Uh, the tea party absolutely succeeded in getting many of its preferred policies implemented

The Tea Party absolutely successfully took over their targetted party. That shit works.

Why would we give a shit about that, even though it was an awesome article and great that it was published? Seems kind of long ago to be resting on their laurels about. I guess you can give them credit where it’s due, sure.

If the AV Club’s going to discuss Peter Daou, they’ve gotta post the music video from his early 90's synth rock band The Daou. Those are the rules!

I did my part 12 years ago, but my CD cover did not have that attractive Superman analogue up there. How long until DC’s lawyers start suppressing the location of Metropolis, Illinois I ask you???

“Do musicians that look like music critics get better reviews?” Would be a good investigative journalism piece.

It’s probably accurate to say it has become more surreal, strange, and horrifying as it has gone along, probably due to constraints on what a network or a primetime TV audience would have accepted in 1990. Lynch could go full hard R in Fire Walk With Me and then really tell a complicated story with a huge cast in The…

You ever tell a group of people you have a really interesting story to tell them, and then halfway through realize the story isn’t interesting or funny at all? And then they just kind of nod and move on? Well, anyways, aggregated from a reddit thread to esquire to av club to kinja. Good job internet. 

It's reasonable that in a time of crisis the northern lords are going to come to a consensus around the most capable candidate, rather than have distant Stark cousins jockey over inheriting Winterfell.

If that statement is true, you shouldn’t be sued for saying it.

Sadly, it would appear that Lovie Smith’s name alone isn’t enough to recruit the stars or cleanse the stench on this program.

Also not particularly good at sneaking, what with Littlefinger getting the drop on her.

The fact that the sandsnakes just led a coup months earlier to take control of Dorne probably has the succession situation back home a bit chaotic.

This army battle is either poorly researched or choreographed!

One problem with New Urbanism is that is often an attempt to Master Plan an urban neighborhood without really setting up the conditions that allow that development style to happen naturally or spread beyond the development’s borders.

I don't understand how the economics exist to support producing 534 shows per year, much less paying people to review every episode of 534 shows per year.

I suggest a new genre classification: Arrested Development Fiction

How is a book chock full of references for 40+ year-olds supposed to be YA fiction, exactly?

Uhhh figure out how old a Young Adult would have to be to have experienced any of the pop culture ephemera Ernest Cline is referencing first-hand.

Jesus fucking christ can we have a comment thread about the weekly beer column where this, exact reply isn't every 4th response?