The minor role of the ghosts and the “tacked-on” love story are intentional tropes, mirrored in the book that Edith is writing. Not saying you had to love them, but that’s why they’re there. Read more

I know, I know. But see it and you’ll know what I mean. Read more

That would be a fantastic way for me to show my ass, I think. Read more

It is a movie from a different time, definitely, but compared to the modern horror trailers that played before it (Another baby-monitor-perspective Paranormal Activity, and the one about the living doll, whatever the hell that was supposed to be), Crimson Peak was high art. The secret is obvious, it’s true, but to me… Read more

This is like Robert DeNiro’s last scene in The Godfather, Part Two consisting of him saying, “I just hope I never become a crime lord or something!” Read more

I already said most of this, and you’re wrong about poker not being gambling, a definition that has nothing to do with whether it is a game of skill or chance. Read more

I’m not sure whether some of the enthusiast sites like Rotogrinder explain those concepts or just take it for granted that anyone who is “serious” about DFS understands that it’s how they work. I have touched on it here, at Vice, but the short answer is that this stuff is proprietary. Read more

That’s right. Crucially, ownership percentage isn’t something that you can deduce from salary alone. There’s no correlation between the two. Arian Foster was one of the most expensive running backs the first four weeks of the season, for instance, despite not playing at all. Read more

One small issue with this: the advantage of what Ethan Haskell purportedly knew was not what players would constitute a good value with respect to the salary cap, which is baked into the public salaries themselves, but rather which players had the best chances of not being on other teams altogether. Read more

I don’t agree that it was lackadaisical, or surly for that matter. I already answered the rest of your question. Read more

Most cultural/humor writing is for entertainment, rather than informational purposes. Read more

Yeah but either way it damn sure ain’t a finger. Read more

I agree — it IS fascinating. That’s why I wrote it! Read more

Thank you for your input, berzerkertits. Read more

Buddy, come on... Read more

Well, the thing about whiskeys getting worse as they get more expensive was a bit tongue in cheek. The point is, I haven’t liked any aspect of any of the many whiskeys I’ve tried to this point in my life — the style just isn’t for me. I feel very confident that any one brand in particular isn’t going to make a… Read more

Let’s all raise a glass to predictable failure. Read more

Yeah I get that these are popular brands, but I’m not sure which part of this story leads you to believe they would be the ones to flip my whiskey switch. I really, really hate this liquor — if anything, a “better” version of it would probably taste worse to me. Read more

No, I call myself the Beer Idiot. Thank you for reading Read more

“Chicken Tenderloins”? Is that a regional thing? Read more