Because out of five choices for the casting they are all white kids? If race wasn't a prevailing factor in their decision than they would probably have like, a latino kid or something in there, no? Katie didn't denigrate the last kid for being white, she was making the point that the last person of the five is… duh…

Yes, they are all the same movie. Why am I the only person I know irl who thought that?

In summation, meh, yeah, whatever get over it.

As a white guy I get that it sucks to have every space occupied by a white man questioned. Still, it's a necessary adjustment and it will most likely be over in our lifetimes. People need to get over it. Though, to be fair, there's a lot on the other side of things. I read a think piece the other day saying, "Sure we…

Unable to say why he hates this without sputtering and equivocating through whole rant. I swear the guy is like a younger, better looking Woody Allen. Though not very funny. And hopefully not a child rapist.

I know right? That would be the single greatest moment in the history of bro culture!

Beautiful.

Um, why must Peter Parker be white? If race is unimportant, and we shouldn't mention it, explain to us why the studio should only look at casting white people?

WHY!?!?!? Nerd rage!!!!!

I'm not one to call for insertions of gayness into everything (they do exist, read Slate sometime). BUT! The Rock and Vin Diesel having a clandestine gay affair would be the absolute greatest out-of-the-blue plot development in the history of action movies.

But… but… Michael Crichton wouldn't lie to me! How could the book Timeline contain any factual errors?

How many years since the last Jack and Beanstalk movie?

That was probably why she wore it. Can you imagine if Joffrey had noticed it missing? Just an invitation to be messed with.

There are some good ones though! I used to love Matt Yglesias' breakdown of the economics of Game of Thrones.

Look dudes, you can either have an entire show in which every female character lacks agency and is forced to scheme to have anything: how things actually were. Or you can have a show where women get to fight battles and run things too: and actually reflect modern society. Cause this is the tip of the iceberg.

Good spot with the necklace, makes sense! Not sure the show runners thought of it though.

I think Bronn jumped ahead. I still think he could be an Oakheart stand-in, it's likely, but he could also be jumping to the next part of his story, which wasn't going to be "Lord of Stokeworth". I think Bronn ends up a high lord, and helps Tyrion during Dany's return. Marry a Sand Snake maybe?

It has no purpose that I can see, but it is a fun plot with a fan-favorite character. Don't discount that.

Generally I think if a company is making it overly difficult to watch their stuff, as HBO does, it's fair game. And if it's already released go for it. I think what's troubling about that is that it kind of has the potential to undercut marketing and promotions, the ability of the company to generate buzz and create…

I get the reaction after the massive hack. But it didn't really disprove their old model of the more people pirate, the bigger the buzz, the more subscribers.