Yeah, there’s a hilarious little moment in the Netflix comedy show Big Mouth, where the guys’ heads explode at the realization that women get horny too.

Not to dispute you, but I was under the impression that pretty much everyone noticed. Just, nobody said anything because Thurmond was such an institution in both the Republican Party and South Carolina. But as I’d heard it, the last two terms of Thurmond’s tenure in the Senate was an extended “Weekend at Bernies”…

Between that and the revelation that his uncle had been boning his wife, there might have been some unintentional subtext to Luke’s declaration that this was a “kinder, gentler” Crusader Kings. . .

Er, I would say that, given its incredibly steep learning curve, it’s probably not worth it at this point unless you’re already familiar enough with the format of a Paradox game to muddle through. Even today, I’m still learning little “oh damn, I can do X? I never knew that. . .” kind of things with the game, and I’ve…

Henry Cavill suffers from a severe case of what I like to call the Kate Beckinsale Effect. It’s what happens when an actor has phenomenal charisma, character acting skill, or (as in Kate Beckinsale’s case) impeccable comedic timing. But casting directors never see that skill, because the person is just so…

I realize that was rhetorical, but just going by the list, I’ve never heard anything untoward rumored about Daniel Inouye, Al Gore or Lloyd Bentsen.

Thanks, sir or madam. I really appreciate that.

I can’t remember A.O. Scott’s exact phrasing, but he once described that particular character as something like “ah yes, another 23-year old supermodel nuclear physicist with a knack for marksmanship”, which I think nails the central problem on the head. To paraphrase from one of the best bits of feminist film…

That’s fair, but I think that undermines the central moral lesson of the story: in real life, never make charisma your dump stat.

Mine knows to twist the knob with both paws, having seen us do it. He just doesn’t have enough reach to twist the knob sufficiently to unlatch the door. His paws slip on the metal.

The man gives fire squids a bad name. . .

It was II. Meyer has specifically talked about how he did something like 50 takes of Spock’s death scene, because he was kind of locked into an awkward position. With most movie stars, you’re not getting a performance, so much as “Actor (!) playing X”. When you cast Will Smith, for instance, you either get a…

Yeah, unfortunately for everyone, small-a authoritarianism is not so much a political orientation as it is a mindset. Which means that in a small-r republican system, they tend to a) automatically assume that they’re exactly the kind of people who need to be put in charge, b) run for office, and especially in small…

UNCUNNING LINGUIST DEMANDS CUNNILINGUS AT COLONEL COLT’S INSISTENCE!!!

“You are a slow learner, Winston.”

*thinks about Star Trek: The Next Generation*

Well, in our case, it’s that our cat a) loves water, b) is problem-solving intelligent, and c) has figured out that the fridge dispenses water. If he were just a little bit taller on his hind legs, he’d flood the kitchen every day just to give himself a bath.

As a home repair expert, I think Ron Swanson may have missed his calling as a paranormal debunker.

No discussion about creepy, haunted dolls is complete without a mention of Robert the Doll. I invite you all to listen to the linked Lore Podcast, and have some pleasant dreams tonight.