The behind-the-scenes story of A Charlie Brown Christmas
kelefeh sanneh evalutes the new Nas record, “Hip-Hop is Dead”
Noz has a thoughtful discussion of Lil Wayne’s oeuvre and most recent mixtapes on XXL.com.
The AV Club interviews Chris Guest AND Eugene Levy
RIP to Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic Records, and one of the chief architects of soul music in the United States.
Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon (Reno 911) talk with the Times about writing comedy films in Hollywood.
Why does God let shit like this happen?
I interview the creators of the crafts-gone-wrong blog Threadbared for the Typepad Books Podcast
Ricky Gervais in Esquire: “American comedy is better. It aims higher.”
Nathan Rabin of the AV Club on the false dichotomies created by the MSM to describe black cultural production. And Liz Smith’s weird hatred of breakdancing.
The Scientist on WNYC’s very interesting program Radio Lab.
As always, be the first to email me with the name of the Genesis game above, get free stickers in the mail.