Little known (possibly?) Fact: Vaan is the direct result of SquareEnix forcing onto Yasumi Matsuno (the director of FF Tactics, Vagrant Story and of course FF XII) a character that their metrics said would resonate with their target demographic. He was not at all in any way originally planned to be in the game,…

Vaan is the worst.

I will contest that opinion with this spitting image

Having seen this in 1979, I can honestly say that Ripley's survival was no great surprise, nor of particular significance as to why the film resonated with me then and for almost forty years since.

I've seen things you wouldn't believe. Pointless reboots and sequels. Lens Flare glitter on screen at the cinema beside Home Depot. I hoped all these moments would disappear like tears in the rain...

The only way he could be writing objective reviews is if every single statement regarding the game is an evidence-based fact about the game. If his goal is to actually be objective then he cannot say “I like the game” or “You should try this game” or anything of the sort.

I’m sure there’s already a gofundme in support if her, bless her heart.

Holy crap. I clicked on the video and knew exactly where she is at (sign me up to be an investigative reporter, ESPN. I have a college degree, am in good shape, have all my teeth, and live in an apartment). Before everyone absolutely rags on Britt here, let me play devil’s advocate for just one second.

“Lose some weight, baby girl.”

Waiting for the update that she’s just been hired at Fox News

The other is Mervyn Peakes "Gormenghast". I once read a review that said peake only wrote because he couldn't get it all in a picture which seemed perfect, the book is so wonderfully descriptive one can't help but feel the castle all around.

According to Kotaku comments, diversity/inclusion is only laudable if it is addative; but it is intolerable the moment one of history's beneficiaries lose their place in the cultural landscape. If there is any chance that a zero-sum-game is involved, change must be resisted at all cost.

Because instead of everything being about straight white men 100% of the time, it's now only about straight white men 90% of the time.

Can someone explain how in all seriousness people can say with a straight face that elderly white males are suddenly a persecuted minority?

I feel like plugging the tangentially related Phrontistery

You know, I DID feel like having an existential crisis tonight.

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a website where you'll find definitions for invented words like "sonder," a noun describing the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. The DOS is also a YouTube series.