You can use a fire to provide warm and save lives or you use it to burn and destroy others. Religion can be used for evil and often is but it can used by great men and women as a source of strength and means to connect with others.

People are annoyed that they can’t ignore these issues anymore. They don’t get that the whole reason some of these issues weren’t resolved decades ago is they’ve been ignoring it.

Gaiman has been saying for almost twenty years that on some level, American Gods was a response to his own status as an immigrant — what the hell does “America” or “being an American” mean? What do you bring with you, and leave behind, and what changes along the way?

I’ll never forgive how poorly he was treated on Sleepy Hollow after that first season. What a waste of a great actor.

I saw another comment section under this episode that was full of people complaining about politicising entertainment and making everything about race, and all I could think was “Motherfucker, did you watch this show? You understand it’s about culture, right? And that culture is inherently tied to identity? And that…

That speech was such a great way to set the tone for him.

She got a standing O the last time she went back to her home state, and they want her to run for Governor.

Ted Cruz was a law school debate champ and former Solicitor General for the United States. He’s a smart cookie. Cruz’s problem has never been that he’s dumb, it’s that his views are abhorrent.

- Don’t wear giant fake mustaches, sombreros, or serapes, especially if they’re the kind acquired from party stores. You don’t need those to have a good time, and those perpetuate offensive stereotypes.

A bartender in my area is donating her tips tonight to a group that helps local immigrants and refugees. Check if there’s something similar going on near you: http://www.pghcitypaper.com/Blogh/archives/2017/05/04/a-local-bartender-is-tipping-the-scales-for-social-justice

It’s Cinco de Mayo; I promise you that Trump is going to be a very popular Pinata this year, as he’s the biggest antagonist to minorities and a extremely unpopular President... who is also terrible at his job.

I think beating a Trump piñata is one of the most respectful things you can do. 

So was that a yes or a no on my Trump piñata?

I try to tip a minimum of at least 50% on bar tabs, and at least 30% to delivery drivers. Delivery drivers get no more than a couple bucks for most runs they make, because it’s assumed by most that the “delivery charge” is the tip. It’s shitty, but that’s how it is. I have driver friends who’ve made $70-$90 deliveries…

Very good points. Seneca was attempting to put slavery into a context of all slavery.... the “we were all slaves” narrative which basically denies the difference of the African Slave trade, it’s modernity, it’s chattle nature, and his own ancestors role wether large or small in it’s practices. It is uncomfortable for…

No. Just say no to slavery comparisons.

Between Austin Powers and Galaxy Quest, the late 90's may be the best time ever for affectionate parodies of 60's-era intellectual properties.

I always loved this clip

The miniature models gag kills me every time. Half the jokes come at the expense of “Diamonds Are Forever” and I am A-OK with that.

Yes. Yes it does.