I am at work, so I don't have the books in front of me but I don't remember it saying that the Americans liberated Auschwitz. If I remember correctly, Vladek was taken from Auschwitz to somewhere else (Dachau?). He was taken from there and was abandoned (?) German troops and came across the Americans.

I don't know if you can form a meta-narrative of the Toronto crew but their work blends in pretty seamlessly since they draw each other pretty similarly and their characterizations remain the same (though Seth and Chester come off as far more lighter and talkative in Matt's work, doncha think?)

Great article but I really disagree with the list, terribly. I was going to go off about how I would kick off Palestine and  put Maus as number one but that makes everything awful and political, doesn't it?

How embarrassing. I crapped that out, in a hurry at work, and I just fucked up. I meant, of course, Vince Gilligan.

Freaked is both a New Cult Classic and a Film That Time Forgot. It seemed like it really got some love after it hit video and cable but then it just kinda disappeared. It is like a forgotten 90's relic that I might show my illegitimate children, someday.

I completely disagree on The Walking Dead and Hell on Wheel. Throw in The Killing and I believe that myth that AMC is doing anything special beyond getting two crazy good creators in Matt Weiner and Zach Galligan.

You are saying that the only reason radio and MTV played Everclear and made it succesful was because they were enchanted by Art Alexakis kicking drugs?
 
That is the oddest non-Apple related conspiracy theory that I've read in a good, long while. Kudos

Well, thanks for ignoring my rudeness. I didn't expect any of the authors to read or respond to my comment since nobody did to my far more sincere comments during the Worst Christmas Article where Emily Guendelsberger also claimed that the song was about date rape and I only felt the need to respond to that because…

Jesus, people! If you think 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' is rape-y, then you are a fucking idiot. The lyrics clearly point out that both the man and woman are horny but the woman is worried about how it might look if she gives in.

Nope. "Wonderful Christmas Time" is worse. I can't even think of diseases worse than "Wonderful Christmas Time"

Thanks for sharing that. That was pretty neat!

I'm going to argue that song isn't about rape, either.

I refuse to accept that "Baby, It's Cold Outside" has any real rape connotations outside of modern cynicism. It is a naughty little song poking fun at American sexual hypocrisies like a Cole Porter song. Since the song was written for Frank Loesser and his wife to perform at parties, it makes little sense that he…

They really should cancel this show. It never worked. It has an attractive, charming cast and great production values but the writing is terrible and the show has no clue what tone it should have. None of the plot lines worked. The spy stuff? Terrible. The feminist possibilities? Never really explored. Any revelations…

I really, really liked this. This is when AV Undercover is best because I didn't know the song and I didn't know Mannequin Men. I liked this a lot.

Agree. I was just watching the video for 'Nuttin' But Love', the other week, and was really missing Heavy D. He gets lumped in as a pop rapper, and he was, but he rarely got props for his skills. The guy's raps were very clever and he performed with an astonishing verbal agility.

Oh god no. This is awful. I was just reading the original Segar strips. They were smart, funny, imaginative and I think they hold up pretty well. I couldn't stop thing about what a shame it is that Segar's source has been overwhelmed by the Fleischer Brothers incarnation.

Oh, she showed those. I assure you.

After reading the NY Mag profile of Deschanel, this comes as no surprise. Gibbard really came off as somebody constantly aware that she was out of his league. He mentioned that whenever men would talk to her, he would have to supervise and make sure they weren't too flirty or something. You can't live with that kinda…

As a child, the banshee from Darby O'Gill and the Little People freaked me the fuck out. To this day, I can still remember the absolute horror instiled by those scenes.