There's also the fact that Ariel can clearly survive above water as long as she can get back into it; and that Eric can clearly wade, swim, etc. He's a prince and could pretty much establish a series of canals/pools so that she could live with him, and the kingdom would have a fricking mermaid for a queen. But noop.

Love Actually is heinous.

Fair enough. White people who think they haven't been hired because they're white never seem to shut about it, so…

Yeah, Hot Topic decided to selling chunks of Tim Burton's prolapsed anus and went full time into hadiths.

I guess because one Muslim comic book writer represents a larger percentage of all Muslim comic book writers, whereas one white guy in an industry dominated by white guys is more readily dismissable?

"nothing but nods to the political situation in Indonesia"

American Jesus is the best Jesus,

No, but they ARE issues where religion tends to inform people's position, whereas I don't know of any research suggesting that Christians think poverty, war and mass incarceration are awesome.

Has anyone ever explained to these film makers that they could make a movie about someone having a fulfilling relationship with their faith as it is experienced by the vast majority of religious people, and that that might be a bit more interesting and compelling than yet another movie where being a Christian makes…

It's pretty great. Josh finally gets nekkid and the last five minutes is just him flexin'.

2001 wants its opinions back.

Although still one of the few sequels that's better than the original.

Does this mean we might finally get to see President Duck and Apes-A-Poppin'?

Since context is kind of important, I'd pick Barry. In a show about likeable unlikeable characters, he's just further down the same continuum. But still though.

Needs moar Weyoun. The diplomatic face of a brutal totalitarian regime, who just always seems genuinely disappointed that people don't want to be part of it.

I don't think it's impossible, but when someone sets out to be "the antidote to left-wing comedy", you know you're in for a tortuous ride.

Swastika chirality is worth knowing about because it's one of the few occasions where you can use the word "chirality".

Mishima's a tricky one. I can see a link - kinda like all those weird Viking heritage tropes in Scandi nationalism - but I don't know that he's a fascist touchstone. Too weird for them, maybe.

I think fascists are just very aware that their shtick is only saleable if people lower their guard.

Always makes me think of that "too many notes" line from Amadeus.