Note that the 20 minutes is not coincidental. Nielsen ratings are broken out in 15-minute intervals. By stringing the auidence along for 22-24 minutes, you win two intervals in a daypart, rather than one. That makes it look like you carried the entire half hour, whereas revealing the dull news she had off the top…

Soooooo...nobody’s going to mention that the same word was used on Homeland last night?

Simple reason for this: Theft deterrence. Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target and other big retailers already have millions invested in anti-theft displays and product cases. They’re not going to invest millions more just because Nintendo decides it needs to reduce packaging size for its eensy Switch cartridges.

They will always have my respect for one Sylvanian Families character from 1987: a beaver known as Roger Waters. Did not come with bass guitar, even though it really should have.

I just bought the same rig that Cecilia has, after weeks of research. You know what the problem with researching gaming PCs is? All the people sitting around saying, “Build your own.” “You’re a loser if you don’t build your own.” “You’re not cool if you don’t build your own.” It’s like a cult. Some of us just want to…

Aren’t there lunatic GPU requirements for this? Bethesda recommended the NVIDIA 1080, which costs more than a 60" 4k TV. Anyone tried running this on a 1070 to see what happens?

I was one of those people. A couple of great games, but as someone who traces gaming roots to the Atari 2600, waving the controllers around to do something is not my bag. I thought the motion driving controls were particularly awful.

Anoyone else getting a North Korea vibe from those actors?

How did you see 2016 campaign posters in 2009? Time machine?

Huh. So you guys post three Overwatch stories a day (minimum), yet only two made the top articles of the year, and both were about objectifying women.

“an outdated default moniker for pop music”

Because the snowflakes have no experiential frame of reference, and because the media makes celebrity deaths seem as important as the Nice attack.
This year has been marked by a much higher level of terrorism than recent years, but as far as the United States goes, it’s nowhere near as bad as 2001, 1987 or 1979.

Seconded. I just watched The Shining again on Halloween, and I cannot think of a more accurate and moving depiction of a family living in fear of an out-of-control abuser.

Pay close attention to Wendy’s scene with the doctor at the start of the movie, as well as the doctor’s reaction to her. Both women know what’s…

Patriots fans saw Pete Carroll on the sidelines and knew they were going to lose, just like when he was our coach. Call it a collective flashback.

Has anyone checked to see if Edward Woodward has been tied to that thing?

CNN has not done the right thing. As recently as Thursday night, Don Lemon was on the air denying that this ever happened while half the panel screamed about Brazile’s name being mentioned. If the broadcast is online, this was somewhere around 11:45.

Negan is not a villain, and it doesn’t take a knowledge of the comics to understand that. Negan is a pragmatist and a funhouse mirror version of Rick.

I love my 2DS. I just wish the screens were the same size as a 3DS, but you’ve got to control costs somehow.

The minidolls are an unfortunate side effect of LEGO losing its patent protection on the minifigure. They can stop other companies from ripping off their minidoll designs, but anyone can make a knockoff minifigure.
It’s a shame. I’m no fan of the minidolls’ limited mobility and customization.

I have 139 Pokemon in my Dex, equal to the number I have seen. I know all the hotspots in the Boston area and travel them regularly.