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New Girl 5.8 – “The Decision”

February 24, 2016

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“Curveball: maybe we roast the turkey.” http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2016/02/24/new-girl-season-5-episode-8-recap-the-

What Won TV? – February 14-February 20, 2016

February 21, 2016

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In this feature, I look back at each day of the past week and determine what shows “won TV” for the night. That is, I consider every episode of television I watched that aired on a particular day and declare which was the best.

Sunday – Bob’s Burgers
Monday – Better Call Saul
Tuesday – Not Safe with Nikki Glaser
Wednesday – Arrow
Thursday – Baskets is not as simple as you think it is (not that anyone could have thought it was simple).
Friday – The Show We Watch: Childrens Hospital
Saturday – SNL Vintage, with Bush, Gore, Nader, and Tracy Morgan as Eric Dickerson

9 Best Music Videos of 2015

February 21, 2016

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I almost exclusively picked dance videos this year. Go figure.

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1. Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell, “WTF” [Director: Dave Meyers] – If more music videos were reminiscent of Being John Malkovich, this would have been a harder decision.

The Best Albums of 2015 That I Listened To

February 20, 2016

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As my best albums list is the “Best Albums I Listened To” as opposed to just the “Best Albums,” it is more pointedly subjective than my other best of lists. I usually do not listen to enough albums each year to really be able to definitively say which are the absolute greatest. Thus, instead of focusing on objective critical analysis, I am concentrating more on my own personal experiences with each of these entries.

Currents

1. Tame Impala, Currents – The Australian psychedelic rockers’ latest gets my top spot because it is one of those vaunted albums in which I wanted to listen to every track over and over, both as a whole and individually. Tame Impala’s previous release, Lonerism, is one of my favorite albums of all-time; I am counting my blessings that its follow-up is now in the same category.

The Best Commercials of 2015

February 20, 2016

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DegreeSnap

1. Apple TV – “The Future of Television” – The spot for Apple’s latest innovation has the bouncy sort of colors and sounds that portend utopia.

Best New TV Characters of 2015

February 20, 2016

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Rad Cunningham

1. Rad Cunningham (Will Forte), Moonbeam City – On an underseen show, Will Forte worked his indelible powers of empathy and open-mindedness to birth another one of his beautifully pathetic creations. In the patently ridiculous Moonbeam City PD, Rad is the most ridiculous, and the most childish, but also the most profoundly human.