I’m not talking about the characters, I’m talking about as the reader. If I don’t have any hope that a world is anything other than horrible things happening to people, then I am no longer vested in that world. Frankly, it’s unrealistic. Read more

As I’ve said before, this is where both the show and books have lost me. There’s no hope, which means I don’t give a single shit about any of the characters, which means I don’t care what happens and I’ll go watch/read something else. Read more

I disagree. Read more

“Write on Monday what everyone else will think to write on Friday” -Whitlock Read more

I’d now like to see a series of Coke cans adorned with quotes from famous dictators/war criminals, but written in foreign languages so people think it looks all cool and folksy and don’t realize that their holding a can that reads Triumph of the Will in old Germanic script. Read more

Why isn’t this on a Coke can?

Ornette Colman was next level before there was a term next level. HE WAS THE REASON WHY WE NEEDED THE TERM IN THE FIRST PLACE.

It’s in the movie, too. Also, “Always Returning,” “Here Come the Warm Jets,” “Golden Hours,” “On Some Faraway Beach” ... just a ton of Eno in there.
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I assume there is a backup Deadspin staff somewhere? There is a contingency plan for when you are all immediately eaten? I need to know there is a Deadspin fail safe.
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“T-Rex Would Catch the Hands” sounds like a 2008 pop-punk song title Read more

The roach powder works pretty well in my experience. Two uses... 1) Spray a light coat under cabinets, appliances, etc. As I remember, roaches walk through it (has to be light enough for that), it sticks to their hairs, they groom it off, then die. 2) Mix about 1:1:0.5 of sugar, poison, and baking soda. Wet to a… Read more

Steel wool is no longer a suggested material to fill holes/deter pests. It is (surprisingly) flammable and there are an abundance of other (non-flammable/flame retardant) materials available...to wit: fibreglass or rock wool insulation.
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A League of They’re Owned Read more

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I did this for a while, and it made a lot of sense when there wasn’t a incredible variety of available beer, but I cannot be bothered anymore. I get why folks do it, it can be fun and I have my own hobbies, so go for it. Read more

Oh my God. Read more

Why not both with the Lego Fire Walk?

The nice thing about having Harvilla in the union is that, from Ohio, he can just reach over and knock Denton out of his chair at the Gawker office in Manhattan if he starts violating our workers’ rights. Read more

It’s not just our Facebook posts. People who comment on anything using Facebook are the worst people. Read more