They actually renamed Pepsi Max to Pepsi Zero Sugar about a year ago. Evidently, rivals are meeting in the middle as to naming conventions for the alternate "diet" brands….

I guess I'm just reluctant to equate the exercise of poor judgment with someone being a repulsive jerk. These 17-year-old kids may all, in fact, be repulsive jerks. I do not know. They did exercise very poor judgment in what to share in what setting - that is without question. However, it is also the most I can…

Re: the first sentence of your comment, see the comment linked below, which colored my thinking on the matter…
http://disq.us/p/1ja3g1q

I'm somewhat surprised that the dialog has tended towards taking a side on whether the prospective students' behavior warranted a revocation of their admission (i.e., did they "deserve" it). To me, it's just disappointing that the administrators at Harvard would choose that path. Rather than a punitive response, I…

Exact same experience when I saw it on opening night in West Lebanon, VT. My friend and I laughed and loved it, which the rest of the packed theater sat there in uncomfortable silence, probably judging us as psychopaths for finding the dark humor in Marvin getting his face shot off…..

Even though the tone of that comes across as "angry comic nerd" when written, I'm giving that a thumbs-up for an informative and useful grammar lesson. Thank you, and that is sincere.

The absolute best part of the game is that Attrocitus has Dex-Starr (the Red Lantern cat) as a sidekick who can be called on during battle to be sicced on your hapless opponent. Bang - my main has been selected for me….

Though, in fairness, Moore wanted to use the Charlton characters, but the editors at DC wouldn't agree….. It does cut against the arguments about the sanctity of his characters when he conceived of the story using other creators' characters and was forced to change them into very transparent substitutes for those…

I agree with half of your comment (the part about whether the ending is "depressing", but not with the part that the title "in no way" spoils the ending), but I should clarify my point. While I concur the ending is not actually "depressing", I do think that a reasonably astute reader would see that title and jump to…

That is an interesting articulation of a thought I didn't realize I shared. I left the theatre after seeing ROGUE ONE in an oddly upbeat mood. I typically don't care for "depressing" endings, but I never really bothered to figured out why this one worked for me. I think your analysis sums it up nicely. Thank you!

Agreed. I have no complaints about the characters. I liked them all, and I actually felt that it was even thematically appropriate for them to all be ciphers. This is a group of people who sacrificed themselves to save the galaxy, yet their identities and motivations go largely unknown. For me that was some of the…

It may be fair, but in reality, there are very few instances where there is any productive reason to disclose major plot points in public. It adds nothing to a discussion of Carrie Fisher's death to say, "they killed Han Solo!" as part of the obituary. It is no less poignant to mention she'd had a recent career…

Why bother with a spoiler "warning" when the title of the post already spoils the ending? (For a pop-culture website, there is an oddly flippant attitude about spoilers among much of the avclub staff.) Part of what made ROGUE ONE a great viewing experience was slowly coming to the realization that the obvious ending…

Agreed. If I was trapped in a building single-handedly fighting an army of terrorists, I would be very reluctant to share my arsenal with the first "civilian" I ran across in a suspicious location. Hell, he should consider himself lucky that I didn't go with the "shoot first, ask questions later" approach to…

I played the entire game in VR mode since this is the first (and probably only) complete triple-A game experience available in VR. I had to take semi-frequent breaks, and each session made me sick as hell, but TOTALLY worth it for the immersive experience. Single best reason to invest in PSVR.

Interesting - I had the opposite experience w/ the machine gun. I was effectively using it as a quick-fire pistol and taking out molded with a few headshots. It definitely eliminated any concerns of ammo scarcity for the remainder of the game for me.

I am repeating a comment I made above (or below depending on your comment-sorting preferences): The witness is the best Metroid-Vania game I have ever played. Rather than collecting trinkets to unlock new paths, it upgrades your brain, you awareness and your acuity for its puzzles. Great choice and great…

THE WITNESS is the best Metroid-Vania game ever made. It's just that the upgrades required to advance to the next "stage" are in the form of knowledge and understanding. My wife watched me play from time to time, and I imagine it was a very odd experience for her. The later into the game I got, the more difficult I…

Over the past few seasons, I've decided it's futile to try to argue who "should" win a season of SURVIVOR. For as much as I love the show, from the "outwit, outplay, outlast" mantra, "outlast" is really the one that matters. As superfans, we overvalue strategy when luck is the primary factor in who wins. From what…

Linking to comment I posted in reaction to issue 100 of the comic (which was the basis for this episode), which reads like a condensed version of this review - at least it's faithful to the source material!
https://disqus.com/home/dis…