The excess of cultural options and opinions have made it so that the pressure to stay current could simultaneously keep us from ever living in the present. So what do we do instead?

Brian has the pleasure of being a guest on The Brad Bogner Show to talk movies (Red State, Drive), books (Bossypants, Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, Shakespeare), and other assorted topics.

Games are the only art form where we can make a choice in the present, and feel for ourselves that very next moment where it becomes painfully clear we’ve made a terrible mistake. That’s something special. And Bastion gets it especially right.

Having moved to a city with excellent public transportation, at some point I may sell my car altogether. But there’s one thing I truly miss about driving.

Why shocking Asian imports like I Saw The Devil deserve to be seen.

Toy Story 3 is typical Pixar greatness. But a few odd details stand out to the adult viewer.

An epic virtual discussion of our absolute favorites of 2010 — in every category we could think of — and why each one made the list.

Not only is there a constant stream of TV of ‘now’ to be watching; all of the TV of ‘then’ is available too. For the obsessive pop-culture junkie, being well-versed could amount to a full-time job.

As I happily move forward into an e-book future, five short love-notes to my bound-paper friends.

Brian and Spencer discuss Kanye, Girl Talk, No Age and Superchunk albums; move on to AMC shows like Walking Dead and Breaking Bad, with a nod to Terriers (RIP); then wrap up with book club picks: Freedom by Jonathan Franzen and Kapitoil by Teddy Wayne. Also, fun with wikipedia and Human Centipede with family. It’s an extra-long pre-holiday show we hope you enjoy.