Benghazi? Is that in the valley?

Excellently said. Apart from starting a discussion around race and being a great movie, a film like 12 Years a Slave is the rare occasion where the history and the struggles of an under-represented group of people is given voice through popular art, which is in and of itself a great feat.

Fingers crossed we get a person of color in a main role. Pre-Stonewall NY is certainly the right setting for it.

Hardly the first autobiography to be released in several volumes. As a matter of fact, one of the hottest books on the literary market right now is a 6-part autobiographical novel by Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard. Some lives are too interesting to be contained to a single book.

This poem is an all around stunner, but that sexiness stanza left me giddy with joy the first time I read it. So great.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was one of the first books I read in English and I instantly fell in love with her writing and the language in general. Angelou's writing to me always felt so effortless, which is a real gift.

Sad to see no love for Mads Mikkelsen or Hugh Dancy, but at least Rhys got some love from TCA. Hopefully the Emmys will follow suit later this year.

"Hitting the Fan" is already in the tournament.

I almost wish they had gone with a less likable screen presence to portray Ned. My ideal take on the play lets Ned be the egotistical asshole that he is and channels all that rage through him. It doesn't negate his anger, but it does cast more doubt on his methods. But with Kramer involved in this production that was…

"I want to hold a mirror up to society and then win world record for biggest mirror."

Jack: That's why I only date 20 year olds.
Dennis: Let me tell you about 20 year olds, half of them are 16.

lol wtf are notifications?

I'm so happy Alison's finally back tomorrow. Last week's episode was excellent, but I'm always a bit disappointed when she doesn't show up.

His patronus, duh.

"Show me on this doll where he stabbed you. One at time please, you all get your turn."

I firmly believed that she was dead as well, mainly because I thought it was a bit cheap to bring her back and mainly because they had already done something similar with Miriam Lass. In a way I'm glad because the revelation today came as genuine shock to me. I gladly accept that I was wrong and they made it work.…

That's how you get committed.

Sorry, I meant house.

The Wire warned us about institutional failing. It's not like we didn't see this coming.

What category do you think the stag will be submitting for? Best supporting non-human actor or Best guest star? Either way, let's give that stag all the awards.