Steer clear of James Joyce.

Or, they'll be the first to be targeted by the cannibal gangs, dispensing "Utah justice".

When I was hunting for a Chicago apartment in 1994, the really high end ones advertised their ready access to Lake Shore Drive. Thus, I encountered many ads that touted "access to LSD".

The Peniston is evil.

The important thing is that they both brought joy to millions, came from idyllic American backgrounds, and lived long, happy lives.

America's Internal Conscience Dialogue:

Upvoted for the deep cut, particularly as it can be seen as a Zappa reference that even the diehards will miss.

This raises an interesting point. I like Pinker, and I think he makes a strong argument, but I wonder whether the metrics he uses are the right ones.

Still looking for it.

Yeah, I was going to mention that if no one else did. I knew that the practice was no joke, but they way they showed it made it obvious that you'd be "lucky" (that is, traumatized and maimed) to survive it.

The scary thing is, he thinks he's brandishing a toaster.

Emerson did a Nerdist podcast a few ago. He talked about how he made Benjamin Linus so creepy and terrifying by playing deliberate "wrong" emotional notes against the situation at hand. To paraphrase:

The catch is, they witnessed it going down in Cabo San Lucas.

The best kind of correct.

The pen is evil.

Well, that's okay…

Heineken?

Well, sweet Jeebus' lubed pogo-stick in a bleeding shark-gina, I
suppose I will.

Talented kids like that don't need to work blue.

In a way, you're both winners.