Nobody tell him that Carcetti was Littlefinger the whole time.

Colonel Blake’s plane gets shot down and he dies on the way home. Diane leaves the bar. George’s fiance dies from licking wedding envelopes. Monica and Chandler get married. Anya dies in the fight to destroy the Hellmouth.

Goddammit, that’s who I meant to type.

The idea that there is one and only one right answer for how to parent in these situations is baffling to me. What works like a charm for one kid might have no effect whatsoever for another. Context matters, man! Maybe this kid used up his chances to let genuine disappointment carry the day and this behavior is just…

Five bucks says they make Chris Pratt the secretary who gets sexually harassed.

Five bucks says they make Chris Pratt the secretary who gets sexually harassed.

Of course there are better pizza places, and Pequod’s is objectively the best of any pizza anywhere. No reasonable person denies any of these things.

Ahhhh.

90% of the people who go to these stories to tell everyone how much they dislike Pizza Hut or Dominos would eat six slices if it were put in a hipster pizza place box and swear they could taste the artisinal locally-sourced herbs.

Your kid is 15 and not allowed to use social media?

Juul describes itself as “a mission-driven company seeking to eliminate cigarettes by providing a true alternative for adult smokers.” The company states on its website that Juul is “not appropriate or intended for youth, former smokers, or never smokers.”

Yeah, why don’t all these cretins get a clue and embrace the 42 year old mom bookclub reading list you suggest? Everyone knows, after all, that’s it’s an either/or—if you’re reading something like GRRM, you’re precluded from also reading more highbrow literature.

Nothing demonstrates you get all sorts of ‘tang like commenting on a Deadspin story.

Whoa, I’m seein’ double here! Four Stugotzes!

To Brandon Sanderson, I leave 1,429 plot threads that cannot possibly be resolved in anything resembling a satisfying outcome in two books. Enjoy!

I honestly don’t see anything about these stories suggesting that we’re owed anything, but it is of interest to a lot of people if and when these books will come out. The more clear it becomes that the answer is probably “never,” the funnier it becomes, no?

Whatever wonderful story & script they can come up with, how do they get around the fact that the movie is going to be almost 100% CGI? It’s just going to look like a long video game cutscene.

OK, stop. Everyone go up a shirt size.

It’s based on the life of Gertrude Ederle and her attempt to be the first woman to swim the English Channel. Loosely based.

The Electoral College.