That is true, it was described as a pattern, but it does talk about a range of dates in September. There are not, from the article I read, any indications that it went beyond this year. Also, I'm not sure about you, but I didn't tell my parents anything in high school, let alone anything like this. I get the desire to…

I am not from NJ, as legitimate a place as that may be, so I'm not trying to defend them to defend them, but what makes you think it wasn't stopped immediately? It sounds like the events happened in September of this year. The arrests were made in early October. It sounds like they acted on it pretty quickly. I mean,…

James S.,

I'd add that there are atheists in the closet and there are also people for whom it just never comes up. I am an atheist and I'm not closeted at all. I work in a school with a large amount of staff, some of whom were surprised to find out I was an atheist. I didn't hide it, but I rarely bring it up because why bring…

He didn't say the original commenters point of view was invalid. He said the argument is invalid. That is completely different. The original comments went beyond saying that he, as a Native American, didn't feel offended. He went on to imply that those that do are silly and have no life. He advocated that people who…

I never knew that about Zapp Branigan. It makes an already amazing character better. Thanks!

This is exactly how I felt. I was younger, in middle school at the time. Hartman was a huge part of so many things that I loved; your list and add News Radio. Phil Hartman is the first celebrity death that I really remember and the only one that has ever caused an emotional reaction in me. I still am upset about it.

I love io9 because the articles are in my interest areas. As a behavior analyst, there are articles that I have an expertise in that I like to share and enlighten people about, and I always appreciate it when there are people to do the same on areas I am not as versed in. I really respect the community here and would…

As a non-season ticket holder, I've wondered if the problem here isn't one of perspective. If teams reduced the cost of preseason games to, let's say, 1/4 of a regular season game, and spread the difference among increases in prices for the 8 regular season games would people still be so upset? How would the economics…