You know, back in the days when our culture thought the arts were still worth something.

If DLC has value, it's worth it. Easy.

"Oh and Dead Rising 2's prologue and epilogue were basically standalone DLC chapters that really, really, REALLY should have been in the main game."

J August Richards is going to be on Agents? Hells yeah!

I have such a hard time with Piers Anthony. On one hand, his fantasy made up the majority of my early reading (early-to-mid '90s); on the other hand his writing, the older I got, became way creepier than I could stand.

1-6 were, at the time, absolutely top-of-game for Fantasy, too.

We have one! Brace the cannons!

I'm, myself, hesitant to put all my weight behind the "rape as power" argument as we've expanded our scope of rape to be (rightfully) also inclusive of the sort of bullshit "she owed it to me" sort of argument. The majority of the time, as we define rape as a lack of enthusiastic consent, what we end up discussing is…

(Totally get it. And you're 100% correct!)

:P

I suspect that you're creating a more complex concept of sexuality for the sake of explanation than is actually the case. Some people lend money to others with an ulterior and awful motive of gaining power. We're not banning helping people out in that way.

Yes. It's very compelling, too.

Actually, studies say the opposite. That access to pornography and the loosening of regulations surrounding sexuality creates less assault because individuals who may be at-risk for doing shitty, awful things can engage with them in a mostly healthy and non-threatening way.

Fun fact: The inclusion of pornography can often provide alternate means of release for individuals who may otherwise make really fucking poor decisions that lead to rape.

In actuality (did you read the article?) advice columnists tend to do the opposite.

Apparently he looks like this

Oh my, so much cuteness here. Our two (an American shorthair and a Silver Tabby we suspect has some Bengal in her) wait by the door for us to get home every day. I open that back door and there they are, chilling in the kitchen awaiting. Our shorthair is an amazingly affectionate kitty, and her favorite place to be is…

It's because she loves you.

I think it might be easier for someone like me, in my liberal bastion of Massachusetts, to be able to take a deep breath and try to find the threads that point toward a well-paced trot toward progressive and liberal ideas.

If Sodom and Gomorrah is anything like contemporary conservatives describe, it would make for one hell of a resort. Ptown is going to get a run for it's money next season...