Gonna have to disagree. That's definitely Lovecraft. He's drinking his coffee (or tea) with one of the tentacles of Cthulu (his creation). His ultra-prim New England style could be mistaken for Serling's signature suit, but if that were supposed to be Serling, he would surely have Serling's signature jawline and coif…

I watched Zodiac alone, late at night. I spent a good chunk of the following morning failing to describe to my wife just how utterly disturbing that stabbing scene is. It's right up there with the curb-stomp from American History X on my "Most Disturbing Moments in Film" list.

I have zero shame in having been terrified by Jaws. This is a story from my hometown newspaper that ran two weeks ago. [If you don't want to click through and read an admittedly lengthy article, here's a quick summary: Shark Attack. Non-fatal, but far from what most people are hoping for during a day at the beach.]

Of course they were. French Knights were the cheap knock-off version you got from Payless.

They must have some hardcore fireworks in your neck of the woods.

You seem to completely misunderstand this building. It was designed in 1926 (and the subsequent architects have been tasked with trying to complete his original vision, not re-imagine it). It's primary audience was never intended to be touristy helicopter fly-bys.

You'll also see something very similar to this as a side effect of cataract surgeries that were done more than about 25-30 years ago.

I'm genuinely confused by your post. While I do agree with certain bits and pieces, I seem to be missing the overall point.

I actually clicked on the link solely because of that. Rest assured, you are not alone in your pedantry.

Just a few quick points about what you left there:

I'm not going to touch the Star Wars thing. I'll just agree to disagree. In fairness, I grew up concurrently with those films' theatrical release, so they had a huge influence on me. My experience with them is so tied up with nostalgia that I cannot, and do not, expect others to see them in the same light.

Ok, so... I'm old... ish. I saw this movie in the theater as a very young and impressionable child of about six years of age. Absolutely devastating. It's the only time that I remember leaving a theater sobbing.

This. Very much this.

I love podcasts unabashedly. There are several on this list that I listen to regularly, and several others that I am now eager to check out (thank you for that). But, there is one clear standout here: Radiolab.

Fairly close in sentiment to my reaction, which was "This is going to be a metric shit-ton of fuck-all awesome!"

Everyone is already "infected." Death, by any means other than destruction of the brain, means that you will turn eventually.

There was an episode of NOVA about this awhile back. This stuff is seriously nasty. It has basically taken over huge swaths of the Mediterranean, very effectively choking out nearly all indigenous species.

I saw Halley as a kid, and Hyakutake & Hale-Bopp in my late teens (all naked-eye). Also, thanks to a local astronomy club and a man who a few years later became the Astronomy professor who would deeply influence my love for the night sky, I was able to watch Shoemaker-Levy 9 crash into Jupiter through a large aperture…

Actually, you may want to double check the publication date on that article. April 1, 2012. Plus, parts of the article are clearly wrong (she did not take over as Doctor in the Christmas special). Still could- and hopefully will- play out to be true, but...

Not sure if anyone else remembers, but isn't this exactly what he said during his angry soliloquy/ speech to God after he had been handcuffed on the roof in season one? I don't remember the speech line for line, but I remember it being largely about how he refused to beg his father when he was beating him, and he…