Honestly, throughout the campaign storyline it felt as if Donna was being set up as the next White House press secretary. The show's divided focus and scattered storytelling in the final innings kept us from seeing it too much, but a few times she was shown as being a primary spokesperson, making media appearances on…

Only TV this week. Continued rewatching The Sopranos season 1. I'd completely forgotten Artie Bucco was even a character, but returning to the show now he seems a vital- if kind of heavyhanded- contrast to Tony who helps elevate the show from a lesser wham-bam mob drama into the serious, literary show it was.

I can't wait to find out if Abbey finally moves out of Downtown, or if she's going to stay there and try and save that youth club after all.

And the Creature from the Black Lagoon, who I guess doesn't need much changing

Wow, True Detective is just getting worse and worse

A lot of them, you mean?

Somewhere on the AVClub's bakery-themed sister site, people are wondering why a delicious Victoria sponge has been mislabelled "Sam Worthington"

Hollywoo Stars and Celebrities, Can Sam Worthington Be One? Let's Find Out.

*waits patiently for A7xFan*

I guess David Sullivan already knows a little something about pointless cults based on arrogance and perceived secret knowledge from any time he met someone who was a fan of Primer

Hey now, don't be a sourpuss. C'mon. Tell us. What's your comment on ABC developing a drama that combines Romeo and Juliet with global Jihad?

"Opinionated but ill-informed"
"Sarcastic but charmless"
"Hoarse but demanding"

Brilliant but quirky? Those are my favourite generic catch-all traits for underwritten network TV characters! Just ahead of "tough but fair" and "cool but rude".

Keeping up with the Karamazovs

Eccentric billionaire runs for President to increase his profile, winds up the frontrunner and then buys into his own hype and loses his mind sounds like the plot of the best movie Armando Ianucci will never write.

I agree, xenophobic populism is on the rise across the western world. The more narrow party focus and coalition governments in European democracies tend to limit their impact, though. Here in the UK, the rise of far-right UKIP was limited by the fact that they were outside the established party political system and…

Question from a concerned foreigner, since I haven't had a chance to ask yet: Is the Trump campaign a real thing? Obviously it wasn't in 2012. But is this a "for real" run, or is it just an even more elaborate publicity stunt, a la Herman Cain?

Donald Quixote?

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I like the white picket fence surrounding the Lynch house. It's also worth checking out Archimachine, on the same artist's website. It represents different nations' architectural landmarks as elaborate machines in a similar style.