I wouldn't underestimate how seriously some people took the air raid drills. It was possible to get arrested and fined for refusing to participate in them (such as Dorothy Day and others in the anti-nuclear movement were).

When he kept going on about how essential it was to maintain confidentiality at all costs, I kept thinking back to when he broke his own rule in order to find out which test subject was Virginia's ex husband so that he could find out more details about her sex life.

Fair enough. But if that's the case, I would rather have seen it done by way of Antoine or another musician referencing the photo of Shorty and telling a story of how they each came up through the tradition. And then maybe Davis could do his little sanctimonious tirade as an exclamation point at the end just in case…

I sincerely hope you have a strong team of editors to assist you in your writing career.

I can handle Davis in his DJ capacity, and I think playing the Huey Long campaign jingle was pretty tongue in cheek and not meant as a serious political statement, just one of the many quirky songs that get played from time to time on WWOZ. The problem is that what makes for a good on-air personality at a local radio…

The Davis speech at the end was so unnecessary. I agree with the substance of what was said, but this show is capable of making its points in much more nuanced ways, and it's frustrating when valuable points of view are put in the mouth of a character as grating and annoying as Davis. I much preferred the scene at…

I think the bigger problem is that Fitz is assuming that she even wants to have kids, period.

Art, could you point us to some of the comments that prove that the Olitz haters here are all a bunch of racists? Saying that a relationship (that just so happens to be interracial) is dysfunctional and abusive is not coded racist language.

This happens all the time during quickfire judging, especially when it's an ultra revered chef who either gives no feedback or makes ambiguous statements, and in the talking head confessionals the chefs agonize about it ("What did it mean when he said my plate 'had a lot going on'?!?")

I've never been, but next time I'm in NOLA I want to check out Dooky Chase's (Leah Chase's place, from the gumbo challenge).

"nothing he says sounds totally sane…"

Cyrus being in the closet and married to a woman in the past makes total sense for a Republican political consultant, and I thought it was perfect to add that bit of information to his backstory.

I think her father was John Compton, who helped St Lucia transition to independence after being a British colony.

As soon as I saw Kermit Ruffins was the guest I assumed barbecue as well. Why not have a challenge where they served barbeque and red beans and rice to the crowd at a Kermit Ruffins gig? I would have loved to hear the reactions from local residents about how well the chefs could do something like that.

I'm wondering if that's part of the reason why the desserts didn't get called out more for criticism. It's not a great endorsement when a chef basically says "I had a great dessert happening until I added the cream cheese."

I didn't exactly hate the ending, but I thought it was more implausible than the provost's wife hooking up after the movie. Masters gives her a promotion, extolling her professionalism. They talk about research possibilities and… voila, boobies? I get that Virginia has an adventurous streak, but that scene was a…

From the Emily Post "Etipedia" (yes, that's apparently a word):
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When Van Alden shot the gun the El train was going by overhead, so I'm guessing that's why O'Banion might not have heard the gunshots. I think the El was also going by when O'Banion was shot.

One of the things I like about AV Club is that for the most part it's not THE INTERNET.

I thought the "lean in" comment was hilarious. Not because I'm not a feminist, but because I think the whole "lean in" movement is a shallow and laughable way to present genuine female empowerment.