Somewhere none of us would think to look, most likely under a thick beard, dyed hair, and copious cosmetic surgery, there is a man who once went by “Bartman” making room for one more

Counterpoint: It’s Football

Nice try, but I know this is fiction. Republicans in 2019 only talk to other Republicans. Now, if instead of conversation you’d said “condescending Twitter exchange that either ends abruptly or goes on way too long” I would never think to question you

This author writes about Native American issues all the time, beyond the personal connection if you look at the list of articles it’s clearly his beat. Is a media conspiracy more likely than people choosing to click on articles about Warren instead of ones just focused on Native issues, and publications responding to…

There was a time that anxiety about civil rights prompted a group of people to build confederate monuments, allegedly to celebrate history but really to intimidate people while giving current and future racists something to rally around. And it worked like a goddamn dream, it’s 2019 and we’re still fighting to tear…

This is theatrics, the academy and Hart probably worked it out behind the scenes and they’re prepared to be the villain, and they enlisted a well-loved former host to do help sell the it. This is exactly what he tried to pull off by saying “I’ve addressed this in the past” except that was half-assed and this is an…

No writer wants to be the next Kevin Alexander and launch a million thinkpieces about how they’re either incompetent or chose to protect a sex offender, this story is barely 6 weeks old

Did I see that they fired/Netflix poached the Activison Blizzard CFO this week too? Regardless of whether the belt-tightening was his idea or marching orders from on high, clearly finance was steering the ship over there and now the guy is out

Anyone not campaigning on this issue over the next two years will deserve their inevitable loss

He did, and Gaiman ended up winning in court which was a good decision. But from what I understand, this was a dispute arising from a poorly written contract and opposing expectations, it seems like he assumed the position that was most beneficial to his company and Gaiman assumed the one that was most beneficial to…

Todd MacFarlane is a savvy businessman and doesn’t get enough credit for how influential his art has been or how well it’s held up in the decades since compared to most of his contemporaries. That said, he has always been a bad storyteller and if anything he’s gotten worse over time as he’s been coasting on his success…

Honestly, I see Trainwreck as evidence that the criticisms (of Knocked Up specifically but other movies too), were heard and then completely misapplied. We’ve got an adult-baby protagonist that’s showing a lot more self-loathing than Seth Rogen’s character, a romantic interest that’s patient and understanding as the…

This is true, these meatheads wouldn’t put their personal property on the line if they didn’t want to bake an excuse to escalate the situation into how they chose to create it. The best solution would be to make sure all the time explaining the point they were trying to make is spent doing it to the rest of the people …

If we’re going to call out directors for conservative philosophy coded into their works, that the directors themselves explicitly deny when asked about it, Brad Bird career exploring the philosophies of Ayn Rand and Nietzsche in what are mostly children’s movies (and The Simpsons) would be a better start. No one is…

Pure speculation, but if they’ve raised funding for a game off of that brand they might be contractually obligated to use those funds 100% for a game in that series. Given infamous examples like Aliens: Colonial Marines where investment money for one game was spent on Borderlands (which the investors had no stake in)…

This should have been the header image for the article. Not this one, the original op-ed

At the end of the day, sports memorabilia a) has emotional significance b) looks pretty cool when mounted. A printout plaque would not look good hanging on a rec room wall

I think you’re mostly right, but there are things that occur outside of the 18-25 window that can warp a generation too. I’m thinking of the Americans who experienced 9/11 as middle aged or older adults and let it deeply affect their views of everything from Muslims people and the religion generally, to feelings of per…

If the last season of Black Mirror left a lot to be desired, having a tech demo grafted onto it for a post Xmas marketing stunt is a downright disappointment. This show used to have teeth

I have worked in restaurants and have a number of friends who have done the same, and I’ve seen how certain groups of people are labeled “bad tippers” and receive poor service. Given how widespread that is in the industry, why would I assume the best about a situation I don’t and can’t ever get full context on? The…