And esports! Don't forget about esports.

Lars is pretty close to a classic shlimeal. The misfortune that falls upon him is of his own design, but we are familiar enough with his impulses that we can remain sympathetic.

Enough cannot be said about Oscar Isaac and the whole supporting ensemble, but I'll say a little extra about Carla Quevedo because she is supernaturally magnetic and did a stellar job with a subtly difficult role.

I coincidentally started reading (and am still reading) a book on the very subject of Chicago's legalized segregation, right when the series started. It's called "Making the Second Ghetto" and I recommend checking it out.

Well-executed depression in media always gets to me, so I expected the last episode to hit me hard. But I also didn't expect to bawl through the rest of the credits AND post-episode discussion with Simon and Haggis.

Astute write-up on arguably one of the all-time heaviest heavy heavies. I'm almost entirely familiar with just their '00s work, so I'm definitely gonna take a long, punishing listen to this album now.

You mean this gem? https://www.youtube.com/wat…

In name and structure, 101 Artists seems suspiciously similar to 100 Crushes/Butches by Elisha Lim. I'd be interested to know if one artist is familiar with the other. I'll have to check that one out now.

John himself debunked this, saying Omega was the intended ending until he decided to write Tallahassee. So "Alpha Rats Nest," where their house goes up in flames, is to this date the official sign-off. Which makes "Alpha Omega" either a flashsideways alternate ending, or a brief separation placed elsewhere in the…

Oh sweet mercy, this power hour is too much. All of the Mountain Goats is simply too much, all the time. My favorite band, to such an extent that I cannot comprehend such favorite-ness with a clear mind, or approach it from a single angle. I mean, these are the guy(s) who made "Minnesota," "Jaipur," "Woke Up New," and…

I was just considering Steven Universe's place in the context of this article's thesis, since it (alongside Bojack) is my favorite show of the year. I think it took an inverse path to arrive at its riches, presenting a world that is light and optimistic then peppering it with all sorts of darker materials. This is a…

Hi-fiving a million angels!

All fictional cocktails pale in punishment compared to the Mississippi Queen: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Cary Elwes? But unlike most Robin Hoods, he could speak with an English accent!

Yet it still all, ostensibly, limited itself to only one location plotwise. It's a ship in a bottle!

Fantastic end to a hilarious series. I got two endnotes:

I've developed a pavlovian laughter response to Hank Hill's flabberghasted shudders. "Guwaahaha! D:".

Well that's a surprise, considering how this show has NOTHING going for it, on paper.

Conversely, how about great moments in animals averting death?

We were watching Roger & Me in social studies class for the few remaining days of school post-finals, and when it got to the rabbit-killing scene, everyone went "ew!" and "ugh!" and started rabblerousing amongst themselves. I told everyone to "settle down and watch the movie" and my teacher gave me detention for…