There's a big difference between, say, making fun of the way a culture eats differently or speaks differently, and the way it represses 50% of its population. That kind if moral relativism just doesn't work.

Who said it was bad, strawman?

It's unfortunate that I realize that's a tip cup, because roller ab batman is even funnier if you imagine him with a latte in his hand.

Furry characters don't count.

If you say so.

"doesn't mean it is the end of all creative civilization"

You got me figured out. Except I work exclusively for nonprofits. And I did expressly place myself as part of the problem, not someone struggling against it. So maybe not.

You're still dancing around the issue. Excalibur, for instance, is the Jungian take on Arthur I was talking about. It may have played with older versions, but it had an underlying theme represented in the fog of the Dragon. Morgause and Morgan Le Fay are merged into one character giving finally giving that character a…

They why not have a book about a father son relationship? Why did the author have to milk the Star Wars teet?

Obviously you didn't read the part where I made a distinction between inspiration and commercializing on an over played franchise. Having Jungian take on King Arthur is a little different than making yet another series of Star Wars kids book.

Something terrible happened to this generation of artists, and I'm including myself in this. Gen X and Y. Maybe it was incessant commercialism. Maybe it's because baby boomer parents refused to throw our toys out. But we fell so in love with our childhoods that we aren't just taking inspirations from them - like Lucas…

The only thing I bought today is a cup of coffee for the wife. Other than that capitalism can kiss my hairy yet well sculpted ass.

You're kidding, right? I was raiding BBSes at 9 years old.

I know, right?

I was about to say those did it much better. Especially since Rosselini is a class act and this woman seems to be courting the lowest common denominator.

I think the headline is unfair. I bought a mini three years ago as an HTPC when they were only $499 and it still works beautifully. It even plays games like Portal 2 well. Unlike the Air the mini has been practical and useful most of its existence.

Doesn't "human" also have "man" in it?

You understand that Sagan was on a team that laded the first robot on the surface of mars right? And on the Voyager and Pioneer teams that sent the first man made objects to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and outside the solar system? He gave briefings to Apollo astronauts before they went to the moon. What kind of…

Wow, there are a lot of really stupid flag wavers around here. Funny how patriotism always equals smart bombs and dumb children.

You sound like a child with too many toys. Grow up.