A “theory” like that is not the same as the actual scene as it was presented in the episode. You can ret-con anything in an attempt to change the perception of it.

Every fall, the University of Minnesota sees over 40,000 students begin classes. The campus itself straddles the Mississippi River right in the heart of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. The city of Minneapolis itself features the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers near the airport, and has…

So, so many of the elder statesmen of the game were trash-talking @ssholes and loud-mouth self-promoters. Statements like this just go to show how little most so-called "true fans of the game" really know about the history of the sport. Back in the day, no one would have given Sherman a second thought. For example,…

Wasn't "Tizzy" a character in Cloud Cuckoo Land?

Holy Crap! How awesome would THAT be?!

Born and raised in Minnesota, I used to have a few, but the movie "Fargo" changed all of that. First, Fargo is a city in North Dakota, NOT Minnesota. Second, while there are some hicks in the north woods who sound like the people from that movie, that accent is a far cry from what the majority of the state's residents…

Screens, CDs, and whatever information storage remains will all point to the importance of music in our culture. Once future generations piece it all together, they will ignore the manner in which music was stored and carried and focus on how it was made. Instruments like the electric guitar will be seen as critical…

Wowe, that a whole lot of lumping multiple groups into one Straw Man. Plenty of Republicans are not onboard with the 2nd amendment fight, the NRA consists of (and supports) plenty of Democratic politicians, and concern for 2nd amendment rights isn't restricted to the stereotype you evoke of the gun-toting,…

...said no musician EVER.

Those of us who have performed for a while have all run into instances where set, setting, and technology have converged to kill off or overshadow any talent, whether it was our own or that of a favorite performed. It's just the nature of the beast.

These "jokes" are great for those on the outside who related tragedies like this to their own feelings of helplessness, this is true. However, stop for a moment and consider the effect of these "jokes" on the people who have just suffered that tragedy themselves or have a direct connection to those who have. Rather…

"It's THRILLER....!"

*crickets*

"C'mon, guys! It'll be funny!"

"Where's the camera....Oh! Dagnabbit!"

I remember seeing that special back in the day. HAd they combined the two, they might have had a halfway decent movie.

Your point would work better if you could make it outside a vacuum. Refuse to see it or not, everything is connected. That character in a video game utilizes cultural symbols that embody meaning that goes beyond one single character. What you address as an issue (the one character in the singular context) is simply a…

It would be a start if the gaming industry could simply avoid using male viewpoints to address the issue. Who says women even WANT to see characters designed based on male definitions of "fantasy"?

The question here is: who gets to determine the aesthetic and the context of women and their needs? Those industries may claim to simply provide elements women desire, but market pressures demand that they dictate what those elements are and how women should use/consume them. The end result is a mixed bag of…

Nice try, but while the author made reference to the Sorceress being drawn by a 14-year-old boy, your quote is misplaced. The difference between that quote and the implications made by the author? C.S. Lewis was speaking of the juvenile in terms of the wonder and innocence inherent in the experiences of childhood. The…

Colossus throwing Wolverine. :)

*wallows in pleasant childhood memories*

I totally get where you're coming from. I was a bit nervous about the whole thing, but my son inherited my love on anime, so after hearing for years what my personal favorite mine movie was, I finally broke down and agreed to let him watch it.

In the end, I felt that this would be a safe way to introduce and discuss…

After watching it the first time, I was unable to watch this movie again for almost 15 years. I finally broke my self-imposed moratorium on seeing it in order to introduce it to my 14-year-old son. We sat there bawling our eyes out and I held him for another 15 minutes after the movie ended. We're closer now than…