In BSG, the glowy spine made no sense. Cylons are indistinguishable from humans except for the fluorescent tube up their spinal column?

This is the perfect lock screen for my phone. Thank you, dear sir!

Sorry, dude. It's part of the public record now.

You mean like how it hauled her bloated ass out of The Santa Clause 3?

Lost, minus the last couple of episodes, is the high point of TV in my entire life. There's never been anything as good for me and I've been in withdrawal ever since.

SPOILERS! Oh, but Juliette absolutely shattered me. I was bawling, and I'm crying now looking at the picture again. When I watched Star Trek Into Darkness, Kirk's climatic scene only reminded me of J.J.'s much superior original version.

Istanbul is a giant city, as big as London or New York metro. You won't be able to see the city in a day. Aside from it not being 100 percent safe right now, I'd also advise waiting until you have a week to tour around.

That's what deductions are for. Make'em fill out a return like the rest of us.

Not necessarily. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of church tax exemptions in 1970 based on such privileges enjoyed by all non-profits. If California can strip tax exempt status from scouts, it can strip them from churches too. http://ffrf.org/faq/state-chur…

Max Brooks is quite pleased with the outcome. He finally gets to buy that chalet in Vail he's had his eye on.

That's "thy were to to grant alms."

The 47 gag reminds me of how reporters and other copywriters end their rough drafts with #30#. At one time, it was customary to use XXX to show editors where a piece ended, then some smartass rewrote the Roman numeral and got a little giggle. Now, it's nearly ubiquitous.

Stupid parents. They should have used a plastic kennel so people can't see in.

Yes, but if the bus' engine catches fire or the bus driver has chest pains, all she has to do is pull over and open the doors for you.

What happens if the rapture comes and there's no goddamned atheist co-pilot to land the motherfucking plane???

(Swearing so you know I'm not serious.)

Easy. Just roll your oven out and unplug it every time you need to make coffee. You could also do the same thing with your clothesdryer.

From the same web site, something worse.

Thanks for that! I didn't expect such a spirited counterpoint. It was a great read.

David Brin said it best in Salon 14 years ago. http://www.salon.com/1999/06/15/bri…

Little nitpick here. I used to live in Nome, Alaska, believe it or not. The city faces south toward the sea. The rings would not appear above the mountains to the north.