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    George Zimmerman probably wants it as well. He'll only use it once on Christmas Day before it's confiscated by the cops in his latest, soon-to-be-dismissed domestic violence case.

    I'm geeky looking enough (and white enough — that helps) that I go into full goofball absent-minded professor mode with law enforcement. Very polite and co-operative (unless he's asking me to give up my rights), hands on the wheel, but clumsy and verbose enough during the interaction to make them want to send me on my…

    So you know what? You wait for the dog. Yeah, it's a hassle, but your day is already ruined.

    It's game theory. You either have nothing to hide in the car (A), or you do (B). You either consent to a warrantless search (1), or you don't (2). Here are the scenarios:

    A-1: You win (guaranteed), lazy cops win (guaranteed),…

    Those Blazers are some cold-blooded mo-fos.

    I hope a small part of that amount was raised by the scrap-metal value of Paterno's statue.

    Awful. I love the tough guys who stand by and support their thuggish fellow club members by sitting on their bikes and revving their engines. I'm starting to think that you need to take a written test and meet a minimum standard of f*ckwittery to get into this biker club.

    It's a less harmful use of those things than their usual function of right-wing propaganda machines.

    If this wasn't lesson enough to get them to reconsider their attitude toward conferring privilege upon and fostering a sense of entitlement in a bunch of high school athletes, I don't know what will be.

    Public high schools this obsessed with athletics (sadly, Steubenville is not unique) should be required to issue a special alternate diploma to "students" who don't attend class or do assignments. Call it an "Athletic Diploma" or some such, and let the kids and their parents pursue their delusional dreams of stardom…

    Peck-ahontas

    Fowl Play

    Tread lightly...

    Lately, when I read a review like this that discusses a picture that's just trying to cram in too much, I wonder how much better it would have been if it had been spread out over episodic television. After all, "Breaking Bad — the Two-Hour Movie" would have been rushed and overloaded, too. Trying to jam "Lord of the…

    I'm glad you mentioned the PUAs and MRAs, because they always roll this deterministic and simple-minded version of evo psych out along with libertarian economic theory to justify their crappy treatment of and attitudes toward women.

    Which is why I think this suction device isn't for household chores.

    I'm sorry, but this list is incomplete without the Navarone fortress playset. No cartoon characters or science fiction, just Allied commandos assaulting a mountain island fortress filled with grey Nazis. For goodness sake, look at it:

    Whatever these destructive arseholes (that's what they are, since an imbecile wouldn't have done it deliberately) did, it can't take away Ryan McNaught's accomplishment. What an fantastic piece of work.

    Just make sure to use an older version. I think Nick removed support for Google Reader sync in the final pro version he just released for free (though you should donate something to him).