Now after you were so nice about apologizing I hope I'm remembering it right...

Many people with experience in the non-profit sector will tell you that the percentage of funds going to "the cause" is not necessarily the best metric to be using to evaluate charities. I mean, no one wants wasteful spending on things like staff salaries, building overhead, etc, but getting too tied up in not…

I also enjoyed Thor, and I believe it was pretty generally liked (for a movie about a superhero/god from another galaxy or dimension or something). I agree that it was bizarre to have Branagh involved but I think it worked.

One thing the article doesn't get at, which could be helpful for beginners to home improvements and handyman tasks, is a list of a few things that anyone with basic coordination, a desire to learn, and a willingness to spend some time at it can do. On this list I would put interior painting,…

In fastpitch softball, especially in youth ball but occasionally even in men's leagues, pitchers sometimes wear protective face masks. It makes sense because in fastball the pitching rubber is closer, the delivery often carries you even closer to the plate, and metal (well, composite I guess) bats are used instead of…

I think this is a really good point, everyone has their own best way to workout and it's important to find what's good for you, not be pushed into the latest fad. For me, even though I absolutely love team sports, when it comes to more fitness-y things I prefer to jog alone, lift weights at home, and do my own…

What about the numerous metal bands that have appropriated Christian and Pagan symbology? I would argue it's still a bit different, as they are deliberately using it in a provocative way not throwing it on as a costume prop, but it's an example of using iconography that is not of one's own religion in an…

What neither Mann, Diaz, nor Upton knows is that Coster-Waldau is cheating on all of them with his sister.

I mostly agree with both your points. I'm not gonna argue what is "secondary" versus what's "tertiary" tier, there's obviously a step down in both popularity and prestige from the 2-3 biggest bat books to the rest of the family (setting aside Batman Inc for a moment, since that has other things going for it such as…

I'll give you secondary character (although as far as new bat-verse characters for the New52 goes Alysia is fairly prominent), but in the last year Batgirl has been in the top 40 in book sales every month, generally in the top 30, and occasionally in the top 20. It's not a flagship title like Justice League, Batman,…

I think it was a well-intentioned, if not particularly well-executed, idea. I mean, whether or not we see it on screen the warlord having sex with the 14 year old (a bit older in the show maybe but still) who was just forced into an arranged marriage with him is rape. By portraying it the way they did they did not…

Anyone who's worried about being able to do a Wonder Woman movie well should check out the 2009 animated film version, which absolutely nails it. It's an origin story done right, and a live-action version could almost be done shot for shot and be a huge success. The could even keep the same main cast: Keri Russel as…

I dunno about you, but I don't want anything Game of Thrones related coming near my wedding...

Well, Michonne is still around and badass and Maggie gets to do cool stuff on occasion so it's not all bad. But the point remains that the show definitely has a problem with both a lack of and lack of quality (cough Andrea cough Lori cough) female characters. And if you're in a super-generous mood it's true that the…

That was my first thought as well. If there's a woman who's going to make it in the NBA the odds are it'll be someone who's a phenomenal spot-up shooter, or maybe a point guard with tremendous vision and passing. Shot blocking is certainly a talent, but a large part of it is dependent on physical attributes; Griner…

As usual, Chuck has the answer.

I think Rowling has said that she actually sees Ron as the big hero of the story. Which, come to think of it, kind of demotes Hermione from "badass accomplice" to "girlfriend of the hero".

I would watch the hell out of a spin-off focused on Arya and Gendry moving in together as roommates, with Tywin Lannister as their grumpy but wise landlord.

"There's no forced modern additions, no silly comic relief, no attempt to be some revisionist "hip" retelling of an ancient tale. It simply tries to imagine the tale of Jack and his beanstalk"

Setting aside for a moment the fact that the majority of the jokes he's getting pilloried for seemed (to me at least) to be lampooning the various stereotypes he's being criticized for perpetuating (although I did not like the Jennifer Aniston comment), I wonder how much of the hate Seth MacFarlane is getting is due…