Yeah, I read this one a while ago as well. Your memory is a bit off — it's not especially long, and some of it is interesting as far as procedural's go. But I do recall it being set up as a pretty tedious morality play. I read it too long ago to remember the details, but I vaguely remember that it was set up as heroic…

I get that that is the popular perception, but it's not true. I've raised venture capital. It's difficult, most who try fail, and raising $120m before even releasing a product is exceedingly rare. I truly don't understand how this company raised this much money for this product from these investors. It makes no sense.

They raised $120m from A-list venture capitalists. As someone who works in tech, I am pretty boggled by this. I grant, though, that there actually isn't that much to the Gizmodo story. The fact that the company's recycling program is poorly thought out isn't really an earth-shaking scandal.

Excuse me — did you say laser hat? [Madly searches for credit card]

I know the headline on this story is that Jackman doesn't know what a wolverine is, but honestly, isn't it sort of kookier to be doing character research based on your superhero name? I mean, would he have brought more to the role if he went method with his anal scent glands?

Not so much a lie. More like a questionable business plantain'ted by shady management practices. The real scandal is the celery this CEO pulls down while his hourly workers make peanuts.

I'm with @disqus_Nxjp8ql7GM:disqus — pretty much not sympathetic to cultural appropriation arguments at all. I'm not buying the power and exclusion angle. Power imbalances and exclusion are themselves bad things, but trying to yoke some notion of appropriation to them is mostly just handwaving.

That sounds like a totally spurious correlation. There is a very predictable ebb and flow to the polls in the run up to an election, and I would need to hear this claim from someone other than Michael Moore before I gave it even a slight bit of credence. If I recall, GWB won by about the margin he was expected to win,…

Such cynicism! This movie is going to be "just as big as Fahrenheit 9/11," which if I recall was released a few months before George Bush was re-elected. THAT'S HOW BIG THIS MOVIE IS GOING TO BE!!1!

Crazy theory: I'm guessing her fans are people who enjoy her generally well-regarded show. Is there any mystery here? She went the Key & Peele route of developing a comedic brand around informed and often quite funny sketch comedy that was also widely shared on social media.

I kind of doubt every part of this. My guess is that the library is full of people who are interested in the historical legacy of Richard Nixon, not diehard supporters. Nixon's historical legacy is particularly fascinating, and presumably the people who work at the library are doing their assigned job of cataloging…

C'mon, folks, Hervé Goes Bananas was just sitting there.

If this same analysis were performed in Chicago, there would be one giant bubble labeled Wrigley, and then maybe a Max and a Mr. Paws.

I'm having Shane Carruth flashbacks…

One dog named Facebook. Two named Jay-Z. Three named Beyonce.

You're forgetting those of us who are naturally skinny because of our genes. We're the worst!

I enjoyed it too, much more than I thought I would. In fact, I had pretty much decided not to see it, based on the general tenor of the reviews, which seemed to be: if you liked the first one, you'll like this one, but expect some diminishing returns. I *liked* the first one but didn't *love* it.

I hope your nephew gave you a huge wedgie after this speech and asked you how long it has been since you've touched a girl.

Who long for the opportunity to even attempt it…

Oh, well. It was a while ago. Incidentally, I stayed in this hotel: