Europe always had POC and evidence of them was intentionally and systematically removed from the historical record in the 19th century by racist historians in Europe and the U.S.

He always said nice things about you.

Back in the day, at the height of the Beanie Baby craze, McDonald’s had mini-Beanie Babies (“Teanie Babies,” I want to say?) and it essentially caused a huge crisis everywhere there was a McDonald’s, with lines a mile long in the street in many cities, people getting the Happy Meals and throwing the food* into the…

If it was done sincerely -- i.e. not with Fiedler -- I don’t think even the Saudis would be able to object. But this was clearly just to poke a finger in their eye using one of the five pillars of Islam.

Kitchen Confidential is a shockingly great book. Far better than my high expectations.

It’s even better in audiobook form, which was recorded before Bourdain was a TV star, which makes his predictions about how his life will turn out at the end of the book especially interesting to hear.

“Sister, come in here. We’ve decoded this ancient video I think you need to see. It’s called ‘House of the Dragon.’”

Given that Fry’s isn’t a grocery store, I’m not sure anyone should take any of this seriously.

Honestly, I think the food and weather are doing most of the work there for you.

Fatwas are issued all the time. They’re the equivalent of a legal decree.

If you mean a price being put on their heads, that was Iran who famously did that against Salman Rushdie and the Iranians and Saudi hate each other. There’s not a lot of chance they’d come off the bench to have the Saudi royal family’s back.

That…

If you’re going to attack a nation when you perceive it to be weak after its monarch died, the United Kingdom seems like a much safer bet.

Namor could wipe the floor with Captain Britain seven days a week.

In contrast, even ordinary Wakandans are going to be real trouble for invaders.

Greek. Atlantis is a thing because Plato used it as a metaphor.

Also, when he finally meets the Fantastic Four, he tries to openly seduce Sue in front of Reed. Repeatedly.

We’re certainly watching it from there.

Because NBC is low-balling them?

Damn it, I laugh so hard every time.

“I got a real big penis and I drink lots of tea!”

“She tirelessly and successfully navigated a challenging time for the Company with leadership, conviction, and grace,” Kotick wrote in the email, according to The Wall Street Journal.

I’m in IT, and I know how to spell.

Most of this comes down to “throw away your Elements of Style” (which was a bunch of weird opinions, and not rules anyway, which it explicitly tells you, if you actually read the damned thing) and “keep up with the current AP Stylebook rules.”

That said, a lot of companies don’t use AP Style. Your company probably has…

The height of subtlety compared to Don’t Look Up.