On the contrary, that seems quite apropos.

It seems strange to me that Ralphie has impregnated people on multiple occasions, given what we learned about him later on in the run.

I wonder why lines that like that appeal to us. What are they, after all, but a bare claim to authority? A power fantasy for those of us without it?

Jen Kirkman on being harassed: "And then I had another guy who is a very famous comic. He is probably at Cosby level at this point. He is lauded as a genius. He is basically a French filmmaker at this point. You know, new material every year. He’s a known perv. And there’s a lockdown on talking about him. His guy…

If you say so. I for one had no idea that Everlast was from House of Pain. Or that he was still around.

I thought the ending was the best part. (1) It's incredibly disturbing, (2) Clowes' drawing style really matured - he's so much cleaner and confident than the early chapters and (3) Clowes, miraculously, managed to tie all his different threads together, even though a close read leaves you with the distinct…

Something's up with her face - some kind of paralysis that mirrors a celebrity becoming her own public image, or something.

I recall Rand Paul, who was taken as a serious contender before this election, challenging Trump in the first debate. Trump said he was "having a very bad night", and Paul was promptly kicked off the island.

I don't see what being hurt had to do with it. It was a dumb move, she has more experience than him and could see it, and she called him out. How would that have played differently if he hadn't turned her down the night before?

>>the LA office glove expert

"My Weiner is a must-see!" - Anthony Weiner

I saw Nada Surf play at Cornell in 2002. They said they never played "Popular" but they were making an exception for us. It took me many years before I finally realized I'd likely been had.

Humor? In Mad Magazine? That'll be the day!

I liked it primarily for the progressive social advocacy of having the male protagonists replaced with female protagonists, and also, the sassy, streetwise black lady.

I liked it primarily for the progressive social advocacy of having the male protagonists replaced with female protagonists, and also, the sassy, streetwise black lady.

I think the contingent of MRA mouth-breathers is smaller than the contingent of people with mildly progressive views who want a boogeyman to define themselves against.

There was a time when the AV Club had lots of local content. It was all deleted when they did away with the local sections.

I never got why laughing at jokes was such a big deal. It can be annoying, but it can also be infectious - it's a cue to the audience that the joke is good, and that the host is in the right spirits. To my eye, the problem with Fallon is his weak, punch-pulling material.

Hulk Hogan called his fans "marks"?

Right, but my point was more about TVDW's shitty writing, not the excellence of high school composition.