I think you're right, but not in the way that you mean. Martial arts aren't cool anymore. They haven't been cool for a long time. There wasn't any way for the show to succeed with this concept because at the end of the day no one was excited about a show about a martial arts master, whatever his race. It just feels…

You're 100% right, but I do feel bad for them because it sounds like this is standard operating procedure for SXSW - they were sort of set up for it by the festival and by their label.

I swear, when I first encountered the FaveReds packs, I spent that entire day wandering around going "Have you heard???" and all my friends thought I was crazy.

I'm guessing they're assumed to be brothers (or cousins) - I think in most places that still have "traditional" views on homosexuality, it's also pretty normal to live with your family as an adult. Really, the US is one of the few places in the world where living with your brother would be considered strange.

They can! But I don't see much evidence that they *are*.

That's good for us - all US citizens have to file US taxes, even if they live overseas. For normal plebs you get a tax credit that should cover what you owe, but that only goes up to a certain point. I hope he's aware that taking citizenship means the US government is going to claim a big chunk of his next paycheck.

I have a suspicion that at its core it's a *cheating* fantasy. Everyone can relate to wanting to leave an unsatisfying relationship for a new, more passionate one. The lesbian angle is just an excuse that lets the characters get away with it without losing the audience's sympathy.

Unless you've just been eating western food in Japan, you've probably been eating a lot of fish without realizing it. Any time you see a broth or sauce, it's not safe to assume it's vegetarian - many have dashi in them, and you can't ask "is this vegetarian?" and get a reliable answer.

I think it looks fun and silly, and I'm kind of excited for it. I really don't get why everyone is expecting "dark and gritty". I mean, they didn't go 100% camp but they're clearly not expecting anyone over age 12 to take it seriously either.

CGI is certainly good enough nowadays to do it live action

Nah, that just comes across as a typical overly-PC term. The best marketing move of the 20th century was changing the face of gay people in the public's eye from half nude men in S&M gear at a gay pride parade, to a happy monogamous family with two parents and 2.5 kids when just want to get MARRIED gosh darn it!

There's also cases like The Shins, where the lead singer fired and replaced the rest of the band, without even bothering to announce it to fans. He just started showing up to concerts with the new guys instead.

I think the intended reading is this:

Then again, he had to be talked out of releasing "Carrie and Lowell" as "Oregon" so… make of that what you will.

Two questions:
1) Isn't this more of a "trademark" than a "copyright"?
2) Is there any legal backing to this, or is it just some "honor among clowns" thing?

Early on in the song, Graham sings:
"I always had that dream like my daddy before me /
So I started writing songs, I started writing stories /
Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me /
'Cause only those I really love will ever really know me"

In my university, the snitch was a skinny cross country runner, dressed all in yellow. He was allowed to run anywhere on campus, so you'd see him getting chased around occasionally while on your way to class.

I think it how bad it gets depends on the school. In my personal experience, most of the awfulness was either members of a group turning on each other, or someone trying to join a new group and getting rejected. Even the meanest kids would usually leave you alone if you didn't try to befriend them. So I never really…

I always let grapenuts soak a bit before eating, cause I broke a tooth on them once. But man, they're amazing with chocolate chips.

I thought for a moment that it might be a reference to the "hero" of Camus' The Stranger, which would be a very ironic choice of archetype.