Great, great piece. Was really intrigued by the explanation of how the tropes from Western and Sci-Fi meld together and play off of each other. I hope Digging Deeper does something with Samurai films. There’s a lot of overlap between Western and Samurai.

Pretty much the way it started. (Venture Bros S1E9 “Are You There God? It’s Me, Dean”)

Yeah, but then you can’t say, “I brought you into this world, I can damn sure take you out of it!” when the kid starts acting up. Also no, “I carried you for 9 months, went through X hours of labor, and this is the thanks I get?” guilt trips.

That certainly explains the crisis actor conspiracy theory.

Illuminati Kale is my favorite.

Why not just delete them all together?

As much as I want to believe the amazing feats in Tartakovsky’s Clone Wars are due wholly to the sheer skill of the characters, Windu w/o his lightsaber on Dantooine, Yoda pulling an entire droid carrier out of the sky and slamming it into another one, everything Grievous did (still pissed how he got nerfed in RotS),…

Just watch out for his possessive, MMA fighting wife Octavia.

New Zealand is where it’s at. Nothing much happens there (occasional earthquakes), some 70% of the power is provided by geothermal, and they have a generous social safety net. Vegemite/marmite may take some getting used to though.

Calling it now: Illuminati Kale is the new Monogramed Thermoses.

If they bought him another ice cream, it’s a funny, light-hearted prank. If they didn’t, that’s a straight up dick move.

Presidential elections are going to be even more entertaining in the next 30 to 40 yrs.

This is interesting b/c I recall a Buzzfeed video about sex that said 68% of men loved going down on women. Hopefully William Lloyd and his ilk are in the minority. Still, 1/3 is pretty big chunk.

I’m really trying to imagine what a Vegan Voltron would be like now.

Love the gloves and stockings look she’s sporting.

Why hide it?

After hearing so many stories about “horrible restaurant customers” not tipping, being racist, and claiming to be allergic to colors and textures, a story about a pizza delivery driver being assaulted and robbed seems almost surreal.

Oh god, I can see it now. Hipsters who are into retro Playboy/Hustler pornography.