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It's been so long since I cracked any of those books that I don't even remember what the movies left out that might be worth retaining—aside from the detail of James, Remus, Peter, and Sirius being the ones who created the Marauder's Map. I can, however, think of two things the movies left out...

If you've been relying on Twitter to get weather alerts of all things, something is very wrong with the world.

Truck carrying 40,000 pounds of toxic soil from East Palestine train derailment site crashes on highway 🤦 I'm not one to believe in curses, but...

Regarding Bill and Frank: big oof there, both for the reason you're describing, and because Bill's arc was one of my favorite parts of the game. I might have already gone through this in the thread we had on the old forum so apologies if I'm repeating myself. This is a zombie survival game. And...

Well hey, now seems like the perfect time to post this: If the series is successful, maybe Disney will take the revived interest in the brand to do exactly that.

Also Heinlein was literally a fascist.

I'm still not on board with DRM- and platform-locked digital media, but I'm glad they're making it available to "purchase" in some form rather than keeping it exclusive to their streaming platform (until such time as it gets delisted and becomes exclusive to nowhere, just like all the Cartoon...

As a content creator, I would definitely say Jack Black is overrated. But as an actor, I have yet to see him in anything where he wasn't perfect for the role. Whether that's on him or the people doing the casting, I couldn't say.

And remember, the NRA has repeatedly sponsored gun control bills that were drafted in response to white people's fears that their non-white neighbors were starting to exercise their second amendment rights.

He's just following the crowd. Alphabet, Meta... changing your company's name in the hopes that it'll magically erase all your problems is just what you do if you're a tech bro.

Wait, he's seriously just calling it "X Corp"? Are you allowed to name a company just a single letter, especially one that's frequently used as a generic placeholder?

Bit of an odd detail to include; I guess we're supposed to infer that the force had been beefed up in the hopes of defending the Shire from Sauron's advancing hordes? There's probably something to be learned from that too, in these times.

If I were aiming to write a character who's a cartoonish caricature of a white southern racist, "Harlan Crow" would absolutely be on the list of names that get crossed off for being too obvious.

Well now we know who's on Paladin's ignore list...

Even the gun doesn't have to be real. I've heard stories of people threatening burglars in the middle of the night by just jabbing a piece of pipe into their backs. Though granted, living in a country where having a real gun would at least be legal does a lot to sell the illusion; I imagine they...

Or better yet, just ban the concept of "software licenses" for physical goods altogether. Buying a car should be a purchase, and should come with zero restrictions and conditions.

The world definitely needs to cut way the hell back on the production and use of plastics, but the best place to start would be stuff that's actually meant to be single-use, which for a fast food chain means straws and cup lids. Have they switched to biodegradable materials for those? I'm also...

OK but is Chris Pratt tolerable? Also did that video speculating that they had cut his lines way back seem accurate, like did he seem weirdly non-talkative for a protagonist?

Yep, I could see them just letting him win the primary simply out of fear that he'll run third party otherwise and throw the election even harder than running as a Republican already would. Well, I say "they", but to me that kind of calculated move feels more like something I'd expect of the...

It would also be rather difficult to run the country from inside a jail cell, though. Or even a campaign. He wouldn't be allowed to show up for debates, tour the country giving speeches... things we just take for granted that candidates are able to do. Frankly it'd be better if he did run, and...