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I was re-reading Nathan Rabin’s takedowns of Ed and Bucky Larson, where he discusses “shitty miracles”: “In a shitty…

The gladiator arena of pretention and sycophancy that constitutes Inside The Actors Studio is eminently avoidable…

We here at The A.V. Club will always be grateful to Shaun Broyls for helping hip the world to the glory and majesty…

As the head writer of a sketch-comedy show on 30 Rock, Tina Fey played a woman who served as both the thin wall…

The emotions of soul music are irresistibly universal. The same is true of soul-music clichés. Based on a true…

Harold Ramis 101

My World Of Flops is Nathan Rabin’s twice-monthly survey of books, television shows, musical releases, or other…

The casting world is full of what-ifs. What if Nick Offerman had played Michael Scott, a role he mentioned…

Dispatches From Direct-To-DVD Purgatory is a periodic check-in on what’s going on in the world of movies that didn’t…

In honor of SXSW (and our many staffers returning from the all-you-can-watch bacchanal of music, movies, and…

The Internet is full of interesting things to read outside of The A.V. Club—no, really! In our periodic Read This…

“Deep Space Homer” (season five, episode 15; originally aired 02/24/1994)

NOT OPTIONAL takes a quick weekly look at five essential releases, some recent, some not.

Loving Phish has never been cool or fashionable, even at the height of the band’s fame and popularity. Phish has…

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Have you ever attended the concert of a favorite band and been surprised by a song you never thought they’d play? I…

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone opens with a scene that captures some of the bittersweet adolescent ennui of Freaks…

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: The…

In Money Matters, creative people discuss what they’re not supposed to: the intersection of entertainment and…