That’s an awfully reductive take. I hope Harmon is showrunning because he is one of the only sitcom creators that actually allow for personality to shine through instead of feeling like an anonymous studio product. I do think Shirley was a hard character for probably a predominantly white writer’s room to work with…

As a recovering alcoholic I salute you Miss Stew  

Not a single line dedicated to her world stopping performance in Maze Runner: The Death Cure?!

Big wig TV Execs were certainly Mysty-eyed over a nostalgia property about all of the birthdays and personal milestones they were able to avoid with the original Myst.

Didn’t everyone grow up with an alcoholic globetrotting uncle whose only computer game was Myst?

Might as well call this the AP Bio streaming service because that’s the only remotely interesting project going for this mess. 

The coming of age formula will probably work will with Kaling’s brand of comedic sensibilities and storytelling. Happy to see the narrative format explore people of colors’ experiences and Kaling was a privileged Ivy Leaguer so rich white people don’t have to feel alienated.

No Hot Rod, Macgruber, and Wet Hot :(

This is indeed a solid collection of Morrissey songs and I feel terrible for liking it, but that’s just the way it be all the time. 

Damn..the B-grade episodes have all been really nice. Appreciate this coverage. 

The Best Show remains in a glorious firing on all cylinders state of excellence, don’t take it for granted. .

Hell yes! Boy Harsher! You get it 

Looks like Metal fans prove they truly are the Star Wars fans of music. 

I think the record label should have waited to release it until late August or September. That album is practically a 5 star lost classic.  

She’s a force to be reckoned with live too. Really hoping her tour with Kurt Vile will yield a recording delightful session between those two.

Brave, sad, silly, impressive is all I can say for vouching for Sleater-Kinney. A perfectly serviceable album that had far more songwriting issues than anything else. The production shift and new wave influences are not nearly prominent enough, but “Hurry on Home” and “LOVE” are absolute highlights. 

That Hot Chip album is a real triumph. 

Very solid, albeit too short, list! Jenny Hval’s book Paradise Rot was one of the greatest pieces of fiction I have ever read by a musician or otherwise. She really is the real deal in terms of art pop auteurs.

Albums not featured on the list that are worthy of your attention:
Xiu Xiu’s Basket of Fruit
Chromatics’…

Cats was the only show in Highschool that I ever bailed out on, which for a theater kid is sacrilege. The kid who played my school’s Rum Tug Tugger would go on to accidentally shoot someone in the face.

Only saw it the once in theaters, but I watched the original Bladerunner a couple of times the days leading up to 2049's release, and I remember thinking that this movie largely improved upon the original in almost every way (the soundtrack not being by Vangelis or even Oneohtrix Point Never prevents it from a true 5…

The lack of media hype around this truly vital band is criminal.