Not really.  Sony exists as a market, so does Nintendo.  Too much consolidation?  Maybe so, and this deal should be scrutinized, but in a world where Sony, TenCent, and Nintendo all exist and have large market shares, it cannot reasonably called a monopoly.

He’s certainly not out on his ass right after the merger, it would probably be a year or two, and then off he goes with a huge payout.

I just hate the commutes on I-90/Kennedy version, and the tri-state. the tri-state more because it’s always under construction and the I-90 stretch from O’hare to downtown almost always sucks.

This is true, I tend to forget that 75% of people seem to have the day off work today.   I’ve never had the day off in 20 years, so I’m always surprised when traffic is so low

I mean, the “smartest” time to get in them would already be in and are willing to dump at a moment’s notice. But it’s definitely going to be similar to the beanie baby craze, I agree, with later buy-ins getting screwed.

At least they have articles up....

Hey, at least it’s an article. Some of the sister sites have hardly any today (AV Club) or haven’t posted since Friday (Jezebel).

Good on Cravotta!  It may not be a shitload of money, but it would still pay some credit card bills....

The centrist Democrats mostly don’t want to do away with the filibuster because they are afraid that if the Republicans gain control nothing will stop their agenda. Synema and Manchin are just the public face of the filibuster fight while other senators are more quietly against changing it (or at best case, like Mark…

The only eyes he cares about are the shareholders. Even then, he’ll likely gut the company if he think he is going down.

Jeeeeeeeeezus.  She definitely needs to lay off the caffeine for awhile.

I’d say the Texans did him dirty, but at the same time at least he doesn’t have to deal with the clown organization anymore.  Too bad the NFL won’t force McNair to sell the team for his ineptitude....

C’mon Erin, this is a crap take.  Excusing stealing is not a good look.

The corolla hatch (i think its called the Corolla iM it’s a 2018) is what I drive after having driven a 2000 corolla for 4 years before that died this past September. I got it off my parents as I took over their loan as at that time I had just started a new job after being out of work for a couple of years and…

They’ve gone insane.  And now with even more big honkin SUVs on the road with their overpowered lights, it’s gotten even worse.

an episode (or three) dedicated to another settlement needing help....

Doesn’t look good for AVClub’s long term health....

I mean, I don’t live there, but have visited probably a dozen times or so in the last 6 years (my best friend/business partner lives in Manhattan) and it seems like De Blasio just couldn’t get out of his own way and everyone seemed to hate him.  None of my friends can stand the guy, similar to here in Chicago with…

Yep! No interest in flying anywhere for the foreseeable future. It’s bad enough during normal times, let alone the current hellscape. I’m so glad I have a job where I drive to work instead of commute via bus and rail, despite living in Chicago (my building is almost a mile from any bus line, which precludes walking…

Can he really be any worse than De Blasio?