I'm sure I've seen some of her films but no, I did not know who she was. What she's saying sounds familiar so it's possible I've read her Cracked article, or it's just the fact that many child stars have similar life experiences.

I'm sure she doesn't bring it up as much in regular conversations. But I do find it amusing that I had no idea who she was until this interview, and now it's the main thing I'll associate her with.

I never argued against that point. Only against the ridiculous near-solipsism of "we can only know about the suffering of people".

We have a lot more evidence on whether animals experience pain than we do on plants. If you were responding to any point other than that, it was not one I was making.

The other commenter posited that all lifeforms, whether they're animals or plants, experience roughly the same level of discomfort in the process of being consumed, and that only humans can successfully communicate suffering. Not sure your comment really relates to my response.

"How do you prioritize the response to stimuli of one organism over another?"

He did say "in most situations", which I assume means whenever someone is ordering or preparing something for him. I'm guessing he labels himself correctly in general conversations about his diet. I don't know why you'd immediately assume he uses the term for bragging purposes rather than for clarity/convenience.

I haven't seen it in a really long time, a rewatch is probably long overdue in preparation for the sequel.

I'm pretty sure the doc gave me nightmares back in '99. I learned it was all fake by the time I actually saw the movie, but it was still terrifying to my younger, less worldly self. I doubt the movie still holds up today, but the marketing campaign and the experience of watching it was indeed something special. I…

I was more terrified by the making-of talking-heads "documentary", which I thought was real at the time, than of the movie proper, although the movie was pretty scary the first time I saw it as well. With Wingard and Barrett at the helm, I am cautiously optimistic about the sequel, and this review did nothing to…

Always read it as Minister Sinister.

Thanks. I often get a craving for entertaining historical nonfiction, so I'll probably get to Dynasty first.

How does it compare to Tom Holland's Rubicon, if you're familiar with that? Been meaning to pick up its sequel, Dynasty, but I've been torn between that and Mary Beard's book to get my Ancient Rome fix for a while now.

It's really hard for me to pick a favorite, because they're all so great in similar-yet-different ways. It's probably the rare film trilogy without a clear weak link.

You mean Don't Breathe. And I'm not sure why you'd watch it twice.

I see a lot (or all) of the tracks have been uploaded to their official YouTube channel. Will definitely give the whole thing a listen soon.

Imagine if his beard caught on that fire, though…

How is the rest of the album? From what I've heard of it, it's going further than Push the Sky Away in the dark, slow direction. I didn't love Push the Sky Away, but it had "Jubilee Street", "Mermaids" and "Higgs Boson Blues". None of the stuff I've heard so far from this album has really warranted another listen.

Superheroes? Restaurants? Corporate synergy!

But how else do they shoehorn in more Barb references?