Here we go with the Netflix thing of spreading too little butter over too much bread. The Mariah scenes, the fight with it’s clunky as hell pre-showdown lines, both those things we’ve seen before this season, the former more than once. Che&Shades scene, and some Luke&Piranha dialogue was all that was in any way interes…

There’s an easy fix, since it is a rare sport with a distinct possibility of a draw, the World Cup should embrace that rather then try to run away from it. Instead of round of 16 elimination, put the teams in 4 groups and do the round robin thing again, and again in the next round with 2 groups of 4 and then the final…

That’s quite a defense of mediocrity.

Good. Denmark not getting a red card for pulling on his jersey and then tripping Rebić from behind after he already got past the goalie in the penalty box was cray-cray. Apparently the refs got a new rulebook for this WC, which might explain it, but it still doesn’t justify it.

Clearly, they’re suggesting that all they can do is strive to reach the same civilizational standards as Genghis Khan. Couldn’t possibly try to do better than that, no siree.

I think you can figure it from context.

Best thing about the World Cup, is that every 4 years we get to listen to Americans suggesting various novel ways of how to fix football.

In the books, Bobbie is on Mars through books 3 and 4 driving her nephew crazy, but she rejoins our crew in book 5.

“Speaking of narrative contrivance, you have to think Diyoza would see right through McCreary, Emori, and Murphy’s plan. From a radio negotiation to a hostage situation all in the same day? No way Diyoza should buy that.”

If that’s the price for the benefits we can bring a small minority of of the ruling class of country, most of them will bear it.

I’d be majestic and crepuscular.

I’m at loss trying to understand why anyone who buys a car, because they want the car, and not the badge, would care about brand dilution.

I guess people now all those poor prospective AMG buyers will have to decide to buy the car based on only whether or not they like it, not on how much they think it’ll impress their neighbors.

A thing everyone knew would happen, happened.

Maybe Lynch feels very strongly about curbing US military interventionism in foreign lands?

As someone who actually lives in the Balkans, I’d like to know what you’re ever so subtly alluding to with the “Read someone history and check some maps out.” Do you even know yourself or are you just bullshitting?

Great article! Though, I’m still a touch unclear on what exactly is the delineation between IAC and NIAC. Take the conflict in Yemen, in the conflict between the Regime and Houthi Rebels, is there a proportion of casualties that would have to be inflicted by a nation sate supporting the Regime(Saudi Arabia) for the…

I guess I’m on team #Lecture here.

So? SUV manufacturers will stick on various 0ff-roady bits so we’ll think their vehicles can leave the pavement. Others will sell you a car with red brake calipers and fake vents, because racecar, but not really. Eco-friendlier options have to differentiate themselves too.

“Volvo be more like everybody else.”