I remember people used to say calling Obama ‘well-spoken’ was a kind of backhanded racist comment, because being able to speak eloquently should be unremarkable in a President... turns out, not so much.

Only a fool’s hope...

How much later can it get? People have been using that phrase for a century. We must be at least on to Late Late Capitalism by now.

Fascinating. Advice to live by.

In more recent years they’ve been steering away from this, though - these days it tends to be someone chosen for positive reasons (as for 2016, they always give it to the winner of the Presidential election). The last obviously ‘negative’ choice was Putin in 2007, although that was probably lost on Trump.

Yup. If we had to pick one person, my choice would be Rose McGowan, but they could do like they’ve done in previous years (e.g. 2002, 2011) and give it to those who’ve spoken out about harassment as a group.

Thank you! Now, why the heck isn’t that option included as standard?

I don’t know, Trump seems to be finding the Presidency less fun than he expected. I can imagine him getting bored with it by 2018 and quitting to spend (even) more time golfing.

You owe it to yourself to watch Airplane! now. Followed by the Naked Gun movies. You can thank me later.

When I saw that film, I remember thinking ‘Michael Giacchino should sue, they completely ripped off his score!’. Then I discovered who did the score, and realised that like everyone else involved with Doctor Strange, Giacchino just had no original ideas.

Is it bad to feel joy at those guys’ unhappiness, then?

On the one hand, Superman is far more powerful; on the other, Batman is a far more popular character with way more fans. That’s what makes it a fair fight.

The Internet refuses to accept opinions of movies other than ‘amazing’ and ‘terrible’. It has no way of handling the many that fall, like Jurassic World or the others you mention, in the wide category of ‘competently made but unsatisfying’. For all its flaws, JW just about kept me entertained when I was watching it,…

“Maybe I simply didn’t encounter these movies at the right time in my life.”

I can’t even remember what this originally refers to anymore, but it’s the joke that keeps on giving.

I’m also not sure if she’s the best candidate, but I think she’s very likely to run. She must be kicking herself for not running in 2016.

If you’re going to talk shit about other people’s ancestry claims, then yes, it’s not unreasonable to admit your own so other people can judge where you’re coming from.

“Warren’s made it clear her intent is to stay in Senate anyways so she is most likely never going to run for President”
You know, an awful lot of people say that, then suddenly change their mind when they realise there’s a very real possibility they could win their party’s Presidential nomination. It wouldn’t surprise…

What bothers me more is how much of a cool, hunky jock Chase looks. None of them are supposed to be cool! Granted, this is Hollywood so everyone’s at least 20% more attractive than they realistically should be, but he stands out in particular as not resembling the character as originally drawn.

Telepathic, IIRC.