I saw Trading Places for the first time a few years ago, and this really struck me. I liked how they openly showed the racism (and homophobia, etc) of the characters, whereas today it would only be implied, if anything. I’m not sure modern society is that much less racist than the 80s, but Hollywood is no longer…

If this is a genuine question: Poe Dameron, played by Oscar Isaac. Hotshot pilot type character.

Speaking as a Brit, soon we all will.

The Cursed Child works much, much better on the stage than it does on the page. But the plot is still essentially officially published fanfic.

First we take Verizon...

On the ‘people backing out without paying’ problem: it is a problem, but most Patreons I’ve seen have the ‘charge immediately’ option on, meaning people who pledge have to make the first payment immediately (then another at the end of the month). Yes, it can mean donors get screwed over instead (if they sign up just…

If reports of Trump’s diet are accurate, I desperately hope Super Size Me was true.

Hell, vaccines should be compulsory for everyone.

To state the obvious, spoilers have the greatest impact on stories that are heavily dependent on plot twists (like murder mysteries). I can think of several big moments on Game of Thrones that had little impact on me as I know they were coming, so I’d say that’s a show that is easily ruined by spoilers.
(Star Wars, on…

I think the real problem is that in today’s media age, people watch stuff at different rates and you can’t just assume all your friends are up to date with everything. (For instance, I still haven’t watched Breaking Bad, although at this point I really can’t complain if I read a spoiler for it.)

Of course, people…

Like some kind of... Frankenweiner?

What frustrates me is how certain other famous people (naming no names) get in far bigger controversies over implicit ‘hipster racism’ or failing to denounce Nazis hard enough, while when Morrissey openly says explicitly racist stuff, everyone just shrugs and is like, “That’s just Moz.”

I guess theoretically you could be a reclusive hermit who has no contact with society, but makes large anonymous donations to charity... does that count as ‘nice’?

It was meant as an honest question, but re-reading it, that comment came out way more asshole-ish than I intended. Sorry. Shouldn’t comment when badly in need of sleep in future.

I’ve never understood why anyone has a ‘taste’ for this sort of thing, other than psychopaths. I mean, if you’ve had a horrifically abusive childhood, I can understand wanting to set it down in writing as an exercise in catharsis. But I can’t understand people who really enjoy reading about other people’s horrifically…

OK, I skimmed the story. Guy and girl meet online, have bad sex, girl ends it, guy calls her a whore. Did I miss anything important enough to make it worth reading in detail?

A veritable House of Cosbys.

Trump hasn’t exactly eased off on the bombings and other overseas military interventions. You can argue he’s just as complicit in war crimes as previous presidents.

That seems entirely in-character for the MCU Spider-man.

One of the people I support has moved to liberapay, which is apparently a non-profit that charges much lower processing fees.