Sounds like some politicians are about to get slammed with some insider trading charges... A couple of them sound borderline, and it's plausible that they had managed funds and didn't know. I'll wait for investigations for most of them, but Burr is at Blagojevich levels of stupid and greedy. Hangin...

I'm lucky that my job is still open and I'm still working. That both insulates me financially as long as supply chains hold, and emotionally as I have other stuff to occupy my mind. - A small, guilty part of me wishes I wasn't working. Just Saturday I took my daughter to her semi-monthly immunosuppr...

If you haven't seen Knives Out, you should. A ton of strong performances of fairly decent characters that would be memorable if it wasn't for Daniel Craig chewing scenery like a traumatized terrier. That might sound bad, but I found it glorious. Some of the foreshadowing helped me predict things tha...

What do you mean it's not called the Last Skywalker? The Rise of Skywalker? nah. The Last. Whose the last? Well it was Ben for a few minutes. When I saw the title I assumed that "Skywalker" was going to be like a new version of the Jedi, like going from Judaism to Christianity. In a way, ...

I liked it. Some stolen plot ideas, some major holes, then I realized it doesn't matter. Had fun, worth my money.

My godson watches this all the time, so I've seen a bit of it. I know that most of the things I don't understand about it come from it being a French kids' show. There is something interesting about having villains that need to be fought in the moment, but after they are neutralized as a threat and ...

Yes. You would be Don Rickles.

Re: depression. I must hang out with different circles of people. Thing is, the key, even if Thor is all out of sorts, Thor is still worthy of the hammer. This. The message that it's not his strength that makes him a hero, that his worthiness is in the effort? I think that's worth having in this mo...

- Weight gain is common with depression. As someone dealing with both those issues, I wasn't hurt by the portrayal. It resonated with me, but YMMV. Given that Thor is normally depicted as Perfect Man with abs and flowing hair, Fat Thor provided humor specific to that character as well as dramatic ar...

John Wick 3 continues having amazing action, but they can't stop themselves from exhausting the audience by the end. Each individual scene is a technical triumph and Mark Dacoscos is surprisingly amazing in his character portrayal. However, the world stops making sense if you think at all. So don't....

I still enjoy the show, but I keep feeling like the books would/will be covering a lot more details on some of what's going on. I really only need them to not screw up Clegane Bowl at this point and I walk away entertained. But I may be disappoint. I also have some crackpot dream where Martin finish...

Trump Derangement Syndrome accurately describes the actions of some members of the Left in America.

Trump Derangement Syndrome is also just Clinton Derangment 2.0 with social media magnifying the effect.

Isn't this always the problem with charity? People are extremely motivated to help a crisis that's in their face and immediate, but systemic issues go begging. Then everyone gives money in the most direct way they can see whether it actually helps or not. Humanitarian crises involve logistical chall...

I like the Irish kid from that movie. There’s an attempt at an urbanization metaphor that lands pretty hard. Other than that, usual YA shenanigans.

Shazam! Way more fun than Captain Marvel. It's not trying to be important, or grim, or say anything really big about the human condition or current politics. And that was fine. It was darker than I thought it would be based on the trailers, but still a lot of goofy fun. I think this continued the ar...

Pulling stumps sucks. But burgers and crab after it’s done is awesome.

I've really gotten into watching professionals analyze how pop culture portrays their work. Better Call Saul got a decent grade from this guy.

I can’t afford to pay attention, but I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamberder today.

Watching Umbrella Academy now. I kind of see some of what you're talking about Jeff, but I'm also seeing different context around some of it. I'd probably want to talk more about it after I see how it all ends up. I dig the way the early fight scenes turn into music videos. Midway through, I think t...