i would throw in also for soulblazer, it was not as narritively expansive, but the same themes definitly popped up and the soundtrack was amazing. i regularly bug square-enix on their social media for this to be released on modern consoles. the english translation, which is usually the excuse, is already done with the…

The “best president for the black community” thing is so confusing. Generally, the black community is against him and knows this is a lie. The left leaning community knows this is a lie. And his base wouldn’t really care either way if he was helping black people. What is the point?

I feel like Scandinavian countries understand the balance of joke and serious to make it work sometimes. Eastern Europe usually takes it super seriously and then the big known Western European countries dgaf. Iceland specifically seems to be in the on joke most years, but actually enter someone that does well with…

Eurovision has been explained to me about a hundred times and I’m still not sure I get it.  Some people and countries take it way too seriously, some don’t take it seriously at all, and often enough, the ones that treat it as a big joke win?

First, a bit of a typo: It’s Tammie not Tonya

This couple was involved in a story where Azealia Banks was the good guy.

How about Mughal India? Or the Aksumite Empire in eastern Africa? Or the Yellow Turbans Rebellion in Three Kingdoms-era China? There’s so much history that hasn’t been crammed down to everybody’s throats by pop culture that could have so much potential...

Talk about a study in contrasts.  Kimmel and Corrolla started off co-hosting the same, puerile show for Comedy Central, and Kimmel eventually moved onward and upward, and Corrolla, well...

Friendly reminder that Prager and Prager U are misleading at best or at worst (and most likely) straight up lying about Section 230 regarding speech and websites.

I like the fact that where Alan Moore’s graphic novel focussed on class issues and western imperialism globally, Lindenlof’s series seems firmly entrenched in American racial politics, a subject Moore barely touched upon. Even the Aryan undertones and glorification of Western civilization implied by Ozymandius in the…

I don’t think anyone’s pointed out yet that Garbeau’s “Affirmation” tape is almost literally a copy of an essay “for personal use” that L Ron Hubbard wrote called “Affirmations”. Among Hubbards affirmations are the following:

Never... go full Travolta. John Travolta, went full Travolta. Went home empty handed.

Anyone else find Dud’s wide open mouth smiles infectious as hell?

And then that frown. hahaha

On Becoming a God in Central Florida has 2 episodes up that can be viewed on demand. It's really good too, on Showtime.

“and I find myself heartened by living in a culture where the curiosities of the “nerd” have not only been normalized, but also reflected in mass-market entertainment like Marvel and Star Wars.”

“Thermasaurus?”

I love that Dud can confuse even his own drunk hallucination.

I love this show. Liz is really relatable for me. With much, much less depression and suicide ideations, that is.

Also in Dud’s spinning fever dream was Connie covering her eyes, which we also see through her being blindfolded in Lodge 1 (and also in the upcoming scenes for the season following the episode). Is Connie going to emerge as some sort of “Lodge Jedi” who feels her way through secrets and finds answers that somehow…

“He hopes he gets the Bubonic plague so he can experience that ride.” I love this show. Since this is America, we’re immediately back to the financial and existential travails of these beloved characters. Liz herself seems even more depressed than she was last season, while it’s inspiring seeing Dud so optimistic. I…