one of my favorite novels on this topic, is The Recognitions, by William Gaddis (1955). still worth reading.

as always, The Hero must face daunting opposition, otherwise his/her eventual triumph is less meaningful. thus, of course, it's always Rosen's fault.

Pioneer One, kickstarted on VODO, is terrific. Hope they finish funding their second season.

did they swoon over Chopin? they should have...

First I'd want to know is whether they had a sense of humor or not. Ask them what was the answer to "the ultimate question of Life, the Universe, and Everything," kind of thing. If they did not show a sense of humor, I'd run away very quickly.

Wilfred would fit in fine...

Akta Maniskor (Real Humans), was a Swedish TV series earlier this year. Sounds like this movie has many of the same elements. Here are the IMDB and Wikipedia links.

Life, Doctor Who & Combom reports that the BBC America trailer with the Sept. 8 date has been pulled, and that it may not mean that Sept 1 is not first actual BBC broadcast of that episode. http://www.combom.co.uk/2012/08/possible-doctor-who-air-date.html

makes me wonder when the OED will add Blorgon to the lexicon. and i don't speak Blorgish.

or "neue witze" which is German for "new jokes"?

Law & Order: Outback.

so is Sherlock and anything-opath?

Haven't we *all* had days like that?

the wikipedia entry shows the graph - an extremely steep curve up and to the right.

if you asking about incarceration rates, check out the Wikipedia entry.

i hope you succeed. humanity's destiny requires us to eventually move beyond this solar system.

Canada/Europe and America are massively different in important ways, notably the availability of guns/weapons in the US. When gun toting criminals are incarcerated, the level of gun crime decreases.

Canada and America are massively different in many ways, notably the availability of guns/weapons in the US. When gun toting criminals are incarcerated, the level of gun crime decreases.

incarceration rates in the US are vastly higher per capita than anywhere else on the planet. that's why the crime rate is falling.

BTW, people were discussing the possibility of the Statue of Liberty as Weeping Angel, 4 months ago. Here's a link to one blog post from early April. Is the Statue of Liberty a Weeping Angel?! http://www.kasterborous.com/2012/04/is-the-statue-of-liberty-a-weeping-angel/. andf this one from March (half a year ago),…