Music festivals aside, I have twice in the last few years paid upwards of 50 bucks for a show, Foo Fighters and Black Keys. And countless times (most recently a week and a half ago for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) I have paid $30-50. And although I complained about overpriced tickets about it at the time, in context it's not…

Blasphemy. Seasons 4 & 5 were way better than season 3, not just because of Vince (and the other new characters that nailed it, notably Jess and Luke) but also because of the lack of ridiculous murder plotlines and less screentime for the annoying new quarterback kid.

Very true. That's probably giving Hollywood a bit too much credit to be able to pull that off without making it seem cheap or exploitative, but if done right it could easily be a powerful story. My point was more towards the discussion of "why not make Peter Parker gay?".

Peter's relationships with Mary Jane and Gwen are pretty essential to how his character evolved.

It's funny (as in sad funny), because can you imagine a major studio making such an adamantly pro-choice movie these days? There's talk of remaking dirty dancing, I wonder if they're gonna sweep perhaps the most important plot point under the rug...

I'd have to closely examine their study to be sure of it, and there's no way I'm paying that much attention to something put out by the PTC, but I'm skeptical of their claims. Not that I think TV does a good job portraying teenaged female characters, since I just did a quick brainstorm and failed to come up with any…

Best joke I've seen on this so far:

To be fair (actually let's not be fair to racist assholes who appropriate the culture of others, but for the sake of an informed discussion at least) depending on the history and politics of a given group, there may indeed be many chiefs running around. For example, some First Nations distinguish between "hereditary"…

Agreed. White House Down may have been a bro-fest about two bros bro-ing out, but it was not as actively anti-feminist as Despicable Me 2, which manages to hit all the retrograde cliches of mainstream film: Introducing female character solely so she can be a love interest for the protagonist? Check. Taking that love…

I believe the opposite. While what Spitzer did was illegal, the only person he really betrayed was his wife, anything else that happened was between consenting adults. What Weiner did was sexual harassment, which in my mind is clearly worse. Spitzer's moral failing affect his marriage, Weiner's actions actively…

It's a common misconception that all football and basketball programs are cash cows for the schools. Sure they bring in sponsorship and donor dollars, but they also cost a ton to run (take a look at coaching salaries just to start, let alone travel and facilities costs). Only a handful of schools (mostly the big-time…

I will take the unpopular route and declare my support for grilled cheese in the oven! (well, partially in the oven...)

Winnipeg supported the AHL, and they ended up with the Jets. Funny how that works.

Indeed, it's a far more interesting boom, although some people say it seems to be petering out. In addition to Hunger Games I've also really enjoyed Divergent, Ashfall, Dark Inside, and the book I forget the name of where there are like Zombies and they all live underground in the subway and there's also a sequel…

At least Pirates—at the start, anyway—was powered by this strange, funny Jack Sparrow character.

Hey Sean, do you always just jog for your training or do you mix it up with days where you do intervals or hills or stuff like that? I've found that's a great way to break up the monotony of "fuck I'm just jogging another 8k today?".

"It seems possible that Messier joins the front office of one of his other former teams, moving to Vancouver"

As a Vancouver fan I'm thrilled that Chicago won, not just because I dislike the Bruins just a bit more, but because the Hawks play in a style that is actually good hockey and actually fun to watch. And it's not about skill guys vs grinders, since obviously Bickell and Bolland were both huge, but Chicago plays an…

Once again, my original intent was not about pretending to be in "some nebulous gender-free world" it was a simple statement that we all have a responsibility to help in stopping rape, but above all rapists shouldn't do it. You want to keep attacking me go ahead, but I'm done here.

You're reading into something that isn't there. I stand by my original comment that "most importantly every person has a personal responsibility to NOT FUCKING RAPE PEOPLE". There's no obfuscation, I'm not sure I can say it any more clearly than that.