Yup, same recall on 2008 Subaru. Still waiting for parts. It's been months. I was told by the dealer's shop that the problem only occurred in very "hot, humid conditions and we don't have that around here." Except with climate change, we do. We're fucked.

You guys are all on vacation right now, aren't you?

I can't believe I haven't seen Broadcast News. I feel I failed somehow…at something. I will say that my favorite dumb modern-film character is Rosamund Pike's portrayal of Helen in "An Education." She's dumb with a capital "D" but there's tiny hints of how this makes her a beautiful tragedy in the making. Nothing in…

The first movie didn't have the dad at all. Burton added a (dentist) dad. Lots of daddy issues in these films.

He wrote a lot of macabre adult fiction, mostly short stories. They're mostly vicious nasty portraits of awful people, kind of like Hitchcock Presents or Night Gallery/Twilight Zone.

Dang, that book is rough and probably not a good read for most kids. I read it as an adult and it was so tragic I blanked a lot of it from my memory.

Right, he's in charge of screwing the caps on the toothpaste tubes and after he's laid off the family begins to starve. So Grandpa Joe gives his money to Charlie and the feeble grandparents all try to get Charlie to eat some of their meal rations. The golden ticket gives Grandpa Joe some hope and he manages to get out…

Except he had an awful childhood, which explains his books.

Between this and the benevolent ranchers of "The Good Dinosaur," this is some good T-Rex PR, right here.

I'd love to stage a musical based on this episode, but only if I can find the guy to get permission to use this opening theme song. https://youtu.be/7dvWwUT-mfc

We got to hear some Russian too, with "Dimitri" on the phone. Excellent use of Ray throughout.

I kind of wanted to see how the sister's angry dance scene would play out. For all we know, she's STILL angrily doing the frug at her angrily magazine-reading sibling. Which is kind of a cool perpetual conflict action theater piece.

I watched it from day 1 because I recognized it would be about my high school experience—same time frame—different suburb, but they were all basically the same back then. Also, my mom taped it for me on her VCR when it moved to ABC Family, because I didn't have cable. I am Freaks and Geeks.

I did the same recently. I've had every hairstyle known in the western hemisphere and am happy to see the bob get its due on TV. She takes everything old and makes it new as far as I'm concerned. Smart comedy and style.

Regarding Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, I'd say Rebecca's hair is refreshingly bobbed and as such does not fall under the scope of this definition of The Hair. Her friend Paula and her nemesis Valencia have The Hair. But Rebecca HAS HER OWN THING GOING ON. God, I love that show.

He's most likely based on a classic SoCal nice guy. There are many in Southern California, good-looking, healthy, friendly and kind, and they are legion.

Thanks for the reminder. I vaguely remembered Bowie as being one of the few artists who jumped right into the Internet as a way to connect with fans but still control his output. Make a note of it, Prince.

I know people who have worked with Hanks and the consensus is that he is indeed a nice guy. That's my second-hand story and I'm sticking to it.

Onion/A.V. Club crossover story, right? Right? …?

Currently it's about a Camry whose vanity is considered a selling point. What a let-down.