As a 63-year-old man, I am not invited to South by Southwest, because young people hate being reminded of their own mortality even more than they love glo-fi. But our boy (ew) Joe Mande was there, as…   Read Story »

Did you know that Ben Gibbard makes his acting debut in the John Krasinski adaptation of David Foster Wallace's book? And did you know that you can watch it here? Answer Key: true, true.   Read Story »

OMGLJALIDJOFIMNAISDFNIOANSDIOFNIOADNSFIOJEIOWJQWNVIONVOPANDSFON! Marry me! (Right, girls?)   Read Story »

Last night my mom was like "Who's Death Car for Cutie?" and I was like "GET OUT OF MY ROOM, I HATE YOU SO MUCH!" Why can't my mom be a Twilight Mom like Becky's mom?   Read Story »

Maybe next he'll be interviewing them for Inside The Actor's Studio. (Get it? Because he's run out of actors?) Stereogum has the video.   Read Story »