I was visiting some friends going to college in another city, and they were hyped for it, but I’d never heard of it. It became an instant classic for us as we watched it in an empty theater. It’s pretty much the only cult entertainment that I can say I was in on before it became a thing.

Those were only required to be owned on VHS, not DVD though.

It’s not an argument that Smollett shouldn't be charged, it's that police should.

Ten years ago, the electorate wasn’t demanding it. They are now, overwhelmingly. Politicians can no longer hide behind excuses about not having the votes. They’ll either get the votes, or the holdouts will be replaced.

That’s what my dad taught me decades ago. His reasoning was that he believed the radar guns police use had a 10% margin of error, so if they clocked you going less than 10% over the speed limit they couldn’t ticket you. I have no idea if it’s true (and I assume even if it was true then, it’s probably not anymore), but…

The factors that make it hard to unionize are the same that make it imperative to do so. This is not a reason to give up on the idea, it’s a reason to push harder.

Reminds me of people who dismiss activists by asking what activism has ever actually accomplished.

Bernie started out as a mostly anonymous independent senator from Vermont, and wound up posing a serious threat to Hillary Clinton’s anointment as the Democratic nominee. It is true that he wasn’t able to rally enough support in time to actually win the nomination, but don’t act like that’s the end of the story. Since…

Counterpoint: Bumble is great (for women and men).

Thor wasn't about Vikings at all. It was about an ancient race of incredibly powerful aliens, and there's no reason they can't be just as diverse as humanity. Unless you're racist.

Probably one of the most insidious things Republicans have accomplished over the last couple of decades is rebranding any and all liberal speech as “political correctness” and decrying it as such, while doing everything they can to write actual political correctness into law with shit like this.

Yes, he is. Can you really not let any mention of Harper go by without pointing out the obvious, undisputed fact that Trout is better? It’s kind of weird.

Strasburg signed an extension with Washington without exploring the market, and he’s a Boras client. Boras works for his clients. His job is to get them the best deal by whatever criteria they set, which in the vast majority of cases means the best financial terms. He’s no different than any other agent, except that…

This is true, and it’s something that Democrats and the media need to come to terms with immediately. Today’s Republican party is fanatical, to the point where they don’t care what people want or vote for, and will use every method they have to use to get their way (including, inevitably, organized violence).

The majority of voters in the last presidential election voted for someone other than him. The vast majority of Americans didn’t vote for him. But that’s not even what I’m talking about anyway.

She defines herself by her alignment with the vast majority of Americans, not by opposition to anyone or anything. I’m not sure where you’re getting that from.

Cow is an acceptable term to refer to any animal of the species. At least if you’re speaking English.

Al Franken is someone who the world desperately needed to fight against the Trump administration. He’s undeniably brilliant, and combating the Trump administration’s unique brand of idiocy would fall right into his wheelhouse. You know who’s to blame for him not being there now?

Just off the coast of Heard and McDonald Islands. The only reason I knew about those already was that I manually calculated this a couple of months ago.

Not yet, but he will by midseason next year. Hitting singles is the one thing he’s reliably pretty decent at. He’s basically a league average player who catches a lot of shit for coming up at a young age and not living up to his potential.