I haven’t seen Hateful 8, so I might come to your way of thinking. But I thought he was miscast in Jupiter Ascending, which doesn’t give me much hope for Tatum’s being able to nail Gambit.

Me neither, which makes me happy that I haven’t seen any of his films or any that I know of are by him. I’ve wondered about him, however, ever since finding out that Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence were paid less than their male coworkers on <i>American Hustle</i>. Maybe someone can say something to this, whether or…

But he’s a job creator! /s

Huh, I wonder if this is the procedure my veterinarian used on my rat. She had surgery to remove a tumor and wouldn’t leave her sutures alone, so my partner took her to a specialty vet who used “lasers” (didn’t get the details) to close the wound.

Agreed. I think a better facsimile could also be made of one’s dog through felting or even a silk-screened pillow. I know I’ve seen people offering such services on Etsy.

And not a single drop of blood on him!

Yeah, I’m seriously considering using Amazon’s 25%-off-any-physical-book deal on the Bestiary 5. My partner hasn’t played Pathfinder since his former DM moved away, but he still likes to look through the handbooks. This book in particular seems to lend itself to browsing.

I’m even more impressed knowing that she’s the child of celebrity parents. Though admittedly I don’t know what kind of reputation Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher had, but she seems amazingly well-adjusted and just a kind human being.

I got kind of burned out on YA fantasy this year, after failing to be impressed by one too many books with high ratings on Goodreads. (Do they all need to feature a love triangle?) Queen of the Tearling isn’t on my to-read list currently but maybe one day, once all the books are out. (Hate having to wait for sequels…

I have shelves on Goodreads where I’ve organized YA books solely by their covers. Yes, some of them look great. But they can also be derivative, and I suspect will look dated within a short time. When I first saw the cover to The Star-Touched Queen (above), I thought it was a book in the Tearling series:

Loved the quartet. I still think about this one scene from Son, the fourth book, from time to time. It was that vivid in my mind. I should reread the books soon.

Yes! I was afraid that the backstage cameras would show them shit-talking or being catty behind each others’ backs. But they all seemed very sweet and appreciative that the real Adele would show up.

I am sad that, living in the U.S., I won’t see hedgehogs running around my yard. (There are plenty of grey squirrels and I’ll occasionally see raccoons, skunks, chipmunks, groundhogs, and even moles.) I asked a friend how many hedgehogs she saw when she studied abroad in England, but she said she only saw like two out…

Zombie Bob Ross—great Halloween costume idea.

I recently got into knitting and looking around online, I am astonished at the stuff you can make knitting and crocheting, not just functional clothes but costumes and felted pieces. It gives me such a sense of accomplishment to make something of my own. I agree that kids would benefit from learning how to create…

I love this. This is like Nude Descending a Staircase but not really, with a tiger’s (?) four legs shown without perspective.

I do like the Sharpie markers with finer points. Didn’t realize they made pens. I’ll have to check them out.

I do like the Sharpie markers with finer points. Didn’t realize they made pens. I’ll have to check them out.

Yes! Love these, though as I mentioned in another comment, I tend to destroy the nibs on these because I can’t stop myself from pressing down too hard when I write.

Yes! Love these, though as I mentioned in another comment, I tend to destroy the nibs on these because I can’t stop…

I’ll have to stop by Muji and try these out. I love how the pens from Asia have these really fine points that I rarely find in American pens. Though I tend to end up destroying the nibs because I’m a heavy writer.

I’ll have to stop by Muji and try these out. I love how the pens from Asia have these really fine points that I…

Did you ever read the NYTimes article about the family who sought treatment for their possibly psychopathic preadolescent son?