I suspect the politicians know man’s contribution to climate change is not a hoax. But the money they make from businesses who want to operate without regulations means more to them than the world they leave to their kids, grandkids, and future generations. In short, they’re whores who don’t care about their…

My brother works in China. According to him, most Chinese students (in the cities, anyway) learn English as a second language. For a third language, they tend to pick Japanese, German, or Korean. Almost none of them learn Spanish. But they all focus mostly on math and sciences over languages. This is just one…

I’m just amazed that there’s a species humans aren’t able to wipe out entirely, without even half-trying.

My wife leaves it on the counter, still in the rice cooker, for days. She tells me it’s safe to eat if it still “smells” ok. Now I have to wonder - is she trying to kill me? (As a side question, is there still a concern about the level of arsenic in rice?)

I liked the movie, and given the way they set up the ending (Vader and the Death Star showing up) it wouldn’t be believable if they didn’t die. But I still think it conflicts with the beginning of Star Wars when we’re told the rebels just won their first “victory” against the Empire. I think there could have been a…

I saw the original Star Wars ten times back in 1977. I never thought the day would come when I’m “over” the series, not even after the prequels. But IF they insist on shoving old characters in Episode VIII instead of showing us something new, I will skip Ep. IX. Swear to God, never thought that day would come.

Is it me, or does this look rather “cheap” for a Disney park.? It looks like they’re just showing the same rock over and over (the one with water coming out of it), plus some fake plants. Even the black light tunnel looks cheap. Now that I think about it, I know what this reminds me of — a “T-Rex Cafe.”

The silhouette does look very close. Maybe it is the too-sharp lines in the graphic pic that struck me as wrong.

I don’t know, in that first picture, the proportions of the face look “off” somehow (I can’t put my finger on it). The actress is pretty enough, but if the drawing is really based on her face, then I would say her face looks good in photos, but is NOT meant for graphic designers.

Is it a museum, or a rich person’s house? Because there are table lamps in the far corners of the room — do museums have table lamps? And wouldn’t a museum have the display stand roped off somehow? (I’m actually not sure of the answers - I’m a philistine who doesn’t go to museums).

That was my first thought too. Who, exactly, is requiring this environmental impact assessment, and who is going to approve it? Because China and Russia aren’t exactly known for caring about the environment.

I will go to my grave insisting that “Rush Hour 2" and “Hot Shots!: Part Deux” were funnier than the originals.

I don’t think most of them care whether he is factually wrong (deep down, I think they know Trump makes crap up). But Trump ran on a pro-big business, pro-gun, anti-immigrant, anti-brown people, anti-homosexual, anti-women, and anti-abortion platform. That means the Republicans will support him no matter what. …

I get the same feeling about this as the Winnie the Pooh live-action centering around a grown-up Christopher Robin: WHY?! Why can’t some magic be left solely to children and childhood? I don’t like seeing the magic and wonder get tainted by some adult’s melancholy life.

Superior intelligence would probably be a big advantage. Plus, having opposable thumbs.

Yeah, I have to wonder how they will make Kong relatively equal. It’s not just increasing Kong’s size either— the last movie showed that Godzilla can withstand an atomic bomb. Even if Kong is 200 feet tall, most 200-foot tall structures still cannot withstand an atomic bomb, so he’s probably not as strong as…

Well, at least he has a sense of humor about it. On a separate topic, my own family would never forgive me if I chose to sit behind a small kid on a ride, while my wife or son had to sit behind some huge dude. Is there any such etiquette, or has my family been tricking me into taking the shitty seat all this time?

“about a disenchanted adult version of the little boy” — the movie lost me right there.

I don’t really want to see the computer people spill over into the real world. They only reason they were interesting was because of the world they inhabited, not because of characters or plot. (As a side note, the first sequel should have addressed the fact that Encom had a laser that could transport matter and…

I agree. Unfortunately, I posted something similar before I saw that you already posted this.