I'll say rugby, because if you know the basics, a match becomes like a giant high-speed game of human chess.

Does Unobtanium count?

This stuff in Avatar was even given a dumb-ass name to show its MacGuffininity (Unobtainium):

Does she count?

This is what first sprang to mind, but upon reflection, I'll have to disagree.

One to rule them all.

One day, they are going to discover faded writings on the wand:

In the 25th century.

Once you really go down that rabbit hole, you are lost. So, I admit this as a possibility and then act as though it isn't. Yeah, I guess I'm taking the blue pill. In my defense, on just about everything else, I'm eating red pills by the fistful.

Nothing about that setup necessarily means the film would be laughing at D&D. Think about a film like GalaxyQuest, which came from a place of deep affection for the subject matter; it was a love letter to Star Trek, even as it sent it up—and the more of a Trek fan you are, the bigger the laughs.

This is the correct answer! Donnnnnaaaa!!! *Sob*

Elphaba, from Wicked
So tragic because : Wicked is nothing but the story of her ever-worsening alienation from everything and everyone she ever loved. Offered with no way back and no happy ending of any kind.

Anakin Skywalker

Nice article, thanks. Special thanks for mentioning the Sacred Band, who get overlooked too often and who are relevant to some contemporary discussions about gay people in military service.

The Spartans left, and then predictably complained that they should be considered the winners of the battle because the Thebans hadn't fought them right.

The last paragraph is spot on.

I don't disagree. And that we can't get decent American table wine is a shame. However, the stuff I see imported from France, Italy, Spain, etc. is usually table wine with a nicer label that didn't travel well because it's supposed to be consumed there.

You lost me at the 'can't tell the difference between red and white wines'. They are not even close.

North America