Hayden Childs

12/10/12

Ken Jennings: Because I Said So!

Just in time for the holidays, Ken Jennings, the reigning Master Of All Things Trivial following his long stint on Je…

11/26/12

Penn Jillette: Every Day Is An Atheist Holiday!

Penn Jillette needs a blog. In his second book of essays, Jillette, the blustery half of the…

9/25/12

Mumford & Sons: Babel

Mumford & Sons has been tight-lipped while working on this record, stressing an “evolution, not a revolution” to NME …

4/18/12

Avatar: The Last Airbender: “Sozin’s Comet”

“Sozin’s Comet” (season three, episodes 18-21; originally aired July 19, 2008)

4/11/12

Avatar: The Last Airbender: “The Southern Raiders”/“The Ember Island Players”

“The Southern Raiders” (season 3, episode 16; 7/17/2008)

4/4/12

Avatar: The Last Airbender: “The Boiling Rock, Part 1”/“The Boiling Rock, Part 2”

“The Boiling Rock, Parts 1 And 2” (season three, episodes 14 and 15; originally aired July 16, 2008)

3/28/12

Avatar: The Last Airbender: “The Western Air Temple”/“The Firebending Masters”

“The Western Air Temple” (season 3, episode 12; originally aired 7/14/2008)/“The Firebending Masters” (season 3,…

3/21/12

Avatar: The Last Airbender: “The Day Of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion”/“The Day Of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse”

“The Day Of Black Sun, Part I: The Invasion”/“The Day Of Black Sun, Part II: The Eclipse” (season 3, episodes 10 and…

3/19/12

The Simpsons: “Them, Robot”

Starting with a couch gag in which the Simpsons sit under a banner reading “America: Most Powerful Country In The…

3/14/12

Avatar: The Last Airbender: “Nightmares And Daydreams”

“Nightmares And Daydreams” (season 3, episode 9; originally aired November 16, 2007)

3/14/12

The River: “The Experiment”

In this episode of The River, our intrepid explorers run across a forgotten outpost from The Walking Dead. While…

3/12/12

<i>The Simpsons</i>: “How I Wet Your Mother”

The Simpsons: “How I Wet Your Mother”

Although it never reaches outright hilarity, “How I Wet Your Mother” is one of the more interesting episodes of this…

3/7/12

Avatar: The Last Airbender: “The Runaway”/“The Puppetmaster”

“The Runaway” (season 3, episode 7; originally aired 11/2/2007)

3/5/12

<i>The Simpsons</i>: “Exit Through The Kwik-E-Mart”

The Simpsons: “Exit Through The Kwik-E-Mart”

While The Simpsons occasionally bites at the hand of of its corporate overlords at Fox, Banksy’s opening credit…

2/29/12

Avatar: The Last Airbender: “The Beach”/“The Avatar And The Firelord”

“The Beach” (season three, episode five; originally aired October 19, 2007)

2/21/12

Avatar: The Last Airbender: “The Painted Lady”/“Sokka’s Master”

The Painted Lady (season 3, episode 3; originally aired 10/5/2007)

“The Painted Lady” is a continuation of the main…

2/20/12

<i>The Simpsons</i>: “At Long Last Leave”

The Simpsons: “At Long Last Leave”

The best thing about the 500th Simpsons episode is the opening couch montage, which hits the nostalgia bullseye…

2/14/12

Avatar: The Last Airbender: “The Awakening”/“The Headband”

“The Awakening” (season 3, episode 1; originally aired 9/21/2007)

While the most obvious definition of an awakening…

2/12/12

<i>The Simpsons</i>: “The Daughter Also Rises”

The Simpsons: “The Daughter Also Rises”

It is hard to say exactly where this Valentine’s Day-themed episode of The Simpsons goes wrong, but I think it might…

2/7/12

FLCL: “FLCLimax”

Now that we’ve reached the end, it’s time to look back and smooth out the plot of the series, Medical…

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