Seriously, though, what is the point of trying to rank Van Zandt against Dylan and Prine? Might as well rank Van Gogh against Picasso and Matisse while you're at it.

Old Quarter is one of the greatest albums of all time. All of the studio albums seem marred by overproduction or inappropriate production, to my ear. He's like his hero Lightnin' Hopkins in that way — he had a rhythm all his own and was best as a soloist.

Michael already gave Jim his own World's Greatest Boss mug. But thank you for reminding me that the only plausible departure for Michael is that he leaves to be with Holly. That plot point must have been designed in order to provide a departure for Michael that the audience could believe in. "We're one of those…

The story goes that he was on tour with his band, and they were toking up on the bus while driving through Oklahoma. Somebody in the band looks out the window at a passing road sign and says, "I bet they don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee," and Haggard says, "Hey now."

Back when this sort of thing mattered to me in the somewhat implausibly desperate way that it did, nothing was minor or inessential, not the instrumentals, not "Golden Lights." Hell, I loved that song and probably still know all the words. There were a few bands you fell in love with and it was just unconditional. I…

But VU isn't really an "odds and sods" album. Eighty percent of it is a lost album recorded just before they were dropped by MGM. That said, it is amazing to think that no one heard (these versions of) "I Can't Stand It," "Stephanie Says," or "I'm Sticking with You" until freaking 1985.

It makes you blind, it does you in, it makes you think you're pretty tough
It makes you prone to crime and sin, it makes you say things off the cuff
It's very small and made of glass and grossly over-advertised
It turns a genius to an ass and makes a fool think he is wise
It could make you regret your birth or turn…

I believe what you are hearing is the Autotuned screams of the damned.

And yet it is all worth it to see Mariah do the "I'm tracing the notes with my finger" thing and be reminded of the Nard Dog.

Can't say I'm with you on Nacho Libre but I've got a soft spot for Napoleon Dynamite.

Erin makes me want to go out there and date women again. That's right, Erin from The Office has rekindled my love candle. Now I just need to lose some weight and buy a couple of new shirts. Ladies, get ready for some scintillating conversation!

This offence will not stand, Jorel. Her name is Kaling and coincidentally, that is the sound my broadsword will soon make upon your skull. Have at thee!

I find it a blessing that I don't have to choose. They are both delightful.

I don't think it's just an American / British difference. Most British comedy I've seen is nowhere near as subtle and daring as The Office. Gervais was into Mike Leigh territory there.

Arsenio, see his AVC interview. Maybe not a genius, but very much in command of what he's doing. Ryan the douche is just a brilliant character.

Barfy, U.K. and U.S. depart ways in this respect. Whereas the U.K. Office is only about a click and a half away from real, the U.S. Office feels free to push the boundaries into absurdity. The difference between Gareth and Dwight makes the point very clearly. So I don't have any problem with a music video, in fact I…

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It's another American Movie type guy for sure. This one deserves to go viral:

Winnebago, if I stop and think about it much, it really depresses me to see Chris Farley held up as a modern comic genius. I'm sorry he's dead and all but I never got anything more than a mild chuckle from that guy.

I approve of the use of "cock" as multipurpose expletive. That is all.

Many men are, in fact, fuckers.