I was an utterly enormous fan of K-9 as a kid. That bought him an almost bottomless pit of goodwill from me.

Come on, the Academy has more exacting standards than just giving awards away to people with a prestigious resume. Now if Tom Hardy ate raw fish and it was cold on the set, then you'd have a sure fire award winner.

I bought a "ForeverSpin" premium metal spinning top just a couple weeks ago. It was fun. "Was" because I somehow managed to sprain my thumb (it swelled like a balloon and hurt like a son of a bitch for several days). Spinning tops is more hazardous than it looks.

I think it was very interesting, in the way that an episode This American Life is, but it definitely wasn't as captivating as season 1. On Serial Serial they attribute it to the less relatable subject matter (Afghanistan instead of Best Buy), but I think the bigger issue was just a lack of stakes. There was a mystery…

Sokath, his eyes opened

Canada's pivotal role in saving Gotham will be vastly under-stated.

It's not a Marvel vs. DC thing, at least not with critics. The Nolan movies were well liked by critics, including the last one that came out only 4 years ago (87% on Rotten Tomatoes). It's a Zack Snyder thing.

It does. I just chose not to mention it, because it's not very good.

Different networks, but not "opposing" networks - The CW = CBS + WB.

There were maybe three funny moments in BvS, but the one I think I liked the most was when Perry White wondered aloud, "Where does he go?" (mostly for Fishbourne's line delivery - I don't even know that it was intended to be funny)

You mean, if you're legitimately going over your data limit, the system has ways to shut the whole thing down?
Who knew cell phone data plans were so much like rape.

Defining religion is the purview of the IRS, that famously expert body of theologians.

The general rule is that the most recent law trumps older laws, in the event of a conflict.

I think that analogy sort of makes sense for people who perform marriage ceremonies - having to personally provide someone with the thing you find objectionable for them to have. But let's take that to that extreme - what if your religion involved thinking white people shouldn't have food, and that god intended…

No. It'd be something like you're allowed to shoot a gay couple on site if you feel threatened.

This American Life had a really interesting episode a few weeks back, about the President of Youths for Trump For President (or something like that) who was a gay black teenager, that supported Trump solely on the basis of the fact he didn't seem to hate gay people as much as other GOP candidates. The reporter asked…

Hitler is always on the spectrum

Pretty much. The movies don't have a true prote-a-gone-ist.

I listened to the Nerdist interview with Goyer. Of course Hardwick, being the sackless corporate shill that he is, played the issue with kid gloves, and took the view that find Goyer's explanation for Superman's murderous turn in Man of Steel was convincing.

It took a bit of time to hit it's stride, but I think it's reached the point of being legitimately good (and as is so often the case, just in time for nobody to be watching anymore). My gauge for how good a show has become is how excited I am to play it off my PVR when I find free time - I used to be luke warm on …