The choice of Byelorussian (Belarusian) Jew is particularly interesting from a 20th century Eurasian historical context. I’ll admit I didn’t really follow the Bioshock mythos that closely—I’ve only beaten the first and third game, and while I was a huge System Shock 2 fan, Bioshock never really spoke to me in such a…

That was absolutely a concern in Britain during prior to Tudor rule—Elizabeth of York wasn’t able to inherit directly, and only became Queen because 1) Henry Tudor won the Battle of Bosworth, killed Richard III, and assumed the crown despite being fairly distantly in line and 2) marrying Elizabeth was the best way to…

JFC was excellent. It was set up to fail: It premiered immediately after the Sopranos series finale that pissed everyone off. It was also way too weird for most people. And despite rising viewship as the season progressed, HBO still axed it. As much as I was disappointed, I’m okay with it — a single season of ten…

“Deadwood—think Cheers, but this time with cowboys. Al Swearengen and the gang at the Gem are like your old friends. The more things change, the more they stay the same!”

There were so many different factors in so many different countries.

There’s a large reason why the best teams tend to win: scoring in the NBA is much more closely correlated with skill because it happens so frequently. In football/soccer/baseball, randomness has a far higher impact since games tend to swing on the success or failure of a few scoring plays. But in a sport where teams…

Cum Town

This looks like a great time. I’d buy it just for the chance to explore that gorgeous looking world, but the combat looks fun as well.

I don’t know how anyone who saw Natalie Portman’s performance in the Star Wars prequels and compared it to her other work could think that the actor was the thing that ruined Jar-Jar Binks.

And this is premium Barsanti right here. You’d think if your job consisted only of ripping off other people’s work and reposting it that a modicum of reading comprehension would be a basic requirement. At no point in the stuff he links to does Sollima say that it was “his decision” to exclude Blunt, much less does he “…

I think if they’re not rich, people conflate child support and alimony.

Well.. I think The Affair should be called “Lifetime Pass.” Because I only stick around because most of the leads come from my favorite shows— The Wire, Newsradio, Fringe and Dawsons Creek (yeah I know) and I’ll always give them a chance.

I would hate it if someone gave me a tchotchke with sentimental value (to them) but worthless (to me and the rest of the world).

Yoko Kanno!

7. Air your surprisingly entertaining show on a popular television network.

*flashy whip-pan to Leos Carax putting This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us on the jukebox*

It doesn’t, and never was before. And if Fox had any sense on how to play their bullshit game, they’d have realized they should call it an “address” and not a “rally.”

I never got to see The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour, but I had the audio cassette and this radical poster.

Yeah, exactly.

BANJO!