Pierce's take was awesome and also included the historical parallel with Nixon pre-emptively releasing transcripts of the White House tapes (where the comedy phrase gem "expletive deleted" originates from). His point is that the press and public did NOT take his release as a distraction or as an example of strategic…

I wholeheartedly agree with Arnie's statements about gerrymandering - we haven't had the Congress America has been demanding in like, ever. However, the "he's in love with me" crack is such a middle school girl taunt ("Amanda is like soooo obsessed with me") as well as a jock homophobe put down and I don't think it…

Its big in NYC as well, at the old school Jewish "appetizing" restaurants. Russ and Daughters is the gold standard.

Hmm - I always viewed it as an unconsummated love story.

Aw man, I'm sorry this comment makes me sad. But, yes the scene in the drugstore that you mention is heart rending as is George breaking down and finally admitting how much he loves Mary all the while knowing all of those big dreams are now bye bye.

And here I thought that uptalking vocal fry was the worst female speech affectation.

Now that there is a good supply of aged Rye at an affordable price point I've given up bourbon based Manhattans. Just so much better with Rye - the sweet vermouth works perfectly with the spicier grains. I also really enjoy a proper old fashioned Old fashioned:

Ah yes, thank you , I stand corrected. Didn't Hopkins do some weird, non sanctioned promotion of some sort as well?

At this point, absolutely. We have already proven that an elite but washed up MMA fighter (Randy Couture) can easily dispatch an elite but washed up pro boxer (Bernard Hopkins) but not the reverse.

That was a really classic level. The crazy priest was a great character.

I've actually caught it a few times this season and it's pretty good - and yes, Constance Wu is the best, for several different reasons. I like Huang's food too! It's just so hard supporting someone so arrogant yet clueless at the same time.

Michael Rapaport is not merely a fan of hip-hop and some aspects of African American culture, he fetishizes it. Not gonna call that racist, just problematic. This rant reminds me of the chef Eddie Huang going off on the chef Marcus Samuelsson for having a pricey restaurant in Harlem. Huang sat in a restaurant he…

Agreed.

I remember it as a palpable sigh of relief. There was some schadenfreude too but not over the top. What's getting me about the current climate is the constant "shut the fuck, you lost!" sentiments and the more passive aggressive "we need to give him a chance, he is president now". Are liberals losing their shit on…

"This song is dedicated to all the little c***s who like to spread their legs in the night."
- Tom Araya

"This song is dedicated to all the little c***s who like to spread their legs in the night."

Let me explain: you get the boner, she gets the slicker.

There will never be a day when you don't find gorgeous ladies in their 20s to be the paradigm of human attractiveness. Ever. Never ever. One day one of them will call you sir and you will see how futile it all is. Or, perhaps you are a suave guy and actually get a date with one of these young ladies and she wants…

Does Leguizamo do that thing where he acts as if he is the world's greatest Man of a Thousand Voices even though he does like one voice?

The trilogy of books which this is based on is really good (The Given Day, Live By Night, World Gone By). It seems like there was a lot of material to mine there but it got compressed into one film. Ah well, I'll still check this out.