Could the third season of the show end with SHIELD either incapacitated (and Bobbi and Lance separated from their comrades) or outright in tatters again?

I would, but that’s part of it, right there-

That was a remarkably succinct description of something I’ve been struggling to explain to people. Good show.

Just for the record, the recording industry has been responsible for almost a century’s worth of legal assfuckery of the sort that would make payday lenders and tobacco lobbyists alike hang their heads in shame.

I can respect your general point of view, and I do think that some of the smaller and newer labels are better than the big 5. I also think that the knowledge afforded by the internet (like futureofmusic.org that I linked to above) are allowing young artists to make a better informed decision, from a stronger…

As a musician myself, I can tell you I’ve spent two decades watching and working this from inside and out. While I might have oversimplified a bit, I promise you I’m not just pulling this stuff out of my ass. Yes, there’s a lot more nuance, but really it comes down to the fact that how music makes money is changing.

I always and only pay for music when I can hand my money to the person playing it.

Exactly- 95% of music is listened to on earbuds or a car stereo. Anything over a mid-good quality MP3 is wasted for that.

I thought the entire fun of cosplay was in *making* the costume, and showing off your workmanship?

If you get a chance, try the Morning Buzz on WHEB- There’s 5 of them, and while there’s some sports talk and juvenile boob & butt jokes, there’s also a real underlying sense of decency and they seem like they really think of each other as a family.

One the of the reasons I love living in NH.

Spends her career fighting for women to get equal pay, votes for someone who sat on Walmart’s board of directors.

Just as long as Shaggy is a chronic pothead, Daphne and Fred are not-so-subtly fucking, and Velma’s still a lesbian. Everything else is negotiable.

In a thread on hotel staff horror stories, someone told a story about a furry convention at their hotel. After checkout, they went to clean one of the rooms and found a kiddie pool, filled with litter, used.

As a result of her research, Roberts has created a weight-loss plan that focuses on satiety rather than a straight calorie count.

Maybe they like to be represented by something they’d kill on a big game hunt- Kind of like going to the barbeque place with the cartoon pig on the sign. Makes them feel superior.

I used to think Bernie couldn’t possibly win but now I’m not so sure. What has surprised me is the depth of the dislike for Hillary on both sides of the aisle. That worries me.

I won’t vote for her, but yes, I would vote (and have) for a non-Sanders Democrat. I’m an independent, vote *mostly* Democratic, but supported Perot, Nader, and several Green and Libertarian candidates over the years. I registered as a Dem just so I could vote for Sanders in the primary. If he doesn’t win, I will…

Which is exactly why I’ve been saying that we need to focus on the socioeconomic issues that *feed* that fear. Tackle the wealth gap, institute universal health care and proper education, and in 15 years there won’t be any GOP voters left.

The problem with that approach is that all of those other issues still have an effect on the one you’re worried about. Poverty, poor education, and even a lack of public transit can create barriers to reproductive health care that are just as prohibitive as any law.