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    Timeshredder

    I wonder if they confused “Rainbow Brite Slumber Party” with the urban legend of "Rainbow Parties?"

    It’s how he rolls, yo.

    ...Except originally, he was the Son of Fu Manchu! back when Marvel had the rights to the Sax Rohmer character / walking racist trope. They now no longer refer to Shang-Chi’s father by that name, but it’s an interesting history to address/rewrite in a film with a Chinese protagonist.

    Testify!

    It would be really funny if it turned out you were making this all up.

    As your conclusion reminds us, other improbable New Yorkers have run for president and, against all reason, found themselves in the Oval Office.

    The movie is not the top-tier of Marvel, but it’s pretty good. I just returned from a showing in Detroit that crossed age, gender, and racial lines, and can report five instances of spontaneous applause. Highly enjoyable.

    “We appreciate it very much, Cindy Rubantuck.”

    Uh, while I’ve always preferred “Roam,” have you literally been waiting since 1990 to say that and it just kind of finally exploded out?

    Oh yeah, sure, get stars for stating the obvious.

    Well, when my wife and I went to see The Avengers, we ended up sitting behind two teen girls, who did not in any overt way appear to be geek girls. One could imagine them playing, say, junior Spirit Squad members on Degrassi. One girl only knew the Marvel movies. The other was patiently explaining aspects of the

    I’m flagging your comment!

    Nickname of the loser character in an 80s teen comedy.

    It’s a cookbook! A cookbook!

    Hey, at least Starfleet’s ranks and quasi-nautical feel now makes sense.

    And so brazenly, you’d think that were the approach taken by the current American administration.

    R. Kelly being manipulative?

    Proper spelling is a tool of the Deep State.

    “I know you are, but what am I?”

    We’re at the edge of the rabbit-hole, people!