Now I'm mildly curious if the tooty-toot Williamsburg you're referring to is the one in Brooklyn or the colonial one in Virginia, because the comment works either way.

That is genuinely interesting.

Not just that, but the Aiel are very, very similar to the Fremen.

Sure you can follow the medieval model, but I think the worry is more along the lines of experimentation with the occult a la Jack Parsons:
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I take it you've never been to a Pentecostal church. But even for churches that aren't too big on the everyday miraculous, the existence of demons and actual power in witchcraft (like the Witch of Endor, who was consulted by Solomon) is basically scriptural. If you believe the Bible is true, you believe that stuff is…

I never read Jesus Freaks (though I was aware of it), but mostly assumed it was in the grand tradition of Foxe's Book of Martyrs which initially seems to be about people who love Jesus so much they're willing to die for him but secretly turns out to be about the horrible things Catholics did to Protestants during the…

I can't speak for the secular population, but in conservative Christian households the concern was more that D&D would entice kids to try witchcraft. Setting aside for a moment the slippery slope argument and the actual legitimacy of Christian or Wiccan beliefs, it is correct that practicing witchcraft and practicing…

One of the great things about X-Men: The Animated Series is that they had a great balance between episodes that were interesting on their own and long-running story arcs that really hooked you.

At the show I went to he opened with "Seven Swans," and it was jaw-droppingly good. When he got to the bit where he sings "Cause he is the Lord . . ." we could hardly decide between leaping to our feet or falling on our knees.

I do value humility in artists, at least in a certain sense. Arrogance is the enemy of learning and growth, and consistently great art requires that you keep growing.

'Twas a tale that was already old before The Dissolve was a newborn idea.

Batman? Superman? Bruce Timm is the hero I'd like to see!

Well, that just leads to more questions. Metal gloves that appear to be seamless and yet are infinitely articulated?

The best thing about these jokes is that it is completely plausible that the Deadpool sequels will use one of them.

Batman: The Riddler's maze is no match for my genius! These lethal obstacles are pitifully easy to escape!

It's really a shame, because everyone loves his hans on approach.

Maybe it's just me, but when something is described as "epic, exotic" I automatically smoosh that into "quixotic."

Articles like this are why I stick around.

Oh, they'll add the leprosy in post.

I don't think it's contradictory to want local control and yet also want free money. Schools are underfunded as it is, so I can see how many state leaders feel like they can make better decisions than the federal government about how the money is spent, but simply can't afford to do without the extra dollars.