I thought the same until I saw some videos of the new Mario game coming this year, which I don't think will be on Wii U. Also a new Metroid Prime game — the holy trinity all together again makes a strong case for Switch.

I like that you don't fully close the door to the possibility that John Oliver is a West Virginia resident.

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Glad to read the bit about the set design being strong — I worked as an unskilled peon in the effects / construction departments for this movie, and it is INCREDIBLE how talented movie builders are. Turning a block of plain styrofoam into a decently realistic rock face with chain saws and spray paint takes major…

Dolphins blogs keep mentioning Eric fucking Mangini. Please god, have mercy on Your sad and pathetic flock.

Well, in fairness the former is a hell of a lot worse than the latter

Wow, really? For me Al Micheals and Cris Collinsworth are by far the best in the business. The whole Sunday night package starting with their commentary is superb. Collinsworth is still the only announcer I know who regularly explains some nuance of the rules or formations in a way that I learn something new about…

In all fairness, I consider play-by-play announcing and color commentary to be almost unimaginably difficult. Hundreds of near-identical activities per game over a span of 3 hours that require some semblance of originality in form and function. Repeat every week, then repeat again every year. They should have sent…

As a Dolphins fan, I have to disagree with your final week prediction.

no scandal no scandal no scandal no scandal

Seconded a second time!

I'd nominate two scenes from the Man with Two Brains — his instructions to the little girl to get help after the car accident, and running up the wall due to immense sexual frustration.

Speaking as someone who grew up in Chapel Hill, I can say that what you write is accurate.

Hmm, I could have sworn I saw that around the time it was first announced, but I'm not seeing references for it now. My mistake.

Try it. It's nowhere near as daunting as its reputation suggests. There's no way I understand half of what he's conveying with it even after several reads, but it's immensely readable on multiple levels. There's warmth, humor and (of course) intelligence there which makes it work no matter how much time you want to…

The Eschaton chapter is just about perfect in conceit and execution.

Hard for me to pick anything other than Infinite Jest + A Supposedly Fun Thing, but I have to say that Pale King has some stunningly beautiful writing and fantastic set-pieces. I don't think it quite gets enough credit.

Thanks for sharing! Glad to hear he made an impact on you. I hope his mother wasn't too hard on your grammar.

Anyone who read Every Ghost Story is a Love Story would probably come away thinking, as I do, that Wallace would hate the very idea of this movie. He might find some part of it flattering, but his neuroses wouldn't let him enjoy it. All guesswork, obviously, but I think it could explain why those who knew him…

How was he as a professor? Was it a creative writing course? Anecdotes?