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I taught myself to read when I was three or four years old, because my biomom would buy comics for me but wouldn't read them to me. So...

Weird to make that argument on a podcast where the host froths his mouth every time he sees a woman or a black character which if you...

I find it always so weird when well-spoken people assume they can write/act with "politics removed" not realizing their own deeds are...

Yeah, Weir said that he didn’t like social or political commentary in Star Trek or any other writing. Which is fair enough but ST is an...

“Of course it’s boring. The trick… is not minding that it’s boring.”

Lawrence of Arabia would like a word :-)

Could have been worse. Could have been about 43 hours of people endlessly wandering over sand dunes to the sound of panpipe music. #dune

Yes, the large drink is not your friend with a movie like this. 😉

Just got back from the cinema. Big enjoys, but man those 2.5hr films are an endurance test!

The earliest and most formative are: Watching anime on TV as a 5yo (1980) in Seoul - Gatchaman (“Five Eagle Brothers*”) and Casshan...

I hate to break it to you but if thing has political ramifications it is inherently political. I don't particularly care why you (and...

Ok, I lied. I'm not bowing out yet. If it has been decided that this is an inherently political topic and political discussions, as I...

Sadly, both of those are distinctly political arguments in the sense that they indicate alignment with specific political groups and...

Morality is an inherently personal decision. No religious figure, no philosopher, no moral leader is likely to ever call you up and say...

But we know you are aware because you were just told.