She’s Canadian, though she does seem to be woefully unknown to much of the U.S.

A few years back there was an inventory about songs of the year or something, and one of the writers observed—rightly, in my estimation—that Grimes’s single “Flesh without Blood” was basically the perfect pop song. It might not be your cup of tea, but you can check it out here:

This song was my introduction to Frightened Rabbit years ago. Love it.

She has so far. Good on her.

My guess is that what really stuck in the WHCA’s craw is that Wolf deigned to point out how complicit most of the people in that room were in Trump ascending to power, and how they continue to profit off of the shitshow that is his presidency while the world around them still burns (as per her closing remark—that…

I didn’t realize that. From the article it seemed like Venom’s look was being well-received, and I felt genuinely baffled by that. I haven’t really ventured out beyond AV Club to see how it’s being discussed elsewhere.

Different strokes for different folks. I know I’m probably in the minority with regards to my reaction to it.

True! Maybe they’ll surprise me.

How I Know I’m Old Now, Part #984: To me, that header image looks like something from a low budget indie or a 1990s blockbuster where they spent oodles of dough and the result still looks like refried ass. Either way I’m just not feeling it. Back to the den with me.

Yep. I have a background in linguistics and I live in prime cot-caught country, where I grew up not even realizing that there were some other vowel sound that others distinguished from my lovely, all-purpose /ɑ/. I didn’t become acquainted with the elusive /ɔ/ until my first linguistics prof clued me in.  

Good points all around. Out of the greys with you!

I think Oswalt’s point is relevant to collaborative art, like acting or working in a writers room. He was saying that if you can choose between dozens of ostensibly equally talented writers, why take on the headache of choosing one with a reputation for being a jerk? Or if an actor is making the set—a workplace shared…

Patton Oswalt had a bit in one of his more recent comedy specials (or maybe it was an interview) about how it used to be the case that if you wanted a great performace or inspired writing you’d often have to put up with assholes and “tortured geniuses,” but with increasing connectivity it’s much easier to find…

I’m on board. You could add Shuri, Captain Marvel, as her solo film is coming in 2019, Gamora and/or Nebula, and Peggy’s niece, Sharon (aka Agent 13) if they continue to develop her character.

Yeah, the explanation is in the film, too (2010). The film overall is a bit uneven, but that scene has always stuck with me:

I listened to the digital archives of Wait Wait every day at work for close to year after I first discovered it. I fell in love with everyone involved, and Carl Kasell, especially, were like family I never had. This is sad, sad news.

If anybody is curious this image is probably pretty close to what Proxima will look like in the film. Marvel Future Fight has been pretty good about capturing the likenesses of characters as they’re portrayed in the MCU.

Well for starters I don’t think Clinton would be tweeting asinine shit like “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!’” Clinton’s hawkishness is a real issue, yes, but it doesn’t make her prone to openly seeking to antagonize…

I, of course, agree, but there don’t seem to be any rules to this nightmare. Unfortunately we have only two major political parties, and the leadership of one of them went batshit insane a long time ago. They’re already going on the offensive against Comey’s book with a dedicated website and everything—Comey, a…

Not at all, but to me Pence’s would-be ouster is what should come about through political means, not Trump (assuming Pence isn’t in on the heist alongside Trump and most of his cabinet).