Yeah, seriously Jon?  Wasn't he at Craster's Keep?  Look how well that went!  He's not really dealing with a conventional army here…

But wasn't Ned in King's Landing the whole time?  Not like you could transport a baby.  Like Mance Rayder's son.  Nope.
I think this stopped with AFfC, but I was really wishing through that book that the Targaryen family tree (aside from Daenerys & company) was included, since the last two generations are certainly…

I've heard fantasy nerds complain that the lack of magic in ASoIaF makes it boring, but I like that there's magical elements in a medieval setting, rather than medieval intrigue in a magical kingdom.
For me, it expands the possibilities since the magical elements are little-known and exist on the periphery of the…

I'll second the Black Company series (the first…4? anyway), but Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun gets awfully metaphysical.  I find it more frustrating when I don't know what's going on because the book skews intentionally vague, like Book of New Sun, than in ASoIaF, where it's usually because it's too detailed and…

You've exactly described my issue with it; I'm a heterosexual lady, so it doesn't do anything for me to have the entire backdrop of a scene composed of ladybags on display.
It just makes me think of those cold, underpaid, lineless actresses who aren't even usually in focus in the shot.
HBO does this so much, it makes me…

That's my boyfriend's theory too, and while I would really really like to subscribe to it, I can totally see Martin pulling a "nope, she really was just some washerwoman," or worse, "I guess we'll never know?"

Actually, those aren't hydrangeas.  I think they're azaleas.

I was just talking to my parents about this, as I have a pretty butch aunt who for some reason never married.
Of course, it's her business, but it made us sad that she felt this was something she had to keep private, as there would be no judgement with our family anyway.  Especially since, if she does have a…

On The Mental Illness Happy Hour, Nabin mentions that he goes through phases where he shuns the comment section to spare his self-esteem the beating, especially on audio/video, where people were mocking/complaining about his voice/appearance.

And the smoking!

"Go get'em, Scouts!"
"Don't be afraid to use your nails, boys!"

Yes?  Oh.

Wikipedia fun facts about Liberace:
               -He successfully sued tabloids that suggested he was gay!
               -He was sued by his live-in boyfriend for palimony!  But denied he was gay!
               -Died of AIDS-related illness! But his manager denied he was gay!
               -Betty White was…

@avclub-0f0d67e214f9fef69b278e3d08114da9:disqus  Korn is also in their 40s, so your continued ardor might make sense.

Semper fi, brother.

As a huge REM fan who's jonesing for the validation this piece will give me, I gotta say it's funny how all these detractors look like they registered because the existence of this series pissed them off so much, they couldn't hold it in their heart any longer and just had to share how, no, Hyden is wrong, we are all…

We have many things in common

Seriously that's one of my favorites.  I remember rewinding the cassette (yup) over and over cause I couldn't figure out if the harpsichord actually replaces the organ or if it's just been mixed to the back.

To borrow Steven's analogy, Up was when I was served the divorce papers.

I hear it too, which is why I like Polaris anyway (haven't heard the others yet).