davehasbrouck
Dave Haaz-Baroque
davehasbrouck

Came here to say this; Enchanted is a goddamn indisputable delight and Clover’s clearly just trying to push our buttons.

Right? I was wondering this too. Cancelling English and Math classes is obviously terrible, but I can see them trying to defend it by saying they can’t afford the instructors. But PING PONG? Like, the table’s already there, there aren’t any kind of ongoing costs except maybe occasionally replacing lost balls from the

I really wanted to see that Because Aubrey Plaza, but it was out of theaters before I got the chance. I totally forgot about it; thanks for reminding me that it was on my... um... to do list.

^ This. Also, if we want to discuss empathy and understanding and educating incels, there may be an argument to be made about that, but we also need to consider who’s responsible for showing that empathy and understanding. I would argue that women, particularly incel-targeted women are NOT responsible for taking on

“go out and date and be themselves like the rest of us do.”

Well, I would argue that Gender Confirmation Surgery is also an ethical path for plastic surgeons*, but I can’t imagine that incels would knowingly go to surgeons who ::gasp:: help with ‘those’ people.

“Incels also argue that women get similarly invasive procedures regularly and aren’t criticized.”

So far my DVD collection is the only place to watch Wonderfalls, so by that argument alone, I say DVD wins.

^This. Last year Apple borked up my account and I lost access to aaaall the music, movies and e-books that I’d bought through apple the prior several years. Even though that was only part of my collection in entirety, it was still a pretty big chuck of money to throw away.

The color palette is surprisingly lush considering the sepia wash of the original! I actually really love it, and story-wise it scans that things would be more colorful in the prequel when the Skeksis hadn’t yet been ruling for a thousand years.

They’re actually going out of their way to do all the creatures practical! They’re using some digital work to do things like erase rods and cables, and some of the bigger sets will be composited in, but the creatures are aaaall puppets!

They worked at a Cheesecake factory that inexplicably looks like a cheap hotel restaurant.

“I’ve had concerns about the Me Too movement from the beginning, about getting to this place where you can’t have normal interactions with each other,”

Right, and it’s that weird in-between cold that’s not Midwest SNOW cold, but cold enough that you should maybe bring a coat but then it’ll get sunny for a block and then start lightly raining a block later. A sweater and velvet leggings is a nice medium warmth outfit for medium warmth weather.

For a party who loves to deny evolution, they sure do like to go all in for social Darwinism. 

Gender Non-Conforming male here; black velvet leggings are the most comfortable thing I’ve ever worn, especially when paired with an oversize sweater. Granted I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, so it probably draws less attention than it might elsewhere. 

I’m also in San Francisco, AND I work for an agency that gives housing and services to the homeless, so I’ve actually seen these phones since some of our clients have them. The ones I’ve seen are VERY basic (like, not smart phones). They have very limited minutes for their plan and they have helped incredibly when it

I’m always struck by how boring the lives of *most* rich people seem. It’s like being mega-wealthy eliminates the need to have any kind of imagination.

“A better stance would be to pivot and say what they’ll do to try to keep jobs in America. It might not be those jobs, but honestly, would anyone care as long as they can keep food on the table and they find the work satisfying?”

I know I’m an out of touch Gen Xer, but that is the most drearily boring dorm room I’ve ever seen. Where’s the anachronistic ‘Animal House’ poster of Belushi chugging hooch? The alarming amount of sticky red cups and pizza rinds? The brightly colored stickers put directly on the walls that Aunt Becky will absolutely