I just came across this picture showing how BB-8 (the droid in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, for the few who don’t recognize it immediately) actually works on the inside: Read more
I just came across this picture showing how BB-8 (the droid in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, for the few who don’t recognize it immediately) actually works on the inside: Read more
The title of the post refers to two recent articles. One is Tom Smietana’s article in the Washington Post, offering a religious case for ignoring Episodes I, II, and III of Star Wars. He likens the prequels to the Gnostic Gospels – although he also has complaints about every episode except “A New Hope.” The other is by Jay Michaelson in Forward, and suggests that Star Wars is America’s Talmud. Here is its conclusion: The very end of the film... Read more
Stephen Matheson shared his experience of seeing the new Star Wars movie on Facebook, and considerately redacted out anything that might give away plot details. It was so good, I had to share it: Thoughts about The Force Awakens. Spoilers have been fully redacted, so you may read without fear of having your first viewing ruined. We saw the film in a huge packed theater on a Saturday afternoon, which would be great fun no matter what the movie is.... Read more
Someone should create a Republican Obi-Wan Twitter account, if they haven’t already… HT Hemant Mehta Read more
Tonight’s episode of Doctor Who works as a comedy episode throughout most of it, and then as a tender romance towards the end. Whether the combination of the two really works or not is hard to say, but the result was enjoyable even if it didn’t consistently feel believable even by Doctor Who standards – and Doctor Who is often outright comical and ridiculous. The premise of the episode is that River encounters the Doctor, while under the impression that he... Read more
Did you get it? If not, here is the explanation… GLORIA IN EXCEL SHEETS! (as in “in Excel sheets Deo”…) Read more
Thanks to the Daily Kos for these. Seeing Rand’s words on Christmas cards seems to make it that much clearer how much her philosophy of unbridled capitalism is diametrically opposed to the teachings of Christianity. Click through for more. Read more
I saw this in the store and had to take a picture of it. Inside the message is that you should be glad you got a gift card. I hope that you received things that you like for Christmas. I certainly did. And if you received an Amazon gift card, please do use this link to do your shopping: LINK TO AMAZON.COM It does not matter what you buy, I will still benefit. Thanks, and merry Christmas! And of course, you... Read more
It is Christmas, so I will keep this brief. I hope you have a merry Christmas – and even if you don’t celebrate the holiday, I wish you a very happy day! [NOTE: Please be advised that the holiday greeting above is offered in the spirit of the Articles of Christmas which I have posted in previous years.] Read more
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