Thank you for getting to the point so much more articulately than I could. A lot of commenters have come to the conclusion that I’m a philistine who hates anyone who doesn’t rank Transformer 32: Witness the Machines #1 on their year-end list. Nothing could be further from the truth; but even I, hipster liberal…

Oh you have to read his review of Hell or High Water. It’s one of the reviews of his from the past year that had me pulling my hair out. http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-exemplary-badness-of-war-dogs-and-hell-or-high-water

Here’s his list of the 35 best films of 2016. Bonus points if you’ve even heard of half of them. http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-best-movies-of-2016

I know a lot of thing are “the worst”, but Richard Brody really is the worst. I have no idea where to even start with that guy. He sucks.

They never get fucked! Except for this guy. This guy fucks.

None of them.

Now now. I disagree with that as strongly as I disagree with GinAndTonic’s (assumed) assertion that Atlanta isn’t good. Both are very good, very funny shows.

The new reform, driven by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Edward R. Royce (R-Calif.), enhances that executive’s power and makes him answerable to the White House rather than the bipartisan board. A new advisory panel will be created, but it will be toothless: Its members will also be nominated by the…

Which one of the players went to class? (Rim shot)

Yah.

Sounds like the executive produce of Silicon Valley needs to start watching Atlanta.

I shouldn’t have brought up the DOJ memo — it’s not really relevant to my original point, and it doesn’t fit logically. I was just trying to express my belief that, hypothetically, Henderson v. NFL would be an interesting case, and the NFL wouldn’t prevail simply because marijuana is illegal on the federal level. I …

Yes, you’re right. But remember, I’m not (originally) talking about criminal prosecution of a medical marijuana user. I was talking about an employee’s civil suit against his employer for taking disciplinary action against him for legally using medical marijuana in the State of New York. And again, I don’t think…

No, you’re absolutely right. There have been some interesting cases in CA regarding preemption with medical marijuana law, though.

And again, to reiterate, I don’t like his chances. But the litigation could be a lot more interesting than you might think.

You can legally consume marijuana for medical treatment in like 20 states, including the one Henderson lives in. The DOJ has stated publicly, and on the record, that they will not interfere with people participating in a legitimate medical marijuana scheme duly implemented by a state government. I am not intimately…

That’s because the feds have, historically, made it essentially impossible to study the legitimacy of medical marijuana. The Obama Administration loosened up the rules somewhat, but for a long time, there was only one place to legally get marijuana to research (the University of Mississippi, I believe). Federal…

I don’t love his chances, but I really hope Henderson sues the NFL over this. It could be a really important case, not just for NFL players, but for medical marijuana across the US.

Did you see the Netflix season of Arrested Development? I’d rather have a Horrible Bosses 3, thank you very much. At least it’s shorter and I don’t really have to pay attention.

I bet there’s some real beautiful nature in South Dakota. Also, it’s corny, but I’d love to see Mount Rushmore, it seems pretty impressive.