It's precisely the fact that the show's writers have mostly made good changes (and often, stayed true to the framework of GRRM's work) that it's disappointing to see them finally slip up. Particularly when they have voluntarily with GRRM before. There's no obligation on D&D's part to consult with GRRM, you're right on…

I suppose, out of all the atrocities we see committed on screen, the one most people have actually survived is sexual assault — so when a rape appears in a piece of pop culture it tends to be a lightning rod unlike anything else.

What's most disconcerting about GRRM's response is his tacit acknowledgment that D&D didn't even consult him regarding this drastic change to Jaime's character arc. Most the rest of what he wrote is basically a series of lukewarm justifications for an adaptation of his work that's probably proven very profitable for…

I think this is hilarious, and perfectly reasonable. Dude can be my captain any time!

In general, weaponized liberal outrage is a devastating resource, and we must only use it for good.

Welcome back to the system, idiots.

[The Dayton Daily News' front page has some fun at Ohio State's expense.]

Yeah, he doesn't really come across badly here, at least in the quoted portion. I think the first question can clearly be interpreted as "If you were 25 now facing the pitching of today, how would you do?" and not Belle thinking he could post a .900 OPS as a 47-year-old. And his second answer... he's an a-hole for not…

In Soviet Russia, the nightmare is when you are awake.

Haslam: "Sherry, hold all my calls. IT'S A BANNER DAY!"

Haslam's favorite amendment.

The rampant corruption was represented by the fact that they have the Olympics in the first place.

This one is going to take some time to read, which I'm going to do. Every word. I have sampled enough to realize what y'all have created and I have to say that it is of the Very Finest Kind. There have been a few posts prior to this that deserved the Very added but this one positively demands it.

If anybody is having trouble viewing the polls, hold tight. We're investigating it.

Deadspin figured out how to buy / crowdsource a Baseball HoF vote, surely there's a way for you guys to surreptitiously head-coach the Browns. Even if you were public about it, it would take those clowns all god damned season to figure out which coach you were controlling. Can't be worse than any of the alternatives;…

The Browns are the most inept organization in the NFL. It's disheartening to see my hometown team in such disarray after all these years. Same shit over and over again. I can't even fathom that if they tried to fuck up this bad - they wouldn't be able to reproduce the results. The few moves the new regime made are…

I think I misread this before. In my experience, I don't think that my vocabulary often uses or recognizes the word "functional." So, anyway, I'll go Giants, Patriots, Niners.