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I don't know what got me thinking about "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" recently, and for the first time in a while, but do you ever really need a reason?—JM

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Sporcle.com is the best thing ever. All other things, ever, are tied for last place.—JM

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Long story short: the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction.—JM

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I know like three film composers: John Williams (duh), Carter Burwell (because of his work with the Coen Bros), and Giacchino. So if I know his name, you can assume he must be good.—BK

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I have experienced the complications of an introvert/extravert marriage, though our differences aren't as stark as the ones described here.—BK

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Loaded with spoilers, but fun for fans of Harry Potter, The Matrix, Twilight, Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars.—TG

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I just spent a week in North Dakota. This feature captures much of what I love about it.—TG

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The dirtbag owner of the Dodgers, not the author of Angela's Ashes (he can stay). This article covers in stunning detail how McCourt and his wife Jamie essentially did a chop shop job on the Dodgers while MLB just stood by and watched.—BK

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A chilling account of the misuse of copyright and the fact that if you can't afford to defend your rights in court, they essentially don't exist.—JS

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Our enduring recession is the best thing big business could hope for: hiring freezes and staffing cuts are justified by "tough times", and the tax cuts demanded on the pretext of "creating jobs" push net profits through the roof. Recovery? Why ruin a good thing?—JS

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The one guy on the planet who can discuss a ten billion dollar movie merchandising haul in terms of how happy it makes little kids and I actually believe him.—JS

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I went to college with Chad Kultgen, I hung out a little with Chad Kultgen, and now he's actually doing stuff. It's so weird! People I know don't do stuff!—JM

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Another Louis C.K. interview as the PR blitz for Season 2 of Louie kicks in. (This one lets you gaze/cringe at a screen grab of his naked ass.)—BK

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Come on, don't tell me Peter Scolari was supposed to be in Larry Crowne but it didn't work out! Now when I watch it, all I'll be able to think about is the lack of Scolari! I want Hanks and Scolari together 4eva!—BK

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A sobering look at one of the ugliest trends in modern writing.—TG

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A lot of this is excerpted from the Slate article posted yesterday, but it includes further discussion and a great quote from Wanda Sykes. It reinforces my beliefs that comedians absolutely have the right to say anything, and that we absolutely have the right to declare hateful sentiments unacceptable.—TG

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Talks about Season 2 of his FX show (it's back this week!) and elaborates further on his defense of Tracy Morgan.—BK

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Anybody who grew up with a dad will like this piece. Anybody who grew up with a cheap dad will love it. As such, it might be my favorite piece of all time. Happy Father's Day!—JM

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Some interesting tidbits as we anticipate the release of Cars 2 (and, apparently even more thrilling, the June 17 issue of EW).—JS

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Duke Nukem Forever is finally out, and it's getting reviews so bad that its PR firm has threatened to blacklist some publications. I was never going to play it anyway, but I'm reminded of this fascinating story of the 15-year struggle to produce a fitting sequel to one of the most popular games of all time.—JS

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Kind of gives you hope about the critical thinking skills of a generation, except: 1) why is there so much bullshit to begin with?; and 2) these aren't American kids, of course.—JS

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The NBA and NFL might both disappear for a while due to labor unrest, so sports fans are going to have to turn somewhere.—JM

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We know how many bathrooms Derek Jeter's new mansion has. But, do we really want to?—JM

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This is easily one of the best headlines we've ever linked to.—BK

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I've been rewatching The Dick Van Dyke Show on Netflix streaming with my 9yo daughter, hoping to pass the joys of that classic sitcom onto another generation, and she's been loving it. It remains one of the best TV shows ever made.—BK

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If you're too cool for Weird Al, you're too cool.—TG

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It's hard to overestimate the effect books can have in the life of a teenager.—TG

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Slate has ingeniously taken the critic movie ratings data from RottenTomatoes.com and put it into graph form, allowing you to look at the career trajectories of your favorite actors and directors.—BK

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Wow, the buzz on these Dan Harmon articles is really starting to build. Definitely going on my "to read" pile!—JS

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Among the most prolific and talented film composers of our time, Burwell describes himself as a "very private person," which may account for the lack of interviews. Still, this FAQ from his website reads like a good one.—JS

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And, because there is no such thing as Saturday PoopReading.com, here's part 4 (as if you couldn't have found it yourself).—JS

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I'm not aware of anything quite like this ever having been done before.—JM

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This will probably be the best piece about a 1988 North Dakota junior college basketball game that you will read all week.—JM

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I can only assume that my fellow linkers – at least two of whom are huge Community fans – will carry on with the upcoming segments of this piece.—BK

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I read The Time Machine Did It and wasn't that impressed, but now that I know there are more books, I'm tempted to check out another one simply because it's John Freakin' Swartzwelder.—BK

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This sort of thing should be happening constantly, at movies, plays, symphonies, art museums. People are only assholes because we sit by and let them be.—JS

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I can't decide if novelists should find this horrifying or empowering.—TG

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Why, you'd have to eat FOUR BOWLS of articles to get the amount of breakfast cereal data in this one!—TG

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Nice wide-ranging interview, and as you might expect, he has nothing but great things to say about Jon Stewart.—BK

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Entertaining and thought-provoking musings on the relationships we have with our consumer devices.—JS

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Norm Macdonald on Twitter has definitely exposed some fascinating layers of an already entertaining personality. (And I'm really enjoying this months book so far!)—JS

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I've been a Marc Maron fan for over a decade, and it's nice to see his standing in the comedy game start to rise to the level of his talent. It's largely due to the success of his "WTF" podcast, to which you should listen often.—JM

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"'I printed out those 6,000-word columns and took them to the bathroom just like everybody else,' says A. J. Daulerio, the 37-year-old editor in chief of Deadspin, Gawker’s sports blog. '[Simmons] changed the way I looked at everyone else’s writing.'"—JM

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Mines more humor out of the concept than you might expect. Or maybe you're not a dope like me and know better than to doubt The Onion.—BK

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A new study links long commutes to a number of horrible health ailments and personal problems, information guaranteed to make your commute even more awful. Enjoy!—BK