Zombie by the Cranberries

Search and Destroy by Iggy & the Stooges

“Rusty Cage” by Soundgarden

Picture a debate competition focused primarily on practical application of ethical theory.

As I wasn’t actually present for all of this, and only was around for the fallout, I’m going to argue that on the whole, he was a kind and decent guy across the board, and was also very firm about holding to his boundaries, which wasn’t something a lot of people were generally talking about 20 years ago. Frankly, it…

Okay, so this really hit home for me. I think every D&D group has had similar experiences, where a seemingly minor thing breaks up the band and suddenly those characters don’t exist any more. Let’s share ours.

Gotta’ also throw in “Singles.” If you’re looking for a pure blast of early Seattle grunge, that album has you covered.

This seems like a weird headline, because it’s making the story about Chris Pratt’s reaction, rather than the actual story, which is the passing of Tony McFarr. It makes it seem like an excuse to take shots at Chris Pratt, as the scare quotes come across as sarcastic and insincere.

The thing is, that when crunch-time came, it wasn’t the artists who stayed late. It was Yamazaki doing the work himself. He took ownership of the challenge as both director and VFX supervisor, so when work was required to meet deadlines, he didn’t put that on his team. I’m also going to say this: as good as Godzilla…

One of the striking things about these films is that they show models of courage and heroism that often have little to do with the ability to commit violence. It’s more about how these characters withstand adversity, use their ingenuity, and practice kindness to solve the problems facing their communities. They also…

I think the message is really: the skills needed to overthrow a corrupt regime are completely different from the skills needed to establish a new, better regime in its place. The challenges of governance aren’t really the sorts of things you can overcome with sick lightsaber skills, a hotrod starship, and a plucky…

Other possibility: she’s recovering from surgery, and perhaps on painkillers, which makes it a lot harder to do things like remember strike rules. I think it’s a mistake, and also the sort of thing that doesn’t really reflect negatively. If she’d simply left it up, or made a big defensive post about why she left it…

I mean, it’s no surprise. The Clone Wars and subsequent rise of the Empire were traumatic events for the galaxy, and radically upended the social order. People who were either insulated by their political power or had access to interstellar travel were much more able to weather this trauma. Dexter was a small business…

And I suspect the same of quite a few of the viral shitposts calling him out.

Yeah, I’m not saying that Jason Aldean (or someone in his camp) isn’t a foreign agent out to sow further discord in the U.S. populace. But if they were, I don’t think they’d be doing anything different.

Also, let’s get a shout-out for “buh-REE-toss.”

I think there’s something interesting in this, really. It’s easy to think of actors as just faces on the screen, but in reality, they are in fact people who have to cope with failure, who have interiority in their lives. And the things they find meaning in are important to them, even if not necessarily for the reasons…

It can be both. “Never Enough” is why we developed agriculture and industry. It’s what keeps us researching, contemplating, and searching. It’s also probably going to be what leads to our ultimate downfall.

So true. A good Star Trek show works with a deep roster of characters, each of whom can carry a story on their own.

Wait...is it Dylan McDermott, or Dermot Mulroney?