If I remember correctly — and I'm not bothering to look this up, because anyone can google this as well as I can — ProPublica was initially funded / supported by Pierre Omidyar, who is indeed an eBay billionaire.

Awesome, that's huge. I'd like to give more, not a good time right now, blah blah, but thanks for stepping up in a big way.

Yes. I just sent them $10. It seemed very much the least I could do.

Hey, I'm white! This sounds great!

I've got some good news / bad news for you…

Getting stupid drunk on shitty beer at frat parties is very much one of those "you can't go back again" type of activities. That said, if you do want to try to experience a bit of the old person equivalent, I found the real-deal Oktoberfest in Munich to be more fun than it had any right to be. They must spike the beer…

I haven't had a Krispy Kreme in a long time, but back when people used to periodically bring them into the office, I discovered that microwaving them for about 10 seconds returned them to their conveyor-belt state, or a reasonable facsimile thereof.

The Chinese couple that owns Panda Express are billionaires. They seem to have a pretty good read on what the public wants.

Ah, right, I guess that was right up there in the headline. So much of this is going to hinge on the quality of the child acting.

I kind of they give a damn in the U.S. either, if by they you mean the vast majority of potential audience members for this movie. I really don't think the studio is losing any sleep over this one.

Those are the original covers, not just the U.S. versions, and the decision was intentional:

Elena Ferrante is widely considered one of the greatest living novelists. These books are amazing. (And yes, the covers are terrible, ironic or not.)

These books are fantastic. I tore through them. Although normally this might be relevant, I will mention that I'm a dude.

Agree. This is pointless.

Chicago has really good food. Why is it only associated with this kind of garbage?

I've never watched this show, so I'm not entirely sure why I'm reading this review, but I have to admit that the phrase "mysterious aluminum foil craftsman" piqued my interest. This is…some kind of joke, yes?

Those four-year-olds may not have complained, but they certainly didn't enjoy hearing about all the "greasy pussy" you were going to score at the tractor pull.

that hospital bills are not paid by handing money to a doctor

omfg you're right, I am thinking of Akira! It's tempting to delete my previous comment, but I'll leave it up as a monument to my stupidity. And Akira was over two hours long, hence my memories of it being draggy.

Fair enough. As mentioned, I saw this movie about 25 years ago. I remember it feeling draggy, but I can't really offer specifics. I seem to recall a giant tentacle thing engulfs half of a city, for no obvious reason.