• music The best music of 2012: The ballots By Evan Rytlewski, Annie Zaleski, Chris Mincher, Jason Heller, Kyle Ryan, Josh Modell, Steven Hyden, Sean O'Neal, Keith Phipps, Noel Murray, Marah Eakin, Genevieve Koski December 11, 2012 | 6:00am
• film And the Parameter winner is... The Ballad Of Oscar Homeslice! By Josh Modell December 10, 2012 | 6:00pm
• film Jon Lovitz will kick your ass: 20-plus unexpectedly badass performances from established non-badasses By Nathan Rabin, Steve Heisler, Josh Modell, Zack Handlen, Scott Tobias, Keith Phipps, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Tasha Robinson December 10, 2012 | 6:00am
• aux UPDATE: The A.V. Club was on The Simpsons! By Josh Modell December 10, 2012 | 1:35am
• aux Caption Contest: What's Gerard Butler thinking in this stinky new soccer-based rom-com? By Josh Modell December 7, 2012 | 7:30pm
• music Fugazi’s “Break” is a strange but powerful opening to a difficult album By Josh Modell December 5, 2012 | 6:30pm
• aux Happy holidays… for now: The A.V. Club’s apocalypse-ready 2012 Gift Guide By Josh Modell, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Sarah Collins, Andrea Battleground, Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Marah Eakin, Tasha Robinson, Genevieve Koski December 5, 2012 | 4:00pm
• music Exclusive: Crooked Fingers' new "Bad Blood" video was inspired by Van Halen By Josh Modell December 5, 2012 | 6:00am
• aux Here's a 40-minute compilation of painful Tim & Eric junket interviews By Josh Modell December 3, 2012 | 10:05pm
• aux Here's an exclusive Angry Boys scene By Josh Modell December 3, 2012 | 9:40pm
• aux Finally, here are your Parameter finalists By Josh Modell December 3, 2012 | 5:35pm
• aux Caption Contest: What's Brad Pitt saying to James Gandolfini in Killing Them Softly? By Josh Modell November 30, 2012 | 4:15pm
• aux Seattle, Brooklyn, Austin, Arlington, and Denver—you've got the New Cult Canon next By Josh Modell November 29, 2012 | 7:40pm
• aux Jenn from Wye Oak has an electro-pop duo now, and here's video proof By Josh Modell November 28, 2012 | 6:30pm
• aux Exclusive: Watch this gorgeous new Balmorhea video By Josh Modell November 28, 2012 | 6:20pm
• music ’Til the juice runs down my leg: 23 songs that use fruit for sexual metaphor By John Semley, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Keith Phipps, Matt Wild, Marah Eakin, Tasha Robinson, Genevieve Koski November 28, 2012 | 6:00pm
• music Frightened Rabbit: State Hospital EP By Josh Modell November 27, 2012 | 6:01am
• aux Chicago and Seattle: You've got the New Cult Canon this week! By Josh Modell November 26, 2012 | 4:20pm
• aux In honor of Thanksgiving, here are some deep-fried-turkey disasters By Josh Modell November 21, 2012 | 9:05pm
• aux Caption Contest: What's in the minds of the Red Dawn cast? By Josh Modell November 21, 2012 | 8:30pm
• aux Exclusive: a funny Future Of The Left U.S. tour diary (and a contest) By Josh Modell November 21, 2012 | 4:50pm