hm, what about a book concerning a spooky specter haunting a certain continent?

waow i'll have to check that out

and yes, I would also take an 11 hour train ride to Chicago vs. flying because you're adding at least an extra 4 hours onto every flight time vs. a train for security and getting to and from the airport, and the added comfort and convenience more than makes up for the rest of the lost time

and if all these Disney live action monstrosities are anything to go by, we're not going to be overcoming the bias against animation as a serious art form any time soon lol

I'd 100% be down for that. Makes me sad that so much of American animation is either geared toward kids shows or comedies. Since the Japanese animation industry is going to understandably be focused on manga, we don't really get coverage for American/British fiction that'd be best animated

the source material screams for high quality animation that would make it far cheaper to produce visually and thus allow it to take its time. maybe some animation form will pick it up in the future, would love to see that.

Nynaeve basically never tugged on her braid

believe that they'll reform themselves, or that there's nothing wrong in the first place. Protests have not worked, primarying has not worked, mass popular energy and criticism have not worked, their own electoral failures have not worked! they have to be kicked out and replaced with something else.

Besides, even if your plan is to reform the Democratic Party, then that process would necessarily start with posing a substantive risk to its viability. it will not reform unless threatened with extinction, so the only reason *not* to threaten their electoral chances would be if you fundamentally

haven't been paying attention since the 1970s, the Republicans continue to win anyway!

To the latter I'd say that clearly something has to give, and the costs of putting it off with the lingering spectres of climate change and American decline on the horizon we should really be pushing to do something sooner rather than later. Yes, they will win in the short term, but just in case you

To the former I'd point out that the two parties on top have been and can be swapped out. An inevitable push toward two parties only means that a battle in a three way competition will mean the eventual dissolution of one of the factions, not that they will always be the same two.

the most common retorts are that our first past the post system will inevitably lead to a two party make-up, which is true, and that attacking, leaving, or splitting the vote with the Dems will result in GOP victories, which is also true

if anything they seem to wear their hearts on their sleeves about what they care deeply about