Last night's "Walking Dead"

Lots of talking. Bob seems to be a cliche machine, but his sunny disposition can only mean one thing, you suspect. Oh look, a sanctuary that may have a Dark Secret. Rick has trust issues. Carl apparently needs instructions on being careful, as if he doesn't look like he'd put a bullet through you if you sneezed. Is it wrong to have forgotten what exactly some people did that was so awful? Because I have. Is it wrong to freak out when a former parishioner, her nice church-lady glasses still somehow attached, come for you with mindless flesh-lust? I'm not really in a position to judge. Rating: B -.

MEANWHILE IN SWEDEN Quick, get the Fred Thompson pic. Foxtrotalpha:

There's the Strib story, and lots more here. Harrison Ford may be wondering if it's time for a K-19 sequel.

FAIL It's J. Edgar H-Dog like you've never seen him before:

Bad bootleg covers, here. Speaking of covers: an appreciation of the art of Hipgnosis, the brilliant album-cover designers of the 70s and 80s.

MYSTERY Great piece in the Paris Review about the many deaths of Ambrose Bierce. Guy made Rasputin look like an amateur.

Speaking of covers: an appreciation of the art of Hipgnosis, the brilliant album-cover designers of the 70s and 80s.

VotD What if Spaceballs was a dark Nolan movie? What would the trailer look like?

It would still look like Spaceballs. Hard to get the gritty gravitas when Barf is in the picture.