Murphy and Murray is the 80's comedy duo we never got, and I think one of the reasons is laid bare here: Their careers both went supernova around the same time, and so neither would ever be second banana to the other. Also, while their styles are intriguingly different, their role is the same: The iconoclast, the one w…

Classy statement on Benedict Cumberbatch’s part. I wish all rebukes could be this eloquent.

This single change is the reason why I love the show dozens of times more than the comics.
The very fact that they’re so underpowered and at any given moment can get brutally vaporized, adds that extra layer of excitement and thrill to the show as a whole.

Reminds me of my favorite picture of T. Rex from Jurassic Park:

“But Theranos? It’s still a good idea. In a Silicon Valley where crypto now reigns, that means something. It makes Theranos one of the more complex and nuanced tales of Silicon Valley deception. Theranos isn’t the Juicero. It could’ve helped people. And Holmes, a female CEO in a sea of tech bros, was easy to root…

This being Leverage, a “Nate was faking his death all along” plotline isn’t exactly out of the question.

Peacock might as well shelf their stupid Tiger King show. It's gunna bomb...badly.

Still need a Daughters of the Dragon show.

He’s been in over 65 movies. Granted, he’s not making Brad Pitt money, but he should certainly have enough to retire comfortably (even by Hollywood levels of comfortable). Also, I hope he never retires, he’s a favorite of mine.

I was in a fraternity (as was about half of my university) and my experience was pretty laid back. Sororities were a different story. I don’t know that anyone was harangued as mercilessly as the poor sisters of Delta Gamma (which we didn’t have) but they were much more concerned about overall image than the guys. …

When this video came out, my former-sorority-girl cousin said she didn’t like the tone, but those were totally valid points if you know how Whateverthefuck Week is supposed to work. I suspect she had the same job but accomplished it through self-effacing passive-aggression. 

Hey folks. I just wanted to drop in and say thank you to everyone here for all the kind words, and also for reading what I’ve written at The A.V. Club these past nine years. I know I wasn’t always the most consistent presence in the comments, even before the Kinja transition, but I dipped in fairly regularly, and for…

Michael Shannon’s reading is better than I remembered - it’s funny, but he also sells the joylessness. That email is one of my favorite representations of the Greek system, since it just comes out and says that this social organization isn’t about having a good time, it’s about competing in the pecking-order.…

I immediately go to his dramatic reading of the sorority president email.

“Can I have an ORDINARY household task? One that you’d PROBABLY want to PUT OFF?”

As much as I believe these things had to be fuelled by existing fandom and curiousity, I must admit, when The Mandalorian initially came out I noticed a lot of people (women, predominantly) posting online about their love of how cute Baby Yoda is.

Sixx has been sober since 1990 and seems like a pretty big dude, I wouldn’t mess with him. Poor Mick Mars can barely stand up so he wouldn’t be a problem (and he’s like legitimately 70 years old), Vince is fat and can’t do shit, and Tommy seems crazy enough to accidentally kill you. 

Local radio? Pfft.

I think what Simon has that those other guys don’t is the hard journalism background. His projects always feel meticulously researched and have a deep sense of been rooted in a real physical place where he’s been trained to see relationships between vastly different subcultures. His shows cast a wide net and attempt…

HBO Throws Its Viewers the Invisible Bone