I was much happier 10 seconds ago, before I read your comment. I need to go swallow some bleach.

It's like not one conservative can acknowledge the basic historical fact that the Dixiecrats became Republicans. Hell, Strom Thurmond flipped parties in 1964, but I'm sure he gets puts in the Democrat column because he was a Democrat when he conducted the longest filibuster in US history in 1957, against the Civil…

I can't quite articulate my feelings for Karen, but I think there's a social commentary going on with her attempts to connect with nearly every character, and getting rejected at every turn. She is so lonely and helpless, as she watches others she cares about more publicly suffer.

That is one of my favorite bits so far. Every group is investigating this mystery at a different angle, but it makes sense why they haven't pooled their resources, especially the kids with the adults. I love seeing what is most important to each person to send them on their quest.

I especially love how over the top Stephen and Jon's are. There is nothing organic about them at all, making it even funnier.

Whatchoo reading for?

I must be the only person who finds Bill Hicks funny. I mean, his whole bit about touring in Fife, Alabama still cracks me up. Different strokes, I guess.

I'll defend Heaven is Whenever. Hurricane J is one of their best singles, and I like its continuation of the Holly/Gideon myth as they settle down and get real jobs. Actually, it works better on vinyl because side two of that record is one of their best. All of the must listens on the album, save maybe The Sweet Part…

I would've kept T(i)NC just for the song title of "Capitalism Stole My Virginity"

With you on the Phylla-Vell love.

I'm a huge fan of Carol Danvers and an unapologetic Claremont fanboy, so buyer beware. But I think it's the critical issue that would eventually lead to her becoming Captain Marvel. Also, I feel Claremont took control of the character because he (rightly) didn't trust anyone else at Marvel.

I'm an Oriole fan, so I have no skin in the game. We haven't been a postseason factor since 1997.

As bad as Avengers #200 is, you can at least see what they were trying to do. It's horribly misguided, but it was in a run in which they tried to sympathize with the villain and show his point of view. This was the time to skip that idea. Still, I love Avengers Annual #10, when Chris Claremont begins the reclamation…

I trade wait, but this twist was spoiled online (such is the risk of trade waiting). I don't know how it goes down, but I do agree with your sketch of Hawkeye's character, which is why he's always been one of my favorite Marvel heroes. He's the only guy who questions Captain America and thinks he could do a better job.

Luci is the only one I've ever believed people would worship. Maybe Morrigan, if only because of the stylistic trappings and not her actual personality. Luci felt like you were reading about a god.

I had started to lose interest in Wic+Div, but the Tara issue pulled me back in. That was a fantastic issue that was well-rooted in the comic's mythos. I also like that as soon as Tara tried to make genuine, heartfelt music, no one was interested. It does get at the shallowness of pop music.

I think your final paragraph nails it. Caputo empathizes more with Bayley because he can see himself in Bayley in a way he never could with Poussey.

Not just some random prisoners, Bayley commits the same crime as Poussey and he ends up as a prison guard responsible for her internment. By focusing on Bayley, it shows the completely different consequences he faced by virtue of his station in life, even in regards to the relatively privileged Poussey. In the end,…

Man, when he was playing, just about everyone considered him a future Hall of Famer. It's not that his peak wasn't long enough, it's that his decline was so steep and awful. I'm not a huge fan of WAR, but it is illustrative here: he had a career WAR of 4.9 after age 31. He had a 7.1 WAR in one of his MVP seasons.

The SMU story is one of the most fascinating sports stories of my life. I also think it's important that it was a smaller school like SMU that got shut down: we're okay with cheating, but certain teams aren't supposed to be good. I think the doc does a decent job of showing that Texas and Texas A&M were every bit as…