Poorly, is the answer. The idea of X-Men—that humanity is spontaneously mutating—is so far-ranging that it is difficult to integrate into the larger Marvel Universe, which is generally the more grounded-in-reality of the two major universes. That said, all the major superhero shared universes are kind of held together…

Are we sure they’re different things?

I think people overstate how much of a change the whole “Cyclops is a tactical genius” thing has been; going back to the ‘70s at least he’s been basically the mutant equivalent of Captain America. The icewater blood/Batman-esque sociopath thing, though, is of more recent vintage, and I actually dug it before I stopped…

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I really don’t see the distinction here. If I’m drafted and put into combat, where I don’t want to be, and I wind up without legs or dead, how is that better than if I get drafted and put into a barracks, where I don’t want to be, and I get raped? Yes, no one wants to be raped, and yes, it’s fucked up that it’s your…

Rape is terrible, but this is the draft you’re talking about. If they’re drafting, odds are good that they’re sending the draftees into combat. It would be kind of odd to say that it’s okay to draft men to die, be crippled or be captured, tortured and held prisoner, but it’s not okay to subject women to that until we…

I used to feel that way, but I actually have grown to appreciate a lot of modern styling. The ‘90s, and to an extent the ‘80s, were a grim time for automotive aesthetics, but I actually think that STS is a sharp looking car. Beautiful grille, well-done and eye-catching badge. Not a huge fan of the way the stacked…

I don’t see how “traditional martial arts” differ from boxing and wrestling in that. Touch gloves, shake hands—it’s not a lot different than bowing to your opponent. Martial arts of all descriptions, in my experience, tend to attract people who have something to prove or want to be able to puff themselves up somehow.…

It’s not generational. Flashers used to be a big thing in New York. Now they do it with a cellphone (mostly). The impulse (and lack of impulse control) has been there for a long time.

We appreciate that you try so hard though. After all, we deserve it.

There is no such thing as a “fast lane.” The lane on the left is designated as the “passing lane.” Your car should be in it while you are passing other cars, and then your car should return to the right-hand lane (the “cruising lane” or “travelling lane” or “non-passing lane”). If someone is moving faster than you and…

“Cut out the fat and animal proteins” is exactly the opposite of what you should be doing if you’re working out. Fat is good. Protein is good, and complete proteins—which you get from animals—are better. Added bonus: animal proteins usually come combined with fat. Which is good.

Nonsense. This assumes that all eating is equivalent and will have equivalent effects on satiety. People do, in fact, lose weight, and they lose weight principally by changing what they eat. This is not like becoming a self-made billionaire by pulling on your imaginary bootstraps—this is something that could happen if…

No. What people are discovering is that small increases in energy expenditure do not result in large decreases in weight, which is exactly what you would expect. If you weigh 180 lbs, you burn 1,800 calories doing precisely nothing. You probably burn another 200 walking around, depending on what your commute and job…

The through-line from the yachts to the Escalade to the swarovski cut BMW knock-offs is really well expressed in that commercial they were running a while back. I think the tag line was something like “Cadillac, because fuck you”

Why would you want open-world multiplayer with crafting? Doesn’t that basically ensure that people without scads of time to dump into the game are relegated to second-class equipment and resources?

Sad but true. They may as well write “working people not wanted.”

How does that work? I sail, a little, and although I find it a fun and renewing experience, even small ships (17' or 23') take a fair amount of teamwork and coordination (a lot, if you’re actually racing). If you took away the joy of the physical exertion and the wind in your face, I’m not sure it would be a lot of…

That’s just an excuse he used around Pippin.

Yeah, he’s kind of Michael Bay-like (coincidentally, the appear to have gone to school together). I was reminded that he did the remake of Dawn of the Dead, which I think is better than pretty much everything he has done since then. Maybe the whole zombie thing (back when that was still kind of edgy) gave him the…