“Graffiti," CHVRCHES

“Pull Up the Roots," Talking Heads

And I just have to say, the possibility of a resurrected AV Club makes me so, so happy. The old school original version was one of the very best things about the old, pre-enshittified internet, and that it could rise from the ashes like a Phoenix gives me hope that all is not yet lost.

“Tenuousness", Andrew Bird

Get up to date! Hellboy’s returned from Hell and is about to enter into a titanic series-ending final battle against Rasputin. BPRD: The Devil You Know will be ending in April, as, presumably, will be Hellboy. But they’re going to keep doing these lovely fill-in-the-blanks books for the foreseeable.

What the what, no love for Lumberjanes?!?

I’ve got no dog in this fight: I’ve never watched Mad Men and don’t plan to, and there is no chance I will read this novel.

All this is to say: that photo of Matthew Weiner is taking me on a journey through the Uncanny Valley.

Good lord, I happened to read your comment precisely as the song hit that line. What a great tune, and what a loss - like Steven Hyden said, imagining a world without Petty is sort of like imagining a world without concrete.

Hi All—I’m not much of a fan with the new layout, but am trying to stick with it. The AV Club has been my pop culture go-to source since the print-only days, and is still my gold standard for reviews and commentary. Three observations/questions:

1. Within the strictures of Kinja, is there a way to condense the reviews…