So when my car mechanic says my engine is powered by magical fairies, I'm being "closed-minded" when I conclude he's a lunatic? I'd say rather that I'm making a reasonable assessment of the situation.

Adding my voice here too. Quite liked "Enterprise."

Journalism criticizing crap journalism in totalitarian country is crap. Not surprising, especially in relation to countries associated with Communism. "But Communism is different, you see... we can treat Communist countries differently because... everybody knows that journalism in Communist countries is... oh wait."

"Go out and support what you like instead of complaining about what you don't..."

"In fact, Johnson indirectly shows us in this film how to use genre. Not as a track for the characters to roll along until they reach a destination we all see coming, but as a source of pressure that makes the characters' lives difficult. To the extent that this is a "gangster movie" or a "time-travel movie," those…

Definitely. I was reminded of "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" — not in relation to the plot, which is quite different, but in terms of what CJA says above about how to use genre: "Not as a track for the characters to roll along... but as a source of pressure that makes the characters' lives difficult." The lawlessness,…

Unseemly comment.

A truly wonderful and sweet video.

(Ahem, I was trying to avoid spoilers here...)

John Crowley's "Aegypt" quartet might be an example of this. Over the course of its 1600 pages, the narrative dances between the question of whether its fantasy elements are "real", or whether they point to a non-fantastic, non-magical world.

No, but it does guarantee *better* health care — without exception.

Went there as an undergraduate and wholeheartedly agree. Cornell, Ithaca, and the whole region are truly extraordinary and special.

Great little video. It's actually rather sweet.

Incredibly interesting and informative article. Thanks.

Well, why do the bats "fly" in outer space by flapping their wings? I don't think we're meant to take the region he's flying through as "space" as we know it.

Puts me in mind of Elaine Lee and Michael Kaluta's great comic book series "Starstruck." Not in terms of content, but rather overall storytelling approach and tone. This is a good thing.

The Electric Company was a riot. I recall a "Spidey" moment when a villain named "The Blowhard" bursts into a birthday party being thrown for Fargo North Decoder, and Fargo exclaims, "Holy Toledo, it's that evil meshuggeneh, the Blowhard!"

Steampunk James Bond? Yes, please!

Gets off to a good start but then shuts down into a sentimental morality tale.

So keeping that horrible, long, wasting death around is preferable to the possibility of more fucking?