I never realized how homogenized the rest of the country is (my hometown included) until I went to NYC last week for the first time. Just walking around Brooklyn I saw more individuality than I've seen in forever. Sure, there's an Old Navy big as a city block, but there's also tons of non-corporate (or at least they…

It just reminded me of American Hollow (which I believe I saw on HBO, but is now on YouTube), and Hillbilly Blood. I have to admit I dig it. It's a fantasy based half in SOA and Justified. A guilty pleasure, if I ever felt guilt.

I'm usually NOT a fan of journalism about journalists. For example, I hate it when the CNN anchors do their little features on how their moms are their inspiration. This was different. I'm still not sold on what the one female journo said about "we're the one's who go get that news" being a justification for them…

"palate cleansers"

I didn't watch this either because I made the mistake of watching one of the earliest (if not the first) beheading video, that of Nick Berg. I justified it as I was pretty pro-Afghan War (I never supported the Iraq invasion) after 9/11 and thought it would be hypocritical of me not to see the results of war in the…

Scritti Politti! That's who they remind me of!

I've been reading about them and am disturbed to find people actually do like them. I don't get it and I usually find something redeeming in all bands. These guys are the musical equivalent of "The Room."

"I am hip to the musics of today"

"And, of course, there was the powerful dance performance toward the end…"

I dug it:

This goes against the very idea of a national anthem. It's not a showcase for individual talent, but a celebration of the nation at these things. I think her version speaks less to a new and vibrant rendition, and more to our tendency toward narcissism and the celebration of the self over all others. It screams…

Trevor Noah is simply not as funny, informed or as smart as John Stewart. I think to lay the blame at lowering the common denominator to meet the level of the 20-something male market is disingenuous at best. It's insulting to that demographic to suggest they don't get John Stewart (I'm John Stewart's age so I'm not…

Just give them the Oscars now.

Is it just me, or did both Skully and Mulder sound a little drunk throughout the episode?

I'm intrigued and I thought the effects were pretty decent for Syfy. That fucking fedora though. That's gonna bug me.

Watch that instead of this.

There was a court TV show that examined the case as well, and the prosecutor/host (some blonde woman who reminded me of Nancy Grace), still condemned Avery after his release from prison and prior to the new case against him. She basically said he was a shit bag and if he wasn't guilty of this, he's guilty of…

I would not be surprised if the brother was involved on some level. Something about is demeanor suggested complicity. I can't imagine how I'd act if my sister were missing or murdered, but I wouldn't relish talking to the police. I'd like to think I'd check my anger until I found out for sure who did it.

That makes sense, though, as it would come down to who the jury "likes" more rather than, is there evidence to support a verdict or not. Unfortunately, the Avery family was portrayed as "evil" and low-class in both trials Steven went through. That's the real tragedy; the loss of objectivity by both the court and law…

That's my assumption, but it doesn't scan with the way he described it in Season 1, imo. He described something truly horrific and sinister, like something a serial killer would do. Not just a bunch of thugs shooting it out with law enforcement.