I’ve only ever heard it used in pulpy adventure stories/comics like Howard’s Conan world (some of which do admittedly have some if that implicit racism common to fiction from that time). Has it become more explicitly neo-Nazi?

Y’all got any more of them x3 jokers?

I used Sync at first because of the similarity to reddit, but I finally got tired of the obnoxious ads and the hypocrisy of using an ad-supported app to browse a completely ad-free service, so a month ago I switched to Voyager and I haven’t looked back. It’s not perfect, but it’s a lot better than Sync and it’s ad-free.

I’ve heard from many long time users that those cravings never really go away. But I wouldn’t describe it as “cravings.” I would describe it as rose colored glasses.

I never really thought I had a serious habit, but I dabbled in uppers for a few years before getting diagnosed as ADHD (and then taking Adderall for the last decade), and your words perfectly describe how I think about cocaine. I really did enjoy coke, and I had a lot of good times with my buddies while doing lines all night, but I don’t really “crave” coke. I miss the ritual of it and the rush as it hits your bloodstream, and if the right person offered me some right now, I’d absolutely rip a rail, but I know the experience simply will not be as good as it was then.

Once you know what you’re missing, you’ll always miss it, I think.

As are the Ellis and Lemire runs. The Brian Wood run is better than most anything in modern Marvel, too.

Edit: reading Lemire’s run a day or two after a decent psychedelic or dissociative experience will have you questioning your own sanity in a super fun and slightly terrifying way.

Edit 2: man, everything Warren Ellis touched was absolutely fantastic for a long while. It’s a shame he wound up having more than slightly problematic relationships with fans…

I understand. I feel that way occasionally, too, but honestly, I think that’s irresponsible. Apathy and an unwillingness to pay attention to injustice are huge contributing factors to why the world is as fucked as it is today.

If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.

Except then you eat it and your mouth is numb for a bit and it helps the hangover

Fair. There’s misremembering something from your childhood and then there’s ignoring evidence that’s right in front of you.

I think it’s safe to say that person was not arguing in good faith.

Or that they missed the obvious allusions as a child and haven’t gone back and rewatched it with an adult’s knowledge of context.

I came here for this. IT WAS RIGHT THERE, OP!

My wife and I just finished the last season and are now starting the movie wrap-up, and I’ve been pretty engrossed the whole time.

But it’s definitely a little frustrating when the protagonist consistently gets either outwitted or otherwise trapped by a character with his own agenda, but I will say that I don’t think the writing is bad, as the characters consistently act in their own interest and in the interest of the people/ideals they care about. And season 2 does introduce some pretty good characters and has some pretty good major plot points, so you might give another try if you liked season 1.

OTOH, it’s your life; don’t waste it watching a show that doesn’t hold your interest!

When I looked at it more closely, I don’t recognize any of the actors, and the tent definitely looks more LOTR that I first thought, so maybe it’s from the Amazon Rings of Power series? IDK

Is it? I guess that would make sense, since I can’t place the two actors on either side. I thought that was Uhtred, son of Uhtred in the middle (and it’s definitely something that he would say in the show), but maybe I’ve just been watching more The Last Kingdom than LOTR lately.

Thanks for setting me straight!

A Last Kingdom meme in the wild? Truly the gods do have a sense of humor.

Fair; I’ve amended my comment.

Counterpoint: If you ask most elected officials edit: in the US (of either party), any two of those as policy goals would make you a socialist.

Their modern reviews are pretty bland, but from 2000-2012 or so, they were probably the best indie reviewers out there. Since then, they gotten a little too afraid to write negative reviews for stuff that other publications like and vice versa (IMHO), but they still provide a slightly different point of view than the big dogs like Rolling Stone.

These days, I typically like Consequence of Sound and Line of Best Fit a little better, and albumoftheyear.org is great for seeing both positive and negative reviews of pretty much everything out there

Edit: albumoftheyear is also a great way to find new music sites, since they cast a pretty wide net

I was being a bit snarky, but I totally agree with you. I think I honestly did find Vampire Weekend’s first album along with several of my favorite bands of all time through Pitchfork in the mid 2000’s.

As bland and useless as they’ve gotten, I will forever be grateful to Pitchfork for first introducing me to The Hold Steady, The Drive-by Truckers, and TV on the Radio.

I actually discovered a completely new music review site when I was looking for more information about them. Have any of y’all heard of something called “pitchfork?”