There just aren’t enough eyes to go around these days. The rise of prestige TV, beginning (arguably) with Game of Thrones before exploding (again, arguably) with True Detective, coincides with the fall of the standard multi-cam sitcom.
Year in Review 2017: Books
A superb example of the epistolary format, Dear Committee Members fails as a satire only insofar as it succeeds as an accurate portrayal of academia.
And This Was Before That Recurring “We Got Him” Gag on Last Week Tonight
Breaking News: Racist Old Man Still Racist
Jumping to Conclusions
If you were one of those people who called McCain disgusting when he voted to debate the ACA repeal and/or three days later called him a hero for voting against the bill, which is what he said he was going to do and then changed his mind about doing and then changed his mind back (both times for who knows what reason)—please just stop talking/typing about politics forever thank you.
Thoughts on Dylan’s Nobel
What is the point of the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Year in Review 2016.5 HD Final REmix: Books
This book made me hate reading.
Year in Review 2016.5 HD Final REmix: Music
This album never gets old.
When History Has Its Eyes On You: Addressing Criticisms of HAMILTON
I held out a whole year before finally succumbing to the Hamilton bug, but succumb I did.
Year in Review 2016.5 HD Final REmix: Podcasts
The Allusionist is like the 99% Invisible of language: sometimes it's about everyday, practical stuff, sometimes it's about obscure historical oddities, sometimes it's about big-picture thinking, but it's always well-presented.
Cinders
It was the first of the three Royal Balls.
Certain of Eventual Failure 