That’s so perfect I’d be okay with a talking Wile E.

It’s not as big a reaction, but yeah. If there’s a continuum from...

Yeah. I’m in the minority here, I know. I never got into superhero comics or graphic novels or movies. Maybe the same reason I never got into Greek or Norse mythology. I know we need larger-than-life heroes and villains to tell stories that transcend the mundane and keep us from being wrapped up in specifics that…

If Manafort sings, how many days until his family’s doorknobs are dusted with Novichok, or someone’s car brakes fail? I’m not kidding. You spend your career hiding the movement of tens of millions of rubles, you do NOT testify.

There is only one thing that matters.

I’s say the likelyhood of him deciding to make a quick payday by blackmailing a woman who never touched him consensually or otherwise is slim. If he were truly that big a psychopath, he’d choose someone with more power and money than Argento, and male. Kevin Spacey would be far better a target of pure malicious…

I agree. Doing terrible things to people can result in the victims becoming terrible people.

Most Georgians are deeply religious, proud, and family-oriented. The drinking culture is very social, not really about oblivion drinking. I think visitors sometimes think it’s like going to Sofia or Bucharest, and it’s more... well, wholesome.

I loved Parts Unknown, but man, the Georgia episode really pissed my Georgian friends off. I wouldn’t say I know the country well, but have visited twice, have great friends there, and... well, the great thing about Tony was you got HIS experience, not a sanitized Rick Steves episode (all due respect to Steves, who is…

I hate it when Ruprecht makes a reasoned, nuanced point, too.

He’s lucky it wasn’t The Stranglers in their heyday. Legend had it they not only assaulted a few hecklers (even after they were into middle age) but there’s a notorious incident of forcibly sodomizing a heckler.

I don’t think it’s impossible. In fact, with poll numbers stacked against him in October 2020, he could find a way to declare a state of emergency, perhaps by lobbing a few nukes at North Korea or Venezuela. Elections would be suspended, and America would obediently get in line behind him, because we always worship…

I cannot upvote this sentiment enough. Testify!

Sadly, I have to agree. Toto is like really expertly made organic gourmet cornflakes in soymilk. There’s really NOTHING that was gained by having a team of the world’s best chefs make something so bland and innocuous.

Wow. Just...wow. My condolences, and good for you for getting past that.

“I suppose the trick is to find someone sexually compatible.”

Then I have to wade through the cork-sniffer talks of which era Hiwatt, etc. to pick a model.

James Stewart. Vertigo. Not a classic villain, but in terms of doing a 180º from his previous personae, I can’t think of one that is better. 

I took a friend to see Jonsi and she had to leave for a few minutes halfway through. She came back, with her eyes wet. “What’s wrong?” I asked.

J Robbins is a hero, and the Beachland Ballroom is a great venue. Tip o’ the hat to you!