In the original story (from a 1704 translation of Arabian Nights by Frenchman Antoine Galland - it’s not found in any earlier Arabic version), Aladdin is “from one of the cities of China”. So really we should be looking for a Chinese actor if we want to stay legit!

Too old. Let’s get Tom Holland instead

By some statistical anomaly, I manage to get this wrong almost every time. I had a Persian roommate in college, who got very insulted when I would use the term “Iranian” around him. So I started using the term “Persian” instead. Now my wife’s best friend has parents from Iran too, and she was insulted when I used the…

Original FFXII was the one that convinced me I was done with the franchise.

There’s no pleasing some people.

So “Tremendous” that it convinced me to never again buy a Final Fantasy game.

These two lines in the same letter would seem contradictory then.

I think there’s more pressure to change, the worse things are. So, countries like Germany, which were among the first to give any rights at all to gay couples, don’t feel as much impetus to change things as countries that still had no rights at all.

I think one reason the OscarSoWhite thing worked relatively well was that it speaks directly to the quality of the industry’s output. If all the stories being told are the same kinds of story, that’s boring. If they’re about the same kinds of people, that’s boring too. I know this is an awards thing and not a “which…

So this film is going to show Barnum not only as a non-villain, but also as a champion of the different? Ballsy move.

KH is one of the finest example of “stupid writing, fun gameplay” I can think of. I felt dumber for every line of spoken dialogue, but the core mechanics were just so solid that I didn’t care.

Sony is the publisher, so it stands to reason it’d be exclusive.

I almost missed the guy in the Ghillie suit.

Even the ones with Jimi Hendrix?

I saw Ex Machina and A Most Violent Year back-to-back, and I refused to believe that was the same actor until my wife showed me his IMDB page. Dude has some range. And he’s been great in everything I’ve seen him in since (except X-Men, because really what can you do with that script, and under that much makeup)

You had my interest until “Baz Luhrmann”. After Moulin Rouge and Australia, I am confident that if I spend the rest of my life without ever again experiencing his work, I will be happier for it.

What about Serbs though:

Well that sucks.

Individual results vary hugely, though. I’ve not done an exhaustive study on the matter, but among women I’ve spoken to on the issue there are far more who say it increases their drive than the opposite. I’ve even spoken to a few who say that different brands affect them differently.

What? Climbing in Breath Of The Wild is at best a chore, even when it’s not raining (whyyyy did they make rain affect climbing?) It’s one of the worst parts of an otherwise-pretty-good game.