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Music: AVQ&A:Music to work by

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. I have always needed to have some sort of music on while working. Generally, I listen to something I am familiar with that I can tune out, but still know ...

TV: AVQ&A:Entertainment rituals

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. I always watch the original Dawn Of The Dead around Thanksgiving for a few reasons, mainly because it was around that time that I first saw the movie, but also ...

TV: AVQ&A:Drop-everything movies

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. What’s your “drop everything” movie? You know the moment; you’re flipping through your channel guide, not looking for anything in particular, and you run across that film: It ...

Film: AVQ&A:Entertainment that terrified us

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. Over in the Wrapped Up In Books discussion on Peter Straub's Ghost Story, one of the discussion questions has been "Did this book scare you?" The general consensus seems ...

TV: AVQ&A:Illness entertainment

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. Last week, swine flu struck the Chicago office, and most of The A.V. Club either went home sick and miserable, or stayed huddled at home, desperately avoiding the germs ...

Music: AVQ&A:Road-trip mix-tape

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. I’m taking off on a 35-hour Seattle-to-Nashville road trip in a couple weeks, and am compiling a couple mix-tapes for the drive. What song is essential for any road-trip ...

Music: AVQ&A:The American Beatles

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. This seems out of date, but I can’t shake a question I’ve been pondering since VH1’s merciless listings earlier this decade. When talking about the greatest rock ...

Music: AVQ&A:Rocking/working out

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. This week’s question, courtesy of reader Colleen: What music do you like to work out to? I like to run but I find that the majority of the music ...

Film: AVQ&A:Favorite micro-genres

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. Hi guys! It’s Burl here with a question for you all! Do you guys have any incredibly specific micro-genres that you feel you might be the only fan in ...

Music: AVQ&A:The cluelessness of youth

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. A few weeks back, you covered art you tried too late, but I was wondering what blind spots you had growing up that an older you wishes you knew about ...

Film: AVQ&A:Celebrity encounters

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. This week, Josh wants to know Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever met face to face? Josh Modell This question was inspired by today’s “Why Do ...

Film: AVQ&A:Cliché, hooray

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. Last week, we talked about clichés we’d desperately like to erase from the future of culture. This week, Zack suggested that we turn it around: What story clich ...

Film: AVQ&A:Cliché, cliché, go away

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. If you could permanently wipe one cliché—character, plot, anything—from the future of culture, what would it be? —Erin Anderson Tasha Robinson This is a topic we’ve been ...

Film: AVQ&A:Art we tried too late

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. This week’s question was inspired by Josh’s BLTN column for this week, in which he says this about Big Trouble In Little China: “I really wish I had ...

Film: AVQ&A:Dream collaborations

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. What covers do you dream of hearing? Which filmmaker should adapt what book or short story? What are your ideal artistic collaborations that don't yet exist? My dream collaborations ...

Film: AVQ&A:Celebrity BFFs

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. As Seth Rogen says about Vince Vaughn in Knocked Up, “I really feel like we’d get along well. He seems like a fun guy, I feel like we’d ...

Features: AVQ&A:Favorite time-wasting websites

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. Like a lot of my fellow readers, I frequently visit The A.V. Club when I really should be working. So I was wondering, what are the websites A.V ...

Books: AVQ&A:Recommended first comics

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. I’ve been noticing lately that an intimate knowledge of comic books has become less socially embarrassing than it was years ago. In fact, when people find out I read ...

Books: AVQ&A:Wedding ceremonies

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. With my August 8th wedding date rapidly approaching, my fiancée and I have been trying to arrange the final details of our ceremony. One of these has involved picking ...

Books: AVQ&A:First jobs and pop-culture memories

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d like us and the readers to answer? E-mail us at avcqa@theonion.com. Via good ol’ Josh Modell: What was your first job, and what film/book/song/etc. do you most associate with it? Josh Modell Not counting paperboy (which really doesn ...