B?!?  That might as well be an F!  The default setting for a Pixar movie is the most rapturous, hyperbolic adoration, so anything less than that is equivalent to another movie getting the harshest, least forgiving Armond White-style all-out trashing.

B?!?  That might as well be an F!  The default setting for a Pixar movie is the most rapturous, hyperbolic adoration, so anything less than that is equivalent to another movie getting the harshest, least forgiving Armond White-style all-out trashing.

“I’m gonna pray about it.”
People don't say "I'm gonna" anymore.  That takes too long.  Instead they say "Ima."  Ima pray about it: like that.  Jeez, gwith thprogram.

“I’m gonna pray about it.”
People don't say "I'm gonna" anymore.  That takes too long.  Instead they say "Ima."  Ima pray about it: like that.  Jeez, gwith thprogram.

"hilariously fawning profile"

"hilariously fawning profile"

"Lose the totally unneccessary framing device of Burrows, lose the opening sequence on Mars"

"Lose the totally unneccessary framing device of Burrows, lose the opening sequence on Mars"

"2) Observed group differences do not demonstrate inherent group differences."

"2) Observed group differences do not demonstrate inherent group differences."

According to my research, one hour ago.  Try to keep up!

According to my research, one hour ago.  Try to keep up!

"t’s been suggested in the comments that the Alliance isn’t really “bad,” just “other.” In “Bushwhacked” though, those two descriptors seem pretty interchangeable."

"t’s been suggested in the comments that the Alliance isn’t really “bad,” just “other.” In “Bushwhacked” though, those two descriptors seem pretty interchangeable."

That's…  creative.*

That's…  creative.*

That's a good point, though not the whole story.  There's definitely a perception that YA books must have YA protagonists, and among writers, not just publishing or marketing professionals.  I've heard this from a number of sources (Sherwood Smith, for instance).  Which leads me to wonder if maybe "The Portrait of the…

That's a good point, though not the whole story.  There's definitely a perception that YA books must have YA protagonists, and among writers, not just publishing or marketing professionals.  I've heard this from a number of sources (Sherwood Smith, for instance).  Which leads me to wonder if maybe "The Portrait of the…

Question: why is it considered an Iron Law of YA that YA books must have teenage protagonists, when it's not considered necessary for movies aimed at YA audiences?  Why are YA people allegedly put off by written protagonists above the age of 20, but they'll happily watch 40-something Tony Stark?

Question: why is it considered an Iron Law of YA that YA books must have teenage protagonists, when it's not considered necessary for movies aimed at YA audiences?  Why are YA people allegedly put off by written protagonists above the age of 20, but they'll happily watch 40-something Tony Stark?