well to be fair, fixing the systemic ills of capitalism is a much more complicated and nuanced issue than the relatively simplistic doings of the collective trump family. although the former is obviously and directly related to and cause of the latter, you could solve the problem of the trumps without dismantling the…

I always found it a little distracting that Peter Gallagher plays a character who's a guy whose name is also Peter, just like Peter Gallagher.

I've only played sloshball once and it was in South Korea (admittedly with a bunch of American/Canadian expats), the rules were a bit different though. For one, we played more of traditional baseball style (except with a tennis ball) and two (probably because of the first switch-up), we weren't required to hold a beer…

if only the state budget wasn't being held hostage (three years now!) by our esteemed governor, creating all sorts of funding issues for things like proper education, jobs programs and improved infrastructure.

I haven't read all the comments here, nor did I read any on the other stories, so this may have been questioned already, but was the mine collapse (brought about by earthquakes that may or may not have resulted from illegal dumping of waste down into deep tunnels) the basis for Jonathan Franzen's Strong Motion? Or is…

The drummer for Cigarettes After Sex used to (and still does in a fashion) run a weekly e-newsletter that curated public domain short stories. I think I anticipated it arriving every week more for the consistently well written and hilarious introductions than the stories themselves (which were often also very good). I…

they're using spoiler tags. self-regulated. just add < spoiler >< / spoiler > around whatever text, without the spaces.

If anything I would attribute their constant scraping by to the inglorious reality of space travel in this established world: parts failing constantly, seedy characters betraying them, just the general hardships of day to day living in what often feel like run-down/wore-out environments.

i said something like, "whoaa, bold power move by dougie."

maybe they do some with paid actors and some without and that way they can flash that little "not paid actors" thing on the screen when they're only showing the non-paid actors and quickly take it down once a paid actor pops up?

im willing to accept this direction but i think that comes with a tacit agreement that there probably doesn't need to any new alien movies, period. in other words, do something new with it (e.g. these most recent movies) or do nothing at all. i think 3 and resurrection showed the limitations of the original plot…

hey i'm with ya. im not an alien diehard so maybe that accounts for something but i was definitely way more interested in the mythology building setup on prometheus and glad it wasn't just another aliens stalk prey in confined space movie (not that there's anything wrong with that). but i was also majorly disappointed…

oh, here's that void I wasn't supposed to look into…

It varies day to day. Sometimes I can't open a single article without it locking up, other days (like today) I have no issues regardless of tab count. But I'm glad to know it's not just me.

My friend lives in walking distance to Joe's. Can confirm the lingering smell of smoke and sadness. Has a decent little rooftop though?

I wonder if it was more severe because their identity politics rail against societal norms (ie. an external rejection by society), or if its because it was deemed as a severe betrayal to the social structures and implied norms within that community where safe spaces, assault, etc are such an important concern (ie. an…

i think this hits the nail on the head. the issue i have with voucher programs is that they seem to be an experiment that offers no real empirical evidence that they improve over public schools (across the board), while creating potential new issues, rather than trying to solve the existing issues that plague most…

ugh, that scene kills me every time, too, but why rob yourself of such a beautiful moment even when its so heartbreaking?

i live more or less right across the street from this restaurant. the only way i know of course is by looking through one of the many bullet holes in the wall as i'd never dare leave the relative safety of my home. its handsomely situated right next to a used tire store and ive always wondered if the smell of warm…

was there a 5 minute deadline for that photoshop job or is it a statement on the level art to be expected at a john stamos art show?