Here’s a character that’s alive in the books but dead on the show that I wish was still around.

As a POC, I often am quite frustrated with the way people champion the representation of my status in media. Would I like to see a person of my heritage in the MCU? Sure. But I grew up with these characters a certain way and I don’t feel that casting them as they were is inherently Marvel’s way of shaming me for being…

Counterpoint - I actually like the fact that “the Others” are so downplayed in the books. After all, for most in Westeros “The Others” are a fairy tale and the Wall is little more than a penal colony where thieves and murderers are sent to die in the forgotten wastes of the North. Only a few know the real threat to…

High-speed rail makes sense in Japan and France because they’re small. The USA is VAST. D/FW-Houston-San-Antonio-Austin MIGHT be a good candidate, but the required infrastructure upgrades in a tax-hating state are a huge hurdle. Texans don’t want to pay for it with taxes, and the damn sure don’t want some private,…

I was so pissed when Sam said that. Like, seriously dude? You really think that’s a smart thing to say to a kid? If this season ends on the same cliff hanger as the book I will probably tear all my hair out. Which now that I think about it sounds like the kind of diabolical act HBO would pull on all the book readers.

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This makes our country less safe.

I think the point of the Sam scene was to set up a certain later event (book spoilers so I'm not saying what). Something Sam said to the kid really stood out to me...

I asked “How could this happen?” after the Boston Marathon bombing. I asked “How could this happen” after the Garland shooting.

Rand Paul just made a bunch of enemies today. I hope he becomes the nominee for the R party.

“Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right.”

Batman sparingly used guns for the first 18 months, and that was only because they were still flat out copying The Shadow. However in order for the character to grow beyond that imitation, the editorial decision was taken for Batman not to use guns and to go out of his way not to kill. That is why Batman is still…

When you say that comic Siegel and Shuster did featuring “Superman” as basically Lex Luthor is his true first appearance, you’re done. That’s a stupid-ass thing to write, and it isn’t a meaningful contribution to the discussion of “Should the character who symbolizes hope, and moreso the best of all humanity, also…

I think this article misses it’s own point.

I’m feeling the same. I’ve waited my whole life for a superheroine that could stand up with the other heavy hitters—they always seem to be love interests, sidekicks, or low-powered teammates. Supergirl is powerful and I’m pretty excited, I have to admit.

I cried at the end of the trailer.

Wouldn’t that make plants sentient?

Because given the payload requirements, environment changes and turbodiesel cooling, the shape you see is just about as aerodynamic and efficient as a tractor can get. Some have attempted to make more aerodynamic units such as

Yes, and the interstate highway killed communities along Route 66.