Congratulations! You're contributing to a longstanding national sense of regionalism that actively hurts modern politics to the detriment of all citizens. The attitude that forces people like you to find out that group of people you can shit on will never create a constructive/healthy state or culture. Furthermore,…

Well, I suppose that's comedically lazy, but when you think about how much time the staff invests in watching two decades worth of news footage to find hypocrisy, it's almost unbelievable how much work they do.

This is what Rob Thomas had to say about his first encounter with Tina:

I would like to join your Team Sansa for LIFE club.

As brillig said, he's going to marry Sansa to Harry the Heir, who is Robert Arryn's heir, and reveal that Sansa is a Stark at the wedding. Basically, the plan is to unite the North under Sansa and the Vale, but with Littlefinger controlling the rulers of the two kingdoms (once he either poisons Robert Arryn or just…

To add to your point, her show is very personal especially when it confronts/deals with her issues surrounding the portrayals of sex in mainstream culture. This is obviously something she as a person and as an artist cares about more than, say, the creator of the Big Bang Theory, since that show isn't directly…

Oh please. You're willfully misreading her statements because you dislike her work. Mainstream porn is more than simple sex, and the expectations set up by mainstream porn are pretty harmful to both sexes. You don't have to like Girls, you don't have to think she's good at making her points, but you do have to…

Yup, pretty silly. I do recommend it though!

If you have an open-source ereader, you can download and read a combined version here:

It's not the nudity, or even the distribution of nudity. It's the way it's filmed. The camera basically caresses the bodies of the naked women, while the men are shot in a far more static manner: they're simply presented with a standard amount of distance and lack of motion, rather than shot close-up, moving up and…

@avclub-0840875a9da6f24c4e0fc883b399d93a:disqus Actually, it had an end, but they had to cut all the chapters containing the battle of Mereen. A book beyond about a thousand pages (give or take) is basically unpublishable, and so they/Martin decided to move the climax of those plotlines to TWOW. All those chapters…

Well, I disagree that it wasted time, but it's certainly not a complete book. At this point in the series, a complete thematic novel is unpublishable simply because of length, which is why they were split in the first place, and why ADWD finishes with only half a climax. The battle of Mereen was supposed to be…

@periwinknotpink:disqus Even if Joffery doesn't die this season, the PW will certainly be before episode 9 of season 4. We have to have all of Tyrion's trial—the Viper, Shae's betrayal, Jaime's return, etc., followed by Tyrion's escape. My guess is that episode 9 of season 4 is the giant battle at the Wall with the…

Yep, you're just providing an example of what I'm talking about: the way female nudity is filmed is almost purely for the sexual desire of heterosexual dudes, rather than as a way to serve the story. There's nothing simply wrong with nudity (or violence for that matter), but gratuitous nudity is beneath this show.

It's not the nudity we're objecting to. It's the way it's filmed. If you're unwilling to actually engage with the criticisms being offered, stop pretending you are and dismissing the criticisms outright.

Even though I thought the episode was better than Todd did, I did agree with his discussion on nudity. It took me out of the show several times, and for exactly the reason that Todd discusses—that even while male nudity is often showcased, it's simply not filmed the same way that female nudity is. Look at Robb and…

Actually, cutting raw meat on a wooden chopping board is as safe as on any other kind. You should use separate cutting boards for meat and vegetables while you're preparing a meal, but the bacteria absorbed in more porous materials doesn't multiply and won't contaminate future food.

Yup, still wrong. It's exactly what Magic said—a deconstruction of the well-worn sci-fi genius tropes.

Did you ever read the books about the Austins? A Ring of Endless Light was a formative book for me, but I haven't met many L'Engle fans who have read that one.

He decided to pull it before the attack on Boston. Also, self-censorship is not an issue anyone should care about, because it's not a real thing. The control was in the creator's hands the whole time, and honestly, I feel like you have to be asking to be offended to get upset about this—no one's artistic control, free…