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Writer and Editor, formerly of The A.V. Club, now loosed upon the world

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David Lynch on Returning to "Twin Peaks" and What It's Like to Kiss Liz Taylor

David Lynch on Returning to "Twin Peaks" and What It's Like to Kiss Liz Taylor

Seventy-one years after David Lynch's debut in Missoula, 40 years after the premiere of Eraserhead, and 25 ye…

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South Park raised a generation of trolls

South Park raised a generation of trolls

South Park turns 20 years old this summer, meaning that if those foulmouthed, crudely fashioned 8-year-olds t…

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The Tortured Mind Of Dan Harmon

The Tortured Mind Of Dan Harmon

Are you watching Rick and Morty, one of the funniest, most outrageous shows on TV? Millions of die-hard fans …

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We got it all on UHF: An oral history of "Weird Al" Yankovic's cult classic

We got it all on UHF: An oral history of "Weird Al" Yankovic's cult classic

"Weird Al" Yankovic has always been as much video as radio star, as familiar a face during the heyday of MTV …

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In Defense of the Mediocre Music Biopic

In Defense of the Mediocre Music Biopic

I went to see Bohemian Rhapsody on opening day, against the advice of my critic friends, whose admonitions of…

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Losing their edge, again: The year of indie rock's inevitable midlife crisis

Losing their edge, again: The year of indie rock's inevitable midlife crisis

Back in February, Dirty Projectors' David Longstreth took to his Instagram to pose an existential question: "…

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Young Hollywood’s Leading Women Are Texan. It’s Time We Claim Them as Our Own.

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By Sean O'Neal Verified
| Texas Monthly Verified
This column is about four women, but I’m going to begin by talking about a man. Because when it comes to Texas actors, it seems as though we’re always talking about guys like Glen Powell. The Austin native’s recent ascent to the A-list makes him the latest star to fulfill America’s endlessly renewable desire for a Texan leading man.
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Thirty Years Ago, Spoon’s First Album Changed My Life

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By Sean O'Neal Verified
| Texas Monthly Verified
Spoon is from Texas, but its music never felt Texan to me. Front man Britt Daniel was born in Galveston, grew up in Temple, and launched Spoon in 1993 in Austin, where it has remained—spiritually, if not always physically—ever since. His lyrics allude to the state’s highways and to hyperspecific Austin street corners. Spoon has performed on Austin City Limits five times.
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Thirty Years Ago, Spoon’s First Album Changed My Life

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By Sean O'Neal Verified
| Flipboard
Spoon is from Texas, but its music never felt Texan to me. Front man Britt Daniel was born in Galveston, grew up in Temple, and launched Spoon in …
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