I loved his monologue - and loved the awkward-white-people reaction shots in the crowd almost as much. He went in hard on the media and so he should: “Ask a follow up question!” Is what every thinking person has ever thought watching Wolf Blitzer interview Trump in the last year and Wilmore fucking said it. He didn’t…

I had the same thought today. With the possible exception of Palin, there is no other woman who would stand by him at this point.

Ugh. I have heard the argument “well if this super right wing person gets in it will help bring about the socialist revolution sooner” so. many. times. from people on theleft at different elections over the years. It never happens. You just get a crazy right wing government and the rollback of rights and progress that…

Me too. I loved the book so had really high expectations, and just thought it fell a little flat. Like, lovely, but flat.

I just helped my sister throw her wedding which probably cost about $5000 all up - it was a small courthouse/backyard affair, and it still felt indulgent (but awesome).

$10, 000 is probably what the giant dreamcatcher cost. I don’t think we’re in five-figure budgets here, Toto.

Jokes aside this is genuinely a vomitous display of extreme wealth gussied up in Vogue as creative good taste. Looking forward to them being caught up in horrendous tax cheating scandal in a few years.

Deleted paragraph: “At the end of the ceremony, all the headdresses came to life, and the little butterflies rose up in unison to spell out “We are the one percent!” as the crowd looked on, clapping (silently).”

That’s fair. It was fun. The final rescue sequence was super cool. I guess I just had such high expectations given all the effusive praise it was getting, that it felt like a big letdown. And they awards talk is just blowing my mind. But yes would happily rewatch on the TV.

Ugh Matt, seriously.

This is such a great piece, kudos to you for taking this asshattery and writing about it with such intelligence and good humour.

How can these people have their outfits picked out for New Year’s already? Do people really do this? With the exception of maybe a wedding or my prom, I can’t think of any time I have planned an outfit weeks in advance.(maybe this is because the options would be limited... “hmm should I wear the blue jeans with some…

Omg this is adorable

Sounds great. I get why presentation is important in the show but in real life I think taste trumps all - even if things come out of the oven a bit wonky. Hope you enjoyed it!

I just discovered this show on Netflix this week too! It’s so goddamned charming, and so well made. None of the endless filler and “my journey” tedious soliloquies you get on most American TV competitions, just lovely people, making yummy stuff, in a beautifully-produced show. The varied British accents are also a…

I went all-in during the Black Friday sales and bought my first proper, heavy-duty, down-filled puffy coat since moving to the north east and shivering through the last winter. And thanks to this weird warm weather it’s been sitting unused in my closet ever since.

Yes season two was great. It’s a better show when the characters behave badly sometimes, or reveal that they have done bad shit. Complex characters work better in any show, and in a prison drama, that’s gonna mean some real criminal, maybe selfish and mean, behaviour. They still always seemed human, and you could…

Yesss. So much about it didn’t make sense. Daya being pregnant for 3 seasons being the main one, but I also found lots of the crime flashbacks really lame this year. Like Flacca being a cute goth high schooler who gets done for selling fake LSD? Did not gel with her character at all. It feels like they’re so intent on…

Yes to the New Girl sucking since they brought in Coach. It used to be my go-to cheesy sitcom - not super clever but consistently funny and sweet, with good characters you could root for.

Yes! Her show this year was probably the most talked about, culturally relevant show on television, as well as one of the most widely praised comedies. The writing on the 12 Angry Men parody episode alone should have earned it a nod. Trainwreck was fine, imo, some funny bits but overall not great.