I will echo those here recommending Chaiken’s rich work. The absolute definitive account of Project Apollo. Before reading it, I had no idea how bold, adventurous, and scientifically rich the J Missions (Apollo 15, 16 and 17) were.

I've seen Willow and Radioland Murders. That's quite enough, thanks.

For me, it’s the pics we have so far of the new characters, and the very obvious “ok this one is Egon, this one’s Winston, these two are Ray and Venkman” vibe if it. Of course it's early, and I'm still looking forward to the trailers, but it's a bit of a concern.

And I felt uncomfortably dumb reading the entirety of this pedantic horseshit. You’re breaking down gas prices from 1980 and getting expert opinion on fuel injection on old muscle cars in order to discredit a 36 year old song? Hey you know what, how about next article you discuss all the possible legal ramifications…

And “our future, our destiny” according to Clarke’s subsequent novels ultimately ends up being.... a computer virus.

Believe me when I say you do not want to know.

Also Challenger did not join the fleet for the 4th mission. Columbia flew the first 5. Challenger flew the 6th.

The best part of this is they have apparantly copyrighted “Legion of Boom.” Hilarious.

SS2 is a fundamentally flawed design. It's going to get people killed. Personally, I'm fine with it, so long as those choosing to go understand and accept the risk. It's like rock climbing or BASE jumping in that regard. But as I understand it, that's not how it's being sold. It's being sold as an airliner that flies…

Yeah, I sort of get this, but it’s gotten a little skeevy.

I honestly don’t see what the issue is with this. How do we know this conversation did not take place in the several years spanned by the trilogy that were not depicted on camera? Is there an obvious scene where this conversation should have taken place? I really can’t think of one.

It’s always been an interesting dilemma. IMO there’s a very strong argument to be made that at this point, not killing Joker or other beyond redemption, apparantly unincarciratable , homicidal villains is ultimately an injustice, an immoral action. Joker escapes, he kills. Repeatedly. Batman has the power to stop…

The business prof was giving the students some lame version of the Prisoners Dilemma. He was probably bored. That or he wanted to stretch his psych chops and is using the data toward his dissertation and a better job in the psych department. Either way, dick move.

If the Internet had been around in 1988, you would have seen almost identical takes among my fellow Browns fans about Marty Schottenheimer. Good coach. Just couldn’t win the big one. We need somebody to get us over the top.

Sorry, but as a Browns fan I’d take him 100 times out of 100 compared to what we have had. What am I going to bitch about, that he fucked up the last 2 minutes in a couple of our four losses in a 12-4 season? Holy shit that sounds like pure football heaven right now.

In ROTJ, on his deathbed, Yoda is pretty clear. “When gone am I, last of the Jedi will you be.” Doesn't seem to be a whole lot of wiggle room there. But it also doesn't mean that Ezra and the Scooby gang cant gave interesting stories or a profound effect on the GFFA. It just has to end in the same place.

Hauling the extra weight if the paint around is a cost. Turns out, however, the extra cost of taking an aircraft out of service to be washed and polished (necessary if it is unprotected aluminum) pretty much evens out the cost of the extra weight of the paint.

That AA 777 is not polished aluminum. It’s gray paint. The old livery used to feature polished aluminum, the new one does not. Couple of reasons:

“I routinely have to defend my enjoyment of football to these people… people who watch goddamn SOCCER”

The question was eventually answered correctly. Therefore Alabama is claiming another National Championship.