Was Rickon there? I was looking for him and didn't see him either.

@Jeez. The brother is not really an Albino, that family was characterized by pale skin, silver hair and violet eyes. And , without spoiling anything, yes, he is truly a dick (the family is also characterized by madness and a thing for dragons) and his plot line is well worth seeing through to its conclusion.

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Exactly. She was a powerful, independent woman and therefore was called a slut.

I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it, but I have watched it the last couple weeks, just because it follows Modern Family, and it is growing on me. This week was probably the best so far. There is definitely some potential there. Allison Janney is gold. Perry is just playing a more successful Chandler, but, what…

This is why people of my political bent collapse laughing whenever people speak of "left wing bias" in the media. When was the last time ANY major media outlet (and, no, MSNBC is not major and their left wing bent is a recent development) opposed ANY sort of war or conflict?

Box Populi is just awful. "What Else is On?" is much, much better and serves all the same purposes.

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I have been a bit disappointed with this season, but I thought this episode was as good as any they have done. Ed O'Neill was a revelation in the dinner scene and the jokes were actually funny and realistic. Usually in those sort of scenes the lines are either too fast and clever or too corny. All that dialog…

Seth is usually one of the high points of these things. He keeps things moving and is good off the cuff.

Stupid, Kevin
Look, all these people want is attention. They get it because we have a media that is conflict orientated and the Phelps know how take action that generates headlines. This is no different then the Florida preacher who wanted to burn Korans. In a sane world, we would all just ignore them and go about our…

What I was referring to was the actual rewriting of major historical events in movies. It seems to me that usually, they tend to keep Hitler alive or have Pearl Harbor be bombed or have Lincoln get shot or whatever. So, the tension has to happen in periphery characters as the major events are largely left unchanged. I…

I think the reason vinyl is coming back so strongly is that it is a much better medium for the social aspects of listening. I am sure that some vinyl can sound better than some CDs, but I don't think that is the case for the average listener with average equipment. However, what you can do is look through a stack a…

Ingloruious Basterds
I wonder if Tarantino opened the door for them to be a little different? It seems people have been cautious about actually changing historical events but since (SPOILER - Although, if you've haven't seen it you probably wouldn't be hangin' round these parts) QT offed Hitler, it opens a world of…

I liked Gentlemen of the Road a lot, although I think the idea was better than its execution. Still, it was a quick, fun read and I have high hopes that they will come back to those characters in the future.

According to the Italian article it came from, it's actually "The Angel, The Ugly and the Wise." (Bruto is ugly, cattivo is bad, although there is some flexibility there).

Supersub, if you can look at this tell me Brie is not sexy, then we have a profound disagreement and I shall have to have my seconds call upon you, sir.

C'mon, both of them at least are rapping about real feelings and trying to say something, not just talking about their girls and cars. Eminem is a genius at rhyme structure and wordplay. Yeah, his subject matter is getting a bit tired, but he has given us three masterpieces and a couple other solid discs. Next Bob…

Love some Eminem but Bob Dylan of our time is a huge stretch.

I don't know. Iis three books (one non-fiction essay collection and two collections of short stories) "tupacing?" It seems like this one, collecting unpublished early works, is probably the bottom of the barrel. It seems like a reasonable amount of work for a prolific writer to have left behind.

Thank you Oke Doke. You have restored my faith in humanity.