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Trying to figure out Trump’s actual beliefs is usually a pointless exercise, but it’s 100% clear that he fundamentally sees long term alliances and partnerships for mutual benefit as being a sucker’s game. To him, you make deals for your own short term benefit and then backstab the other side.
December 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Trying to figure out Trump’s actual beliefs is usually a pointless exercise, but it’s 100% clear that he fundamentally sees long term alliances and partnerships for mutual benefit as being a sucker’s game. To him, you make deals for your own short term benefit and then backstab the other side.
If you’re a fan of the movie and you haven’t read this article yet, drop whatever you’re doing and dive in.
www.vulture.com/article/an-o...
www.vulture.com/article/an-o...
‘We’ll Never Make That Kind of Movie Again’
An oral history of The Emperor’s New Groove, a raucous Disney animated film that almost never happened.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
If you’re a fan of the movie and you haven’t read this article yet, drop whatever you’re doing and dive in.
www.vulture.com/article/an-o...
www.vulture.com/article/an-o...
“Canadian English is a source of immense pride for the nation’s pedants” is a top tier burn.
December 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“Canadian English is a source of immense pride for the nation’s pedants” is a top tier burn.
I think you need to make it clear that the top hat is made of silk and not, um, you-know-what.
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I think you need to make it clear that the top hat is made of silk and not, um, you-know-what.
“This subculture has a pearl-clutching reactionary old guard who fear and resent change.” No, really? Like every subculture ever? What a scoop!
November 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“This subculture has a pearl-clutching reactionary old guard who fear and resent change.” No, really? Like every subculture ever? What a scoop!
Anyone interested in the connection between fantasy “evil races” and real-world racism should read The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad. It dramatically changed how I looked at, eg, Tolkien’s orcs.
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Anyone interested in the connection between fantasy “evil races” and real-world racism should read The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad. It dramatically changed how I looked at, eg, Tolkien’s orcs.
Real life is so much more like the Dortmunder novels than it is like the Parker novels.
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Real life is so much more like the Dortmunder novels than it is like the Parker novels.
“…and then, Sutler will be forced to do the only thing he knows how to do.”
November 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“…and then, Sutler will be forced to do the only thing he knows how to do.”
I’m from a more or less WASP upbringing in southern Ontario, and there were at least two couples, old friends of my parents, who we referred to as aunts and uncles despite no blood relationship at all.
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I’m from a more or less WASP upbringing in southern Ontario, and there were at least two couples, old friends of my parents, who we referred to as aunts and uncles despite no blood relationship at all.
The politicians-at-a-podium and Louvre photos add nothing to their stories. A decent photo of one of the large city protests would have conveyed the scale at a glance. They couldn’t be more obvious about trying to downplay the story.
October 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The politicians-at-a-podium and Louvre photos add nothing to their stories. A decent photo of one of the large city protests would have conveyed the scale at a glance. They couldn’t be more obvious about trying to downplay the story.
We, the players, were _pissed_. We went in all out and came up with tactics we’d never used before. We wiped the floor with them in record time. It was exhilarating.
October 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
We, the players, were _pissed_. We went in all out and came up with tactics we’d never used before. We wiped the floor with them in record time. It was exhilarating.
Instead, we were ambushed by a local villain team that we’d clashed with many times. It was a total dick move, and very much in character for those villains.
October 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Instead, we were ambushed by a local villain team that we’d clashed with many times. It was a total dick move, and very much in character for those villains.
In a Champions game I played in many years ago, our team had just returned from an intense multi-session mission across the dimensions. We and our characters were ready for some serious downtime.
October 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
In a Champions game I played in many years ago, our team had just returned from an intense multi-session mission across the dimensions. We and our characters were ready for some serious downtime.
It’s something I’ve only seen a handful of times, but when you get the actual _players_ mad at your villains, exciting things happen. In my experience, it’s the highest form of player engagement.
October 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
It’s something I’ve only seen a handful of times, but when you get the actual _players_ mad at your villains, exciting things happen. In my experience, it’s the highest form of player engagement.
That sounds like it would pair well with some Sardinian maggot cheese.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
That sounds like it would pair well with some Sardinian maggot cheese.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_ma...
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See also: Jeremy Irons.
September 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
See also: Jeremy Irons.
Respect. It’s not easy to ignore an enthusiastic chihuahua.
September 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Respect. It’s not easy to ignore an enthusiastic chihuahua.
Try this instead: hard times remind everyone of the need for community and cooperation. Cooperation and community action get us through hard times. Easy times erode the sense of community and encourage selfishness. And that’s where we are now.
September 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Try this instead: hard times remind everyone of the need for community and cooperation. Cooperation and community action get us through hard times. Easy times erode the sense of community and encourage selfishness. And that’s where we are now.
“Sure, he’s famous for his one-on-one fight with a balrog back in the day, but what are the odds we’ll need that skill set on this trip?”
September 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“Sure, he’s famous for his one-on-one fight with a balrog back in the day, but what are the odds we’ll need that skill set on this trip?”
I mean, the Fellowship, led by the two greatest travellers in the world, took 2 months to get from Rivendell to Parth Galen, and that was with the enormous benefit of being able to travel a huge distance by boat downstream on the Anduin. I feel like we should cut Boromir some slack.
September 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I mean, the Fellowship, led by the two greatest travellers in the world, took 2 months to get from Rivendell to Parth Galen, and that was with the enormous benefit of being able to travel a huge distance by boat downstream on the Anduin. I feel like we should cut Boromir some slack.
Oh good, I was hoping you guys would explain that nonsense. I can’t make heads or tails of it.
August 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Oh good, I was hoping you guys would explain that nonsense. I can’t make heads or tails of it.
It’s a strong counter to the notion, too often seized on by modern adapters, that Holmes was a cold intellectual who became a consulting detective solely for the mental stimulation. The stories make it clear that Holmes really, really liked helping people, especially underdogs.
August 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It’s a strong counter to the notion, too often seized on by modern adapters, that Holmes was a cold intellectual who became a consulting detective solely for the mental stimulation. The stories make it clear that Holmes really, really liked helping people, especially underdogs.