant effort, if flawed, but i saw it after having read the book, and I found it to be a nice, visually gorgeous distillation of some of the book's plot points and themes. It would be impossible to faithfully adapt the book with all the finer points intact, but I applaud Lycnh for adapting the…

It's almost too heavy. A lot of their albums before and after that one have a little more variation - not just between super loud and super quiet, but in between as well. At their best, they're Pink Floyd's gnarlier, punk rock little brother, which is a great thing.

I have never been able to get into Wovenhand, despite my love for 16 Horsepower. I really tried, too.