I think it’s totally possible that these two books are the Empire Strikes Back of the series, at least, in terms of tone (because lord knows they’re not the best of the series). I think Winds of Winter’s going to be pretty action-packed in build-up for the final all-out brawl between humans and the Others. So, I get… Read more

The last “hopeful” character was Jon and if he is in fact stone cold dead, that’s just so depressing and an unforgivable kick in the nards to the reader. Read more

I think there’s still a character or two that people like enough to stick around for, but I’m quite sure the show has it it’s peak popularity and won’t really grow now. This is also where the books lost me. Read more

This sounds like a fair enough piece on how to be an adequate bank-robber. How about a Wall-Streeter up next to tell us how to really fucking rob the place?
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“Remember that time Kluwe killed a guy?”
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Mmm, so edgy to keep using the name Bruce. And in all caps too! That will surely convince Caitlyn this was all a mistake. My point, which you seem to have missed entirely, is there are different kinds of courage in the world. My brain is big enough to consider World War II soldiers AND people who publicly come out as… Read more

It’s Caitlyn Jenner, and by insisting we exclusively accept a very narrow definition of courage you're doing a disservice to the men who gave their lives on that beach to ensure we have the freedoms that allow people to be who they are today. Read more

I was watching highlights last night, and it looked like he was wearing metal cleats, but there was a lot of mud/clay on the mound and it was sticking to the bottom of his cleats. Also, it looked like there wasn’t a depression in the front of the mound like there usually is. So when he coils in his windup (he uses a… Read more

it looks like his plant foot slips each time. I bet that’s the case
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And then there’s all the cool things our slaves built:

Mr. Jastremski would sometimes work out and bulk up — he is a slender guy and his goal was to get to 200 pounds. Mr. McNally is a big fellow and had the opposite goal: to lose weight. “Deflate” was a term they used to refer to losing weight.

I too expect better from the Polish American Football league. They look like the Jaguars out there. Read more

The precise moment when I realized just how important music was would be the sequence in Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz where the Mariemaia Army invades Earth, followed by Heero recovering Wing Zero in deep space. Read more

Little note to add on the hotkey section. Keys 1-3 and 5-7 are items, key 4 is your trinket. On Summoner’s Rift this is one of three different free items you can get at the start of the game with an active component to it. One lets you put down a vision ward to watch an area, the second lets you “sweep” for invisible… Read more

Excellent post. I wanted to add one point as a defense attorney. Read more

Great reporting as always, Diana.
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Because the NFL - not "the NFL" as shorthand for the league AND its 32 teams, but the actual league infrastructure WITHOUT the 32 teams - is not a for-profit enterprise. It doesn't exist to generate revenue; it isn't a real business. The 32 teams are for-profit enterprises. The NFL simply exists as an organization… Read more

It's a labor of love. Read more