So that's where that Mass Effect organization name comes from.

*sighs*
Mike Judge has done an awesome job at creating mini-universes with his creations (Beavis and Butthead, Silicon Valley, and King of the Hill). He has the track record. Why not just give him some money and have him create something new. I'm sure if it was just the story of another family in Texas, but this time,…

I remember finally watching Titanic in the theaters. It was after the Academy Awards. And it was on Valentine's Day - where I saw it alone. Around a lot of couples (because that was a pretty easy go-to Valentine's Day thing to do).

A circle of Gen-Xers converging on me - I either feel like I'm protected, or they're going to shiv me to death.

As a Gen-Xer, I was routinely pissed off at Boomers telling me how lazy our generation was - and how no matter how hard we tried, we would never top them in terms of quality of music. As a Gen-Xer, I vowed never to fall into the same lazy behaviors as my Boomer predecessors. I intend to keep that promise.

As an aging Gen-Xer, I welcome our millennial overlords.

Actually, I'm pretty ambivalent. I'm too preoccupied with St. Vincent, Courtney Barnett, and PJ Harvey.

…and George Michael already took the album title Older. What else was she supposed to do?

They were - but in terms of video, up until 1984 - yes, there were plenty of artists (Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett), but MTV was pretty much male-dominated in terms of their "blockbuster" artists. Madonna was arguably the first female artist to become a superstar in the MTV age. And what she did with that notoriety…

Right now, Miley Cyrus seems to be on the same career trajectory as Sarah Lynn (minus her fate, hopefully) on Bojack Horseman. She's done with her "Prickly Muffin" phase. For all the positive things she's done for the LGBT community, and her genuine willingness to take a "fuck it all" risk (I don't care if her…

When "Wrecking Ball" came out, there were some think pieces that stated that Cyrus had come into her own, and she was deemed the next Madonna (for those hoping she would take over for Britney Spears). Only thing is that like Britney, she's going to have to release at least one - front-to-back certified classic album -…

Goldeneye was pretty much the staple of our broke college "after last call" existence.

Goddamn, that Control Room sequence in Cuba on 007 Agent level.
That's all I have to say about this. It prevented me from unlocking one of the hidden levels.

Pacific Rim 2: Be More Pacific ?

Yup! And you're right - I'll just say it was good enough for me to pick up Miranda Lambert's latest.

I need to dig up that Perfume Genius album again.

If I'm at work and I can listen to music, or if I'm just moving around the condo cleaning and/or cooking, I'll opt either for playlists or the ever-reliable shuffle, but if I'm at home and can give the album a dedicated listen, I'll always opt for the full album-listening experience.

My 'listen to every album I acquire (either free, paid, or heavily discounted) at least twice' initiative continues - as it has since I started this in 2010. This week's albums from that list include:
Steve Earle Guitar Town
Hot Chip In Our Heads

That sounds like an excellent home remedy.

Back in the '90s (god, how I miss that time), for any college newspaper writer who panned This is Hardcore, if I could time travel, I would just say "I'm glad you didn't like that album, but honestly, you're not ready for it yet. When you hit around 32-33, give it another spin, and I'm pretty sure you'll deem it a…