Hilariously, it works both ways. A company can pay to have their product featured in a film or the production can pay to license it.

They actually do have to ask permission to do those things. That’s why you see a lot of vehicles with blacked-out or otherwise obscured logos in movies.

I’m part of a roller derby league. We walk/skate in most of the Baton Rouge parades.

Hear, hear. I give a shit about maybe four shows AVC still covers, so regular Magicians coverage would guarantee a click from me.

You make totally valid points here. Consider me swayed.

I’m marching with Red Stick Roller Derby. So I’ll be sober during, but definitely not after.

Well, this tour will be either the greatest of all time or it’ll be baaad as can be.

The whole voodoo thing is mostly for tourists. Actual Vodou practitioners do still exist, but you’re unlikely to find any slinging curses in the French Quarter.

I’m marching in four parades in one weekend this year. I am gonna be so wrecked.

Can we have a column of user-submitted Worst Hangover Stories?

I’m honestly just surprised that it wasn’t a post from the Kinja Deals crew.

It’s hard sci fi

It’s the best serious scifi show since Battlestar Galactica.

You guys must have been really confused by Idiocracy.

Cybertron Prime is one of my favorite OP designs of the last 20 years, so I ain’t mad about it.

FYI, I unconsciously read all your posts in Mr. Braugher’s voice. Thanks for making the Internet just a little bit more wonderfully weird.

I’ve shot a documentary about the story. I wrote a script about it. It’s something that I’m really excited to be bringing out in the next couple years.

How do you know? Have you ever licked Kevlar?

It’s a much-missed gem.

As a Southerner, I loathe the “Hollywood Southern” accent. It’s so rare that anyone sounds good doing one.