Anyone can reevaluate a flop after its release, but reevaluating a flop before it even comes out? Now that takes talent.

It's actually a damn fine performance. Unlike other British actors who have won the statue, Rylance approaches the role in a subtle, understated way. He's not turning in a caricature of a historical figure. Of all the actors up for the award, I think he probably deserved it the most.

Like most of his stuff, the album is kind of a grower. Listen to it alone late at night, and I think it will start to unfold for you.

Even with digital music, I mostly just listen to an album all the way through. For me, the album is still the best way to experience music, but I'm sure people who are used to streaming probably prefer single tracks from artists.

That MTV News segments is fantastic. Thanks for that!

I just got back from this, and I thought it was a solid flick. If you like crime fiction, film noir, or straight up action films, then it's worth your time. Also, that set piece at the halfway mark is really fantastic.

It was a romantic action-comedy. The romance was between John McClane and Al Powell, obviously.

I was rereading Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance" recently, and I came across this quote:

I found Ward's last two albums kind of middling, so here's hoping this is a return to form.

So this song is basically about a penis, right?

I can't figure out which is worse: unfunny dad jokes or unfunny snark.

An Omen prequel? Is Damien in preschool or something?

Didn't they just discover the remains of Sir John Franklin's expedition up in Canada recently? If I'm not mistaken, natives had said for years that they died of starvation and exposure, but for over a century, amateur historians had been trying to discover the "real" story. I think the remains indicated that they died…

I didn't particularly care for the book either. The only part I enjoyed was the little mystery that occurs when they're staying in that small town that bets on when an old car will fall through the winter ice come spring time. I remember thinking this could have been a cool short story if it weren't surrounded by a…

Why try and bum me out by reminding me that Kings only got a single season. Cruel.

Looking a that photo, I'm assuming that at one point in their live show, Iggy Pop is going to sit on Homme's lap, and they're going to do a ventriloquist routine.

She's a talented lady.

I hadn't heard the origin story of A Bronx Tale. That's really fascinating. Thanks for a great interview!

Do you mean, Fire Down Below? I've yet to watch that one, but the prospect of Seagal playing an EPA agent is too good to pass up.

Um, apparently you didn't see The Boy Next Door. She had to give a first edition copy of the Iliad as a gift and maintain a straight face. I'm surprised there wasn't even more of talk about her Oscar snub.