They’re called protocol droids, but for them to work, not only do the people have to actually have one (I didn’t see one in Mos Pelgo), but the two groups have to stop fighting long enough to use it. Sometimes that requires two screaming parties to be separated by a flamethrower. On Tatooine it’s been shoot first on…

Been thinking about revisiting these recently. I remember the Scholastic Book Fair versions of this particular saga (broken up into more, shorter books) were my introduction to the world of fantasy literature in elementary school.

Honestly, the dream job at this point would be to retire somewhere with legal weed and…

Here’s a “training” tip from a professional for the police: Don’t arrest kids.

I worked at a primary school where we had to call the cops on a 12-year old. He had severe behavioural issues due to over-indulgent parenting, and a history of rampaging through the classroom smashing up anything he could get his hands on (including people). His parents had indignantly refused all behaviour mod…

As a black woman who lives in *The Hamptons* (south-of-the-highway-east-of-the-canal), I feel you. When I walk my dogs on the beach and they pee on Mason Rudolph’s blanket, I say “Well, you are in our yard.”

Making a raccoon habitat is definitely a bad idea. I understand the sentiment, but these are wild animals, not stray cats.

Just a minor point but WTF is going on in that photo? The guy is siting on that AC supported on a bracket that is designed to hold around 40Kg and already has a 30Kg load on it! He is wearing a safety harness and attempting to attach his line to, what? The bars on the window? FFS, where is OHS, how many stories up is…

If you are in the US any new ACs don’t use HFC-23, they use R-134a which has a much lower global warming impact. As far as I know use never really used HFC-23, we are presently moving from R-22.

Other countries are like, “Well, if the US, the wealthiest country, isn’t making an effort to reduce emissions, why should we?”

If there is one thing our current fandom climate should have taught us it’s that adults don’t grow out of fandom.

By TRoS she’s in her 70's and there’s nothing saying she didn’t join her voice by communion from some far off corner of the galaxy.

I mean, Ammon Bundy is a free man and he took a group of armed men and occupied a federal bird sanctuary for 40 days and that was only 4 years ago.  And a guy died!  So I can’t imagine they’re going to come down too hard on this moron either.  They SHOULD.  But they won’t.

I really hope The Long Night pilot leaks some day. I personally find that time period way more interesting than more Targaryens. 

I will always and forever appreciate Kotaku’s commitment to not mince words in their headlines.

I for one welcome our new liquor dispensing robot overlords.

Stewart’s view may be surprising to some—that we cannot simply return to this bright, optimistic future of a unified humanity and its allies out among the stars. But for the actor, who has used his stature and recognition for decades to highlight social and political causes he holds deeply, just returning to that…

“willing to take a torpedo to the reactor core”

Ok well the lady on the right doesn’t seem to care about his appearance, not to mention there are plenty of people that are more then willing to take a torpedo to the reactor core from a unattractive but rich/powerful person. So it isn’t a crazy thought that there are plenty of people in the universe that would be…

I was looking at that image and it finally dawned on me. Though I’m probably late to the party

Having seen Rise of Skywalker and this in the same week it was so striking how fine the line is between those moments of awesome and the wet thud of obviousness. You know damn well if The Mandalorian has come from JJ instead, it would’ve turned out child Din had been saved by Boba Fett because his great-uncle in-law…