I WAS GONE. AND I DID A BUNCH OF STUFF.

I went to L.A. A lot of stuff I did published while I was gone. Some of it's pretty fun, like a review of the new Beavis and Butt-Head, an assignment that maybe justified my entire career. The rest is cool too. Check it out! And, ya know, "Like" it, "Re-Tweet" it and such.

I REVIEW BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD'S RETURN: http://www.avclub.com/articles/beavis-and-butthead,64102/#disqus_thread

I TALK TO MICHAEL SHANNON ABOUT BOARDWALK EMPIRE: http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/blogs/2011/interviews/%E2%80%98boardwalk-empire%E2%80%99-star-michael-shannon-on-van-aldens-quest-for-redemption/

I REVIEWED THIS PAST WEEK'S HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA, PER USUAL: http://www.avclub.com/articles/mofongo,64044/

I ALSO REVIEWED A PBS SPECIAL ABOUT WOMEN IN TV. YA KNOW, BEING ONE MYSELF AND ALL: http://www.avclub.com/articles/america-in-primetime,64043/

I WROTE ABOUT WHY ROBBIE FROM POLTERGEIST WAS THE MOVIE'S REAL VICTIM: http://www.avclub.com/articles/scariest-movie-scenes,64163/ 

REVIEWniverse IS BACK.... AND AMAZING

Mine and Robbie Woliver's catch-call pop-culture criticism site has returned under its proper URL and has been re-launched in a serious way. Visit REVIEWniverse.com daily by visiting here. Hoozah!

SEE ME KEEP A LIVE EVENT FROM SPINNING OFF ITS AXIS

This coming Wednesday, July 13, I will be moderating an appearance/panel chat at Manhattan's Paley Center with Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant. You know them from The State and Reno 911! Their accountants know them from the billion-plus dollars in Hollywood blockbusters they've written. They're going to talk about the latter, which gets detailed in their awesome new book. It should be fun, even if having had to read all this hasn't been. Here's more info, as well as a much more enjoyable Q & A I recently conducted with the guys for TimeOut New York. Ahoy.

UPDATE: WATCH A VIDEO CLIP OF ME DOING THIS WITH THEM THERE HERE!