When ninjas call tech support whilst fighting Elektra (Young Avengers)

no tangible uptick in public health since the days when only 3 vaccines were mandated. In fact, it's gone the other direction, measured by metrics like infant mortality, first day death rate

Recently, quite a lot of various X-Men took place in and around San Francisco. I was mildly amused that they never seemed to hit Oakland or Palo Alto. Manhattan is just a lot more dense, I guess. I also really loved that it was real places, even if they were places I'd never been at the time (as a kid). When I did…

Thank you, I now have Hole's "Olympia" stuck in my head.

Magik, complete with stepping disk!! Right next to Ororo's room filled with plants. BRILLIANT!

Wait, there's a character on the show besides Coulson? Oh, yeah, May. And, uh, some other guys. But Coulson is the reason I tuned in and Coulson has consistently been the most enjoyable thing about the show. I don't blame him for expressing frustration, though. I would love for him to be vindicated and this show to…

What do we want?

When I watched it last night as a part of the "Cornetto Trilogy" playing at the local plex, what I felt was more that he was what might have happened to Tim had he not happened into Daisy in "Spaced". Tim evolved through the course of the series and, although he might never become a lawyer, he at least became a bit…

I've been a fan since Pertwee and I am all for a non-white non-male as the Doctor (although I'm sure Peter will be great). The history of our cinema and TV is filled with white males, but that is changing. In the 60's it would have been inconceivable to have a nonwhite non-XY as the primary hero of an ongoing show.…

100% with you on that. Which is why I'm thrilled when comics are dragged kicking and screaming into the 20th century (note I didn't say 21st) by some of the brilliant writers and artists that are working in them these days. Despite some pretty outrageous stuff from the 'fanbase' claiming it is tokenism etc. and 'why…

Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy had a world where the 'civilized' people were brown island-dwellers and the white people (who for some reason lived in a desert) who worshipped ancient evil things were the 'bad guys'. When it wasn't, you know, other brown island-dwellers who were the bad guys.

Sorry, I just don't buy that reasonable people would actually think that a study would allow them to seriously injure/kill other participants. It just doesn't make any sense. I've participated in a number of studies where I found myself going along under the idea of 'let's pretend this is true', but there was never…

Yeah, does the Doctor always have to be /so/ white? I like ambiguity. I'd actually prefer that to having a female Doctor, but IF you have a female Doctor, I hope Kieron Gillen is dragged in to pen a few eps. He writes some of the most believable kickass women in comics and he's already transitioned through a couple of…

The Doctor will save us!

I find it ironic that you start with stating that you don't share your opinion anymore and then proceed to share your opinion. Perhaps when you share ideals like (equal rights), you receive a negative response because people are responding to your tone and attitude rather than your penis. Usually when I hear 'simply…

I want a raven so I can teach it to tell people who come to the door to go away. That would probably keep the hucksters at bay, if a large black bird hops to the window and croaks "Leave now." Come to think of it, skunks aren't a bad idea for that either. Plus, it would give the UPS guy something to talk about.

When I was younger and got the 'you'd be prettier if you smiled' a lot, my response would often be some variant of 'you'd look better with my boot in your face.' Now that I am older and invisible to these sorts of men, I smile all the damn time. Age has its benefits.

I will sell you a ring of boogers for a lot less than that.

"I don't think there is any need to call principals/ future colleges — you really are ruining their lives."