I was casual in that I didn't compete in big, serious tournaments, but I liked going to the local game shops or WotC store to play and I found it hard to keep up. IDK. I have too many other diversions these days to risk diving back down the MTG rabbit hole...

I had fun playing MTG in middle school and some high school, but the financial upkeep and forced obsolescence is simply too much for a casual player to handle.

I fux with a Giraffe long before I fux with any of those.

With respect to the different responses the conservative community at large has demonstrated between the Bundy case and the Garner case, what theory do you have to offer besides racism? Help me understand.

I think the two scenarios are similar in that we have a situation where someone is doing something illegal, is confronted by the police and then offers some form of resistance. Where the two scenarios aren't similar is Bundy and his supporters took up arms against the government, whereas Garner merely (by comparison)…

There are two cases, that I know of, these past few months alone where a black individual was shot for carrying a toy gun. We know damn well we wouldn't have the same outcome.

When the cops are trying to arrest you, if you fight back, things go wrong.

"You are terrible [expletive] people"

The fact that it was such a shaky release is why I buy that this was a leak. If everyone is complaining that they're pumping out titles too quickly to ensure they're actually good, the worst way to recover from that is to start talking about the NEXT title.

Do they not count Kingdom Hearts Remix / 1.5 as a "remake?" Or do they mean a remake like completely redesigning the game so that all of the tedious gameplay elements are eliminated?

I honestly can't believe some of the comments I'm reading here. Shia LaBeouf was entirely capable of putting a stop to whatever transpired. He didn't. He chose not to. He is absolutely and utterly not comparable to rape victims and the suggestions that skeptics of this incident are "rape apologists" is offensive. It…

before eventually nuking his account.

God did it, that's good enough for me.

Ah, should be $40. Thinking in terms of consoles. Still, though!

But if you're feeling a little burned out on Pokémon after X & Y, I'd sit this one out.

And while the moves are probably motivated more by a cost-benefit analysis

Thigpen: Now that's bed.

For all the hustle and bustle and bitching about slow-walking tourists who have the gall to use umbrellas, those [people] love to wait in lines

Good idea. Any brand recommendations?

The Thanksgiving menu is a pretty established thing, with some room for variation here and there, but what about Thanksgiving drinks? I always thought the official drink of Thanksgiving was just wine. Is this accurate? Not accurate?