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TV Club : Southland “Off Duty”

A flawless episode directed by Regina King and written by Zack Whedon.

March 14, 2013 | 3:45am -
TV Club : Psych “Lassie Jerky”

A Blair Witch homage goes awry with a shootout finale that comes out of nowhere.

March 13, 2013 | 10:15pm -
TV Club : Workaholics “In Line”

The grossest episode of the season, stolen by Kyle Newacheck as Karl.

March 13, 2013 | 9:30pm -
Great Job, Internet! On the anniversary of his death, revisit John Cazale's tragically short film career in I Knew It Was You

I knew it was you.

March 12, 2013 | 3:20pm -
TV Club : American Dad “For Black Eyes Only”

American Dad can pull off a decent Bond parody, but this one falls short of the original.

March 11, 2013 | 4:00am -
TV Club : Family Guy “Call Girl”

A promising opening five minutes, erased by a dire final fifteen.

March 11, 2013 | 2:40am -
Book Review Sean Ferrell: Man In The Empty Suit

A fascinating, twisty, Looper-esque time-travel novel has a man trying to solve his own murder, with other versions of himself interfering or helping.

March 11, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Grimm “Face Off”

Grimm returns with an episode that fulfills the promise of last fall’s serialized progress.

March 8, 2013 | 9:00pm -
Podmass Best Show’s pledge drive kicks off strong and Professor Blastoff shares the love

The best podcasts of the week of February 28-March 6.

March 8, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Southland “Under The Big Top”

A focus on the start and end to a day on the job, and its immediate effect.

March 7, 2013 | 4:05am -
TV Club : Psych "Juliet Takes A Luvvah"

Now that’s more like it. My favorite formula for an episode of Psych is a healthy dose of witty banter with just a drop of melancholy. Tonight’s episode allows Shawn to make a comedic mistake of a decision that stunts his life progress,...

March 6, 2013 | 11:35pm -
TV Club : Workaholics “Hungry Like The Wolf Dog”

Limiting the cast to the trio and Jillian proves to be a surprising success.

March 6, 2013 | 9:30pm -
I Learned It At The Movies Want to do spring break properly? These movies have some advice

Make sure to shout “Woo!” at all times, or it won’t look like you’re having fun.

March 1, 2013 | 12:00pm -
AVQ&A Favorite poems

This week, the staff and readers discuss the poetry that sticks with us.

March 1, 2013 | 12:00am -
Podmass Margaret Cho enters the podcasting arena and Flop House contracts Oogieloves fever

The best podcasts of the week of February 21-27

March 1, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Southland “Babel”

An incredibly tense school shooting sets the bar mighty high for the rest of season.

February 28, 2013 | 5:10am -
TV Club : Workaholics “The Worst Generation”

Taking the terrible concept from Taco Bell’s 2013 Super Bowl commercial and making it work.

February 28, 2013 | 4:10am -
TV Club : Psych “Santabarbaratown 2”

The seventh season of USA’s stalwart faux-psychic procedural kicks off with a lackluster follow through to last season’s cliffhanger.

February 27, 2013 | 10:00pm -
Book Review Karen Russell: Vampires In The Lemon Grove: Stories

The author of Swamplandia! and St. Lucy’s Home For Girls Raised By Wolves returns with another stellar set of short stories that expand her range.

February 25, 2013 | 12:02am -
TV Club : Suits “War”

Suits tears itself apart in another quasi civil war that undoes all the goodwill built up by the second season.

February 22, 2013 | 3:35am -
Podmass Podcasters decamp to SF Sketchfest while Eddie Pepitone makes the rounds

The best podcasts of the week of February 14-20.

February 22, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Southland “Heat”

Lydia suffers a tragic loss, the biggest gut-punch since Nate Moretta’s death.

February 21, 2013 | 12:30am -
TV Club : Workaholics “High Art”

Adam and Anders pitch ideas to a former college classmate while Blake gets caught up in a group of young vandals.

February 20, 2013 | 9:30pm -
TV Club : Regular Show “Quips”

Skips tries to find a way to gently control his obnoxious cousin who incessantly spouts lame jokes.

February 19, 2013 | 1:00am -
TV Club : American Dad “Naked To The Limit, One More Time”

Either Jeff holds his tongue or Roger returns to his home planet.

February 18, 2013 | 1:30am -
Book Review Dave Barry: Insane City

The humorist and novelist continues his transformation into a cut-rate Elmore Leonard.

February 18, 2013 | 12:00am -
Podmass Carl Reiner extends WTF’s hot streak and Jason Schwartzman shares Bill Murray stories with Nerdist

The best podcasts of the week of February 7-13.

February 15, 2013 | 12:00am -
AVQ&A Regrettably unattainable art

In an age of near-infinite pop-culture accessibility, we look at those rare items we still can’t acquire.

February 15, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Workaholics “Webcam Girl”

A surprisingly earnest and sweet Valentine's Day episode from a show know for raunch.

February 14, 2013 | 1:05am -
TV Club : Southland “Bats And Hats”

The fifth season begins for the best currently airing cop show not named Justified.

February 13, 2013 | 10:00pm -

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