Splitting lice-infested hairs.

Man, I know Steve. I'm heartbroken to learn this, especially through a news article. I can only tell the rest of you that he's always been a supremely nice and easygoing guy. A super mellow surfer dude type, but always with a sharp wit and genuine talent in both drawing and comic timing. ALS shouldn't happen to…

CA runoffs are not exactly as you describe them. We have open primaries in March or June, where voters can vote for any candidate of any party (except, I believe, U.S. President, which is still a party-specific primary unless you're registered as an independent), then the top two vote getters of any party face off in…

Every creative person I know has been awful to me at some point.

Fun fact: her birth name is Brianne Desaulniers, which means hold the applause in French.

Lars and the Really Uncomfortable Girl

Every time someone mentions Gene Shalit, I have to look him up to see if he's still alive.

This "lower pay" argument really intrigues me. Like, seriously, how much do you think Daniel Kaluuya got paid for Get Out? Conversely, how much do you think Keith Stanfield, the talented American actor who played the smaller role of Andre in the film, would have demanded if he was the lead? Do you really think…

Bong Joon-Ho should be familiar enough to AV Club readers by now that we can just call him "Bong Joon-Ho".

Wwwelll… there are visa issues to deal with, so I wouldn't say it's "easier" for an American producer to hire an actor from overseas. In fact it is much easier to hire an American citizen. And since Daniel Kaluuya is hardly a household name, Jordan Peele and his producers could have found an American actor with as…

Is there a UK equivalent for African American? Like, does anyone say African Briton? Or African English? Or do they just say black?

Thanks for clarifying. Did not know you were based in Europe, so thought you were American.

I literally came here to say this.

I can't parse your comment. "No we don't" what? What aspect of my comment are you refuting?

Also, while teenagers and/or latchkey kids will celebrate the day off, if a child who requires adult supervision is sent home, well… I'm not sure what message this "strike" sends to working moms.

If it means a day off for the kids, then it's not going to send a potent message. If it means kids having to go to school anyway, and being taught by male substitutes, that would help make the kids identify and sympathize with the female teachers' point of view.

This is me too!

I agree: the meaning of a strike is, "We're not working until our demands are met. Watch as your industry slows to a crawl or shuts down completely" Europeans get it, which is why Europeans strike all the time. Americans used to strike, but union power has been so beaten down by conservative administrations over the…

Mel Gibson's directing, so it's SugarTits.

Well, the exact same thing happened to me in 1994, and also for Pulp Fiction. Except in my case, when I yelled "Turn that fucking thing off," the guy wouldn't do it, so I climbed over to him, snatched the laser pointer out of his hand, shoved it down his throat, made him choke to death, served 12 years for second…