I've heard good things about his recovery so far. He was apparently talking basketball earlier today, wondering about the upcoming Ohio State matchup for Marquette.

MOP BOY: I'm traveling as fast as I can!!

I like this scene from Pitch Black. Gives you a healthy respect for a planetary gravity well.

This Event Horizon scene cuts off just before the ship drops into the black hole :( The lead up is still fun.

Icarus 2 from sunshine

Not technically a ship, but a pretty great explosion none the less.

"To be... or not to be."

deGrasse / Nye 2016

I long assumed the actual Arkham Asylum was made of Legos given how often criminals escaped from there.

As stupid fluffy fun it holds up pretty well. Jeff Bridges elevates it to fun-bad.

I found it surprisingly pleasant. Nothing to write home about, but Bridges is wonderful and Ryan Reynolds does the Ryan Reynolds thing pretty well. You can tell they really got along and had fun while filming, and I find that pretty infectious in a film.

Honestly it's not a bad popcorn movie if that makes sense. Just turn your brain off for a bit and sit back and enjoy it.

I think Greg Bear's "The Forge of God" has one of the better planet-exploding plotlines and methods ever conceived. It, and its sequel "The Anvil of Stars" are still among my favorite hard Sci-Fi books, for a great many reasons. Not a fan of his recent stuff, alas, but do love those two books a lot.

Suit yourself. Pro tip, though: you don't HAVE to eat the sausage and cheese exclusively, you don't HAVE to drink Miller beer exclusively, and you don't HAVE to do things the cliche way people who don't know say you're supposed to. You can, certainly, but there's a whole deal going on otherwise that you'd probably…

You come on out to Milwaukee, I'll show you a good time.

Surprising does not mean good.

NFL edition

The Yankees made that mistake earlier this season, referring to certain players as veterans when they should have really been retired.

You, sir, win my Internets of the Day award. Best. GIF. Ever.

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