When Yauch died I closed my office door and sobbed for about 5 minutes straight. The Beasties are probably more responsible for me getting through my early 20s with my sanity intact than any other single factor. I'm getting worked up again just thinking about it.

A giant "whatever" to the idea that not liking Chris Brown's music and/or voice points to a lack of taste.

I know a few folks who started off wanting to be architects and became planners instead. There's good money in it if you're willing to live in some weird places.

Mad Men is so good that no one wants the comparison anymore?

I hate myself for knowing this, but Carrie was in a rent-controlled apartment that went condo. Chris from Northern Exposure bought it when they were engaged, and was going to kick her out when they broke up. Charlotte sold her old engagement ring to lend Carrie the money to buy the place.

"We can also add to the case that there is no risk of pregnancy from the
incestuous relationship, because one of the partners is impotent"

Read "The Late Shift." Lots of people inside NBC were saying Carson was fossilizing.

He has an airplane hangar for them, I believe.

He didn't. Jay's manager at the time fucked with everyone, including Carson, and Dave didn't court the NBC brass the way Jay did. We might all agree with Dave that he deserved the TS on merit, but that's not how things work in show business (or any business).

And they had to pay Leno either way. His contract for the prime-time show was a lot more punishing than Conan's for the Tonight Show, so when the affiliates started revolting over Leno's poor prime-time lead-in, NBC had to make a choice: move Jay back to 11:30 or lose the affiliates at 10. The suggestion of moving…

But they didn't try to yank it away from him once Letterman moved to CBS and (initially) got better ratings. The instance you're referring to had more to do with not wanting Letterman to leave than it did with Leno's numbers, no?

Do yourself a favour and check out kayaker Adam van Koeverden, if you haven't before.

And Adam Yauch.

Oh for sure, I agree with you on that, but I didn't get the impression that's what Leo was saying, is all.

This joke doesn't get old. (No snark, I mean that sincerely.)

He's in Wolf of Wall Street.

I thought the point of that was that he's not known for his comedic performances, and yet awards-giving bodies (well, the Oscars) keep denying him statues for his super-serious roles.

The "It's the 60s!" bits were part of what kept me from falling in love with this series for so long. I didn't mind things like the African American elevator operator, or the Ossining ladies being unable to cope with Helen Bishop. But things like the blatant littering, the kids playing in dry-cleaning plastic, etc. -…

This summer a little girl ahead of me at the grocery store gave me the once-over and then declared "You're lighter than ANYONE!" Sadly, I had to agree with her.

This summer a little girl ahead of me at the grocery store gave me the once-over and then declared "You're lighter than ANYONE!" Sadly, I had to agree with her.