Or mocking the Perpetually Aggrieved for their ginned-up outrage over every imagined slight.

Culture is food, music, literature, language, architecture... it is decidedly NOT being too lazy to find the damn rest room.

I used to work in the Gramercy Park area of Manhattan before it had completely gentrified. There was a guy who would run the “I lost my wallet and need money to get home for a family emergency” scam (well before cell phones) for a few hours in front of my building every couple of weeks. Co-workers who fell for it the…

Wait, you mean they aren’t?

When I was young, we frequented a Blimpie down the block from the all-you-can-drink-for-$6 bar. (Blimpie is/was(?) a Subway knockoff that I am not sure exists anymore). We would end most drinky nights there in the wee hours, and became buddies with the regular late-night staff. They liked the company, laughed at our…

Agreed - as a kid it was unbeatable, when I went back as a 40-year-old I was underwhelmed. McDonalds-level burger. I don’t think the ice cream is any big whoop, either. And the free sundae was about 1/8 of what I consider a standard serving of ice cream. Despite always being crowded and in a great location, the one by…

The current beef prices have got me to do what I’ve ignored every doctor I’ve ever met implored: eat less red meat. $15.99/lb for mediocre supermarket sirloin? GTFOOH!

Yeah, probably. Funny - some cats love the covered litter box, others hate it. It’s nice if they do - less dust.

She must be the world’s worst person. To look like that, and be a multi-millionaire, and still be unable to retain a man? God only knows what she does behind closed doors.

I stopped watching the Knicks (and basketball) when they were done dismantling the Oak/Starks/Mase/Patrick team everybody in NY loved. I follow what they are doing in the papers and places like this, solely to enjoy seeing how low they can go. I root for absolute chaos and destruction. I want to see them win one game…

It sounds like it’s all working out so you probably don’t want to mess with success, but it’s generally considered optimal to have the cat’s litter and food in separate areas. I mean, bleah. In fact, I’ve read cats prefer their water to not be near their food, also. Something about instinct and cats in the wild and…

Dog owners have the delightful choice of A). walking their pooch in all sorts of dreadful weather at hours better spent having more scotch or hitting the snooze button or B). letting Fido defecate in the yard, and then periodically retrieving said matter (or letting it disintegrate into the grass). Oh, and you’re…

Better idea: do away with subsidized/rent control housing and let the market sort itself out. People who work set the market, people who can’t afford to live in the city don’t get to live in the city. Why does a third-generation welfare mom need an apartment in Brooklyn? To get to her job? She can reproduce just as…

He did apply some of his tropes, like the super-slo-mo fighting, that this movie could have done without. I wonder if this movie would have been better received if filmed strictly as a period piece, with an 80s color palette and image quality.

You are not alone, and don’t be guilted into thinking otherwise. Peter Parker is Spider-Man, I too have grown up with him, following his exploits for 30+ years. You want to bring on a new kid with Spider-powers to meet the diversity quota? Fine. But don’t replace the character we’ve loved forever to do so.

They wanted a big story to move comics, so they had Pete graduate HS. Also, Marvel heroes became very popular with the college set and Stan probably figured college students might not be as interested in a mere HS lad and could relate better to a fellow college student.

I’ve never understood the notion that the Watchmen movie failed. To me, the very thing you cite - sticking to the source material - made it great. (Plus improving the end.) It was visually gorgeous, I thought the actors were great... it’s in my top five of comics movies, easy.

Two COs making $120K a year, plus bennies and that sweet, sweet pension... in Bumblefuck, NY where houses cost $6000? Yeah, they’re doing just fine, comrade.

Back in the 80s I bought a beater ‘71 Fury when I was between cars and needed something to knock around in while I waited for an insurance payout. Had a lot of fun with it but the front end got real loose. When I pulled a wheel, the bearings were worn down to a ring. I replaced them, but took the car to a mechanic to…

I have two hopes with all this mishegoss: that Peter Parker remain Spider-Man in some fashion (sharing is fine), and that Silver Surfer continues.