Sometimes, old films will make a big deal out of something that that was a big deal back in its day, like interracial couples. Modern films sometimes feature interracial couples but they're no longer a big deal - they're just another unremarkable part of the contemporary cultural background. Same-sex couples are beginning to turn that corner. "Oh ( Read more... )

When I was a little kid I was fascinated by the general problem of which animal could beat up which other animal. Usually this consisted of me asking my dad "if a tiger fought an alligator which one would win?"

Thanks to the internet I know: tiger beats alligator. Likewise alligator beats snake, etc ( Read more... )

Times are tough. If you need a little extra income you might want to look into this.


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The last few years have seen a lot of old 70s and 80s franchises "re-imagined" for contemporary audiences. Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, Transformers, Daniel Craig's James Bond, Christian Bale's Dark Knight, Warren Ellis's GI Joe:Resolute. New gritty stories where troubled heroes defend their people against dark, scary threats ( Read more... )

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I enjoy listening to the director's commentary track on a DVD. But sometimes I wish there were more tracks. Maybe I don't want to watch Star Trek with commentary by William Shatner. Maybe I want to watch it narrated by the world's biggest star trek fan. The kind of guy that Universal isn't going to let anywhere near the microphone even though ( Read more... )

catbear's comment reminded me of another idea that I had: The Sports Event. Every Monday night, Sports Teams come out to the Sports Stadium for the Sports Event. Five minutes before the match starts the players are told what particular sport they will be playing that evening. Maybe it's something common like football, basketball, or hockey. Maybe it's ( Read more... )

I'd like to bring more populism to the olympics. I suggest that in every olympic event, competing alongside genuine olympians they should have one totally random guy just picked out of the crowd, Bob Barker style. It's not very impressive to see one totally fast Kenyan slightly beat another totally fast Australian guy. It would be much better to ( Read more... )

I've always admired the Jewish tradition, welcoming discussion and discussions of the discussions involving lots of complicated rules and issues. Simultaneously pragmatic and formally legalistic, sometimes perversely so. For example you're allowed to carry something outside your house, unless it's on the Sabbath, unless you're inside an Eruv, ( Read more... )

I hate for-pay wireless access points at coffee shops. I wouldn't mind paying a fair price - let's say *triple* their cost. $60/month for a *really* good DSL line, average of 20 wireless users per day - that's a cost of 9.8 cents per customer, or 30 cents per customer retail. Seems fair enough ( Read more... )