TV kind of blows right now. With the exceptions of basically Mad Men, Veep, and The Venture Bros., your mid-June options are either mindless fun (USA Network shows with quippy names), mindless boobs (True Blood), or mindless garbage (see: everything else, but don’t). As we discussed in our summer preview, though, there’s hope on the horizon: Breaking Bad comes back in August, obviously, but before then, Futurama, Under the Dome, and Wilfred will soon make not moving away from the air conditioner that much more enjoyable. (Plus, BRO.)

The last of that trio, Wilfred, premieres this Thursday, June 20th, and having seen the premiere, I can safely ay that it’s just as amusing and twisted as last season, an excellent step-up in quality from an unsure season one. To celebrate its return, FX released a series of Wilfred-themed Fourth of July cards that ought to appeal to fans of both sitcoms about mental breakdowns and dogs, in particular, fans of dogs wearing skimpy outfits. So, everyone.

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Last December, the good folks at Brewery Ommegang announced that they had partnered with HBO to create a Game of Thrones inspired series of beers “that directly tie into themes, characters and nuances…of the medieval-like fantasy realm of Westeros and surrounding kingdoms.” The first beer, a blonde ale called Iron Throne, was released in March to coincide with the Season 3 premiere, and now they’ve announced that the second beer will be released this fall, to coincide with … well, nothing, presumably because making us wait any longer than that would just be cruel.

This 2nd release for Game of Thrones beers is called Take The Black Stout–“A stout as dark as the winters that once engulfed Westeros, as robust as the men who swear their oaths at the Weirwood Tree., chocolate & caramel sweetness are balanced by hop bitterness, roasty woodsy notes and an earthy finish.” [My Beer Buzz]

Yes. Yes yes yes. YES.

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Rumors have been swirling for a while that Dave Chappelle would be soon embarking on a comedy tour. The one that he would do so with Chris Rock was especially enticing. And now it appears a tour — albeit one devoid of Chris Rock — is indeed finally going to happen. Praise Jesus.

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Follow me on this one: Larry David co-created Seinfeld. In 1992 he co-wrote an episode titled “The Parking Space” (along with Greg Daniels, who went on create the American version of The Office), which was about George Costanza getting involved in a heated, day-long dispute over a parking space. After Seinfeld, Larry David created Curb Your Enthusiam for HBO, which features Jeff Garlin as his manager.

This brings us to Saturday.

Los Angeles police say Curb Your Enthusiasm actor and comedian Jeff Garlin has been arrested on a felony vandalism charge after a dispute with another motorist over a parking space.

Police Sgt. Harry Rosenfeld says the 51-year-old actor was arrested for smashing the windows of the other person’s car. Rosenfeld says officers arrested Garlin in Studio City on Saturday. [USA Today]

Do you think he was wearing the Indiana Jones hat at the time? I hope he was.

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When news came on Friday that NO ONE would die for the rest of the season on Mad Men, I won’t lie, I was hugely disappointed. Not just because we’d be deprived of that death, and not just because all those wild theories that I had a hand in spreading wouldn’t come true, but because it meant that perhaps all the symbolism, the allusions, and the references were choices by the set and design teams, or coincidences of the time, and not meticulously considered additions by Matt Weiner. “Rosemary’s Baby was popular at the time,” Matthew Weiner said, explaining away all the Rosemary’s Baby allusions. You mean that was it? No subtext? No layers? I really have been reading too much into Mad Men.

But last night’s episode assuaged all of my concerns because in the case of Mad Men, the grounded reality is better than the wild conspiracy theories, anyway. There’s so much drama, such brilliant writing, amazing acting, and fantastic plot turns that it’s actually OK that the Sharon Tate T-shirt was just that: An homage. Not predictive of anything.

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The Pope blessed thousands of Harleys this weekend. The. Pope. Blessed. Thousands. Of. Harleys. This. Weekend.

Biker culture came to the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders celebrating the manufacturer’s 110th anniversary with a loud parade and plenty of leather.

Thundering Harley engines nearly drowned out the Latin recitation of the “Our Father” prayer that accompanied Francis as he greeted the crowd before Mass. Standing in his open-top jeep, Francis drove up the main boulevard leading to St. Peter’s Square, blessing the thousands of people in what was a giant Harley parking lot. [CBS News]

I don’t see how this could possibly get any weirder.

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Gender equality, it’s like…wow. First, everyone could do it, then no one could. Now, equal means different, black means yellow, white means black, and nothing is as it seems. You tell me that men still earn more than women, even though Roe Wade fixed everything. To which I respond, no, more like girl power. Oh yeah, that reminds me: the next time a guy tries to tell me he’s worth more than me, I’ll say, yes, that’s, like, true, but better education.

Think about it, guys. (Miss Utah is the real-life Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation With at a Party.)

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The Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter has raised over $5.5 million dollars so far, and honest to God, Ryan Hansen’s jubilant backflip in this video — announcing his casting in the movie — is worth every cent. The movie is just gravy at this point. Krysten Ritter has also been cast in the movie, which begins production this week. Here’s a list of the rest of the confirmed cast.

Patton Oswalt’s ‘Closed Letter To Myself’ On Thievery, Hecklers And Rape Jokes Is A Must Read — (UPROXX)

When he was 18, Kurt Cobain got arrested for graffiti of Shaggy & Scooby Doo having sex — (Film Drunk)

Dwight Howard Is Still Pursuing His Acting Career, Just Watch How Amazing He Is — (With Leather)

Man Of Blue Steel Is The Superman Parody The Internet Needs Right Now — (Gamma Squad)

Company Obviously Dabbling In Witchcraft Invents Helicopter-Bike… And It Works! — (Smoking Section)

Robert Kraft: Vladimir Putin Stole My Super Bowl Ring — (Kissing Suzy Kolber)

Melissa McCarthy Responds to Rex Reed with Class and Goodness; We Are Reminded that Rex Reed is a Total Butt Chud — (Pajiba)

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There’s so much to talk about in this week’s episode that I don’t even know where to begin: Don Draper is the new Walter White; the Bob Benson mystery; Sally is such a Betty; Roger’s quip show; and Ken Cosgrove sported a new look for the first time all series long. However, while we’re collecting our thoughts about the episode to put into tomorrow morning’s recap, I’ll leave you with the most VINEable moment in Mad Men history. A GIF just won’t do it justice. Audio is necessary. This comes compliment of Cassandra Clarke, who turned Don Draper’s most undignified moment into comedy gold.

Full Mad Men recap tomorrow.

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