For most of my working life I’ve worked either in movie theatres or in a video store. I really love movies, always have. I hate pretentious film snobs and anyone who watches movies “ironically.” But being known as the “movie trivia person” in my social circles inevitably draws them toward me. It’s rare that anyone is…

Jezebel is like a murder jeep stacked with four people who have been approaching the same prey at 45 mph for three years, hitting liberally with spiked basbeall bats labeled, “white feminism” and “privilege???” At first their victim was Hillary Clinton, and god bless Anna Merlan for writing that great, totally impenetr…

“Well, that’s one more miserable son of a bitch that I’ve managed to outlive.”

And as hard as some people try, you can't take it with you. 

He probably didn’t, but I can hope he woke up somewhere screaming.  

What a shame. He died before he achieved his lifelong dream of [checks notes] being even fucking richer.

To co-opt a Bette Davis quote: “Mother always said to speak good of the dead. David Koch is dead. Good.”

Inquisition was the first Bioware game I couldn’t make myself finish, and I’ve done so for pretty much every RPG they developed since Baldur’s Gate (exceptions are that weird Sonic game and the smartphone stuff). Superficially DA:I had everything, but it felt... soulless.

I just hope the games industry has gotten this “we will also do Destiny, but slightly different” thing out of their system.

I’m still mystified as to why anyone got even remotely hyped over this. It seemed clear from the E3 trailer that this was a hodge-podge of ideas crammed into a nonsensical package. What was the draw, here? Empty spectacle?

Given the major issues Inquisition had, despite its positives, I’m not sure I would call it a fluke. Maybe a sign of things to come.

Shut up

Me too! Since I was a teenager. I’ve always wanted to create my world in some way,  writing or games or something. I named one of my characters in Final Fantasy XIV after him. I have a whole family, actually. And this is the only place I have ever said anything about this. No one in my life knows.

Gonna go ahead and add my name to the “hey, you’re not alone in this” list. The protagonist of the novel I’ve been kicking around (and revising, re-starting, tossing in a fire and then rewriting all over again) for years now is basically me, just stronger and possessed of actual combat acumen. We share a hell of a lot…

I didn’t realize for quite a long time that not everyone does this. I’ve had different version of the same thing for as long as I can remember. I also did well in school, have a successful job and relationships. LW shouldn’t be concerned that it maladaptive unless its actually causing problems in their life.

Is your quirk one of those rubber hand slappers?

my quirk only lets me pull small objects to myself :(

Letter Writer 3, I have a paracosm, an imaginary universe that I have maintained since childhood where I am, in effect, a hero. Yes, this alter-me tracks in some way with my personality.

I feel the net effect is the same either way...

Imagine if if every reply to this article was a comment about preparing for oneself for other comments.