It's probably already been said, but Alexa is Amazon's digital assistant. Also, both episodes this season garner an A+ from me—after a shaky start last season, this has become THE show to watch. Finally, this was a well-written recap. Kudos.

Well our system includes merit-based pay. So interesting insights mean mo' papah.

I'm a professor, so I'm paid to give weekly lectures full of interesting insights.

I've noticed a pattern in this feature. Interview subject hates song they didn't spend any time interpreting. And it's not like you need to spend a lot of time analyzing the lyrics of pop songs. I'm guessing these people don't read much in general.

I am an artist who is published in hundreds of academic journals and yet I received no invitation. I'm on summer vacation and thus have a moment of free time.

"Maybe he’s a guy who left his hometown and had big success, and then came back with so much misplaced bravado that people were like, “Actually, no one is surprised that you’re back. And why are you so proud of yourself right now?” And he’s just like, “I’m the mack!”"

This would be a much better column if you asked people who are actual artists and not rando stand up acts looking to plug their next performance at the Laugh-O-Set.

These stories are not very good, though. Why would I want to waste my time reading simplistic language and genre fiction?

I find it very strange that adults read books designed for children.

I always wondered what an internet message board nihilist weirdo actually looked like. Now I picture them all as Gilfoyles.

My summer reading list:
Nonfiction: 1) Bitter Fruit 2) Empire's Workshop 3) Open Veins of Latin America 4) The Witches
Poetry: 1) Human Dark with Sugar 2) The Well Speaks of its Own Poison Fiction: 1) Every Day is for the Thief 2) City on Fire

"The AV Club: We're not that well read."

I love this show. It combines drinking with yelling at idiots. It's like Thanksgiving every week on Spike.

Wait…whoever this person is, she looks about 40+. So I was confused when asked about American Idiot:

Time for some Miz appreciation. Sure, he's never going to put on a 5 star IWC approved masterpiece, but he understands how to tell a story. His promos and matches are always structured to move a narrative forward. Having his bombshell wife berate the crowd for only appreciating the internet heroes is grade A trolling.

Jeff Buckley loomed very large in my formative years. The first time I heard "Everybody Here Wants You," for some reason I pictured a teary farewell at an airport. When they made the video and it took place in an airport, it felt strange and wonderful to younger me that someone else thought the same thing.

Raw was entertaining for once because they used NXT stars and NXT storytelling.

This is a show my sister got me hooked on. On the surface, this looks like a wacky basic cable rom com, but what other show makes jokes about NPR, The New Yorker, and takes pot shots at the weirdo academics that make up the majority of professional writers? What a wonderful series.

I went to one of the first public screenings of Episode VII in Manhattan and this was the first trailer. Based on the language being shouted at the screen, I think this movie created about a hundred new Siths.

H-Duff in that dress alone earns this episode high marks.