I'm from Humberside, so not far off.

"Direct all complaints to the Hyperion corporation!"

As noted by Bob Park, to wear the mantle of Galileo, you don't merely have to rail against the establishment to prove against all odds that truth sides with you - you actually have to be right as well.

Never having seen "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" I was never really sure how to parse it. Someone please help me. Is it:

It's rare to see Lynch characters acknowledge when something weird is going on, so I love Pullman's response to the Mystery Man's assertion that he's at Pullman's house "right now": "That's fuckin' crazy man."

Inland Empire, hoo boy. I actually avoided the AV Club yesterday because of that picture plastered on the front page. It's terrifying but Laura Dern's expression when she sees it is what really scares me.

…and human apple bobbing.

DAN CORTESE…

I think that's called a core dump.

That's high praise.

Damn, I wish I had a full blown head Simmons.

Oh, kinda like how George Lucas did with Luke Skywalker in Star Wars?

Well, obviously.

I should plug the excellent Alarm Will Sound album "Acoustica" which is an album of orchestral Aphex Twin tracks. Also, The Bad Plus did an excellent jazz cover of Flim.

I freaking love that sketch.

I thought a D was a gentleman's F.

Yeah, seriously. That they didn't hire an old black conservative lesbian to take over just reeks of anti-diversity.

[cross posts to Slate article: "Dick Licking: You're Doing it Wrong"]

That's impossible, I don't have any friends.

I think at this point actual bags used to carry actual douches are objecting to being made to look bad by his behavior.