Why shouldn’t she taunt them? She knows or at least strongly suspects that Melisandre had a part in the magic shadow thing that killed Renly. I think in taunting them she was trying to elicit a reaction that would confirm her suspicions, so she could then kill them as well. I love Davos and he in no way sanctioned the…

I was 42 before I got a driver’s license but was a passenger on a glorious car trip through the south of France (Toulon to Monaco) when I was in my 30s and even drove my wife to the airport in Naples once without a U.S. driver’s license or International Driving Permit. The ride I had lined up for her bailed on very…

Two cats; one super old, the other barely out of adolescence. Puking, puking, and more puking! It’s a love/hate thing though; my wife and I are approaching thirty years of marriage and not a single day of that time have we not had cats. It would be weird without them around. But, damn, the puking!

Great review! Picking up my pre-order on Tuesday. So excited! I seem to be in the minority in that I loved Uncharted 3 and thought Uncharted 2 was not as good but still really good. Can’t wait to play this next week and for the next few, until No Man’s Sky comes out and then it’s that all the time forever.

Bubba Ho-Tep!!!!! Love me some Lansdale.

Went through Gilroy once on a road trip. Got a cute-as-hell anamorphic garlic clove fridge magnet. Would eat these fries!

Good article. On a somewhat-related note, Tom Clancy called to speak to my Captain once about donating some items for the Dolphin Scholarship Auction, and when I asked who was calling, he replied, “I’m Tom Clancy, son,” in a tone that left me with little doubt about the immensity of his ego. Kind of a tool, that guy.

I get the lengua tacos at my local every once in a while. Not bad, kinda spongy, not as good as pastor or chorizo, so....

I haven’t refrigerated butter in years. I use a lot of it though (toast fiend!), so yeah. I keep mine in this

So, in one of my old jobs, I had publish a schedule for the day, upcoming events, news items, etc., including a quote of the day. I frequently made these up and attributed them to famous people. Always something vaguely inspirational, often paraphrased from an actual quote from some famous person, that I attributed to…

So, in addition to being absolutely terrible movies, these movies are unrealistic about rents in NYC. Good to know!

Ketchup on a hot dog....so gross. Mustard, onions, chili, and slaw!

Love hash but only at the diner. Terrible results making it at home. Convinced you need a flat top and crazy heat to get it crispy. Also, The Food Lab is amazing; got it for Christmas and read it cover to cover.

No love for Planet of the Apes... Good list though.

I am a huge Peter Hoeg fan. Smilla is great but his other stuff is definitely good. Funny and smart. My wife is a huge Henning Mankell fan but...eh. When I read crime fiction, I’m a Charles Willeford, Thomas Perry, Don Winslow guy. Also, Joe Lansdale’s Hap and Leonard novels are sort of crime fiction/half-assed…

Agreed that August birthdays suck. Mine is the middle of the month and, as I work in college administration, always falls right around the start of Fall semester, no birthday off for me ever. Busy as shit all day.

Went there on a 2009 road cross-country road trip. Strange but cool. Also, good pizza joint in Marfa built in an old body shop/garage. Can’t remember the name but damn good pie.

As someone who hasn’t spent a point in pickpocket but wants to get the achievement for placing a grenade on someone and exploding them with it, this sounds like the ticket. Paralyze, then pickpocket nade onto them, watch explosion. Trying this later tonight.

Badlands, top five all time. Sissy Spacek so young and lost and Martin Sheen is the coolest, albeit a homicidal nutcase.

Ugggh, always some guy who wants everyone to “play the game the right way,” meaning the way that some self-appointed arbiter of sportsmanship says it should be played.