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My first fictional religion came from Conan the Barbarian (the book - this was before the cheesy movie), the gloomy Cimmerian god Crom. Being introduced to Crom altered my perception of what they were telling me in catechism.

I recall an aphorism I heard long ago that was credited to the Marquis de Sade. “It is the secret wish of every aristocrat to be buggered by his manservant”. People in high places tend to become corrupted by power. And that corruption can take many different forms. I recall there was a Wall Street scandal several…

Feminism is about gender equality and social justice. One can believe in all that intellectually and also have another side of that personality that’s a disgusting little pervert. Because two different parts of the brain are being used.

At least this clip explains John Stewart’s incredulous reaction in 2016 to Lewis CK allegations during a Q&A. For 88% of the male population the response would likely be “He did what? Really? Are you sure? REALLY?” Guys just don’t know what some guys are capable of. Because they (usually) don’t do it to guys.

There’s an old saying the opposite of love is not hate, the opposite is indifference. You can go back 3,000 years and find stories like this.

I think the implication it its about power and inflicting humilitation, not sex. Trump, for example, grabbing women by the crotch and them not being able to do anything about it was him getting off on his ability to fuck with people with impunity.

Wow, he certainly went from hero-to-zero in record time.

If you’re going to start a job working for an aging Lothario look into the details of your ‘non-disclosure agreement’ to make sure it doesn’t allow him to rape you with impunity & you get sued if you tell anyone.

I don’t know who in Hollywood believes that Mel Gibson’s celebrity status has been rehabilitated. Probably the same douche who thought inviting Sean Spicer to the Emmy Awards was a good idea.

I feel a knot in the pit of my stomach whenever a Korean drama addresses the Japanese occupation.

One thing that skews the number is many characters *are not identified one way or the other*. They’re the cop or judge or star ship captain. Their private life remains private. Maya on ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ came out as bi her first scene but if you missed that episode you’d never know because the topic never comes up…

In the ‘You Ruin Everything’ podcast (out today) Angie and Mike had to pause halfway through the recap to raid the liquor cabinet because this episode broke them.

‘Jeff Martin’ doesn’t get the irony behind a right winger claiming “My family has been drinking Jim Bean for many decades” (misspelling ‘Beam’). Judging from family experience, voting right wing and guzzling hard liquor go hand-in-hand.

Show canon is Rebeccas has been in West Co for just about a year by now. They had the Thanksgiving episode in early season 1, then late season 2 the office staff while singing ‘whose the new guy’ mentions its almost fall again.

As an aside, McKenna just posted that later in the season *the crocodile get a name*.

The phrase ‘technology’ has morphed in recent years into being a synonym for ‘toys for the rich’. Like Tesla making electric high-end sports cars. Who needs more high end-sports cars? And on the topic of ‘saving the planet’, Musk most recently has been pushing the idea of personal commuter ICBMs shooting rich people…

Korean cinema and TV have an ongoing tradition of neo-noir spy thrillers, probably because their proximity to North Korea keeps the topic fresh (unlike James Bond who left the Cold War behind decades ago). A noted Korean director tackling a Le Carré spy novel sounds like a match made in heaven. 

The first time I remember seeing Kevin Spacey was thirty years ago in a much-lauded television adaptation of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”. His performance just crackled with electricity. Let’s have a moment’s silence for the death of a great *career*, entirely separate from the person who had that career. The same…

I’m reminded of Branagh’s “Hamlet” which turned the melancholy Dane into a strutting Prussian officer and the ghost of Hamlet’s father into a raving ghoul with the eyes of a blue-eyed sled dog, with Derek Jacobi once again overacting in a side role. Striving to do something ‘showy and different’ does not necessarily…