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Oscars 2024

Seeing the results, and the unfortunate outcome of your strategy, I must know: what was the strategy? Go »

Frosty Reception

Maybe. Wendy's will certainly discover in market research whether the motives that bring people to their restaurants can be affected by dynamic pricing. Go »

The Conversion to Immersion

As long as we're on the subject, Kelly found what has to be my favorite reaction to Disney closing the Galactic Starcruiser: click image to zoom Go »

Crescent City Consultation

Thanks! We'll be there earlier in April, so it sounds like we'll just miss you. I hope you have a good trip! Go »

UFOs and Government Conspiracies

Here's resurrecting this old discussion -- so old that Sci-Fi Channel has become Syfy, and "UFO" has become "UAP" to sidestep the taxonomic confusion that I rather pedantically whined about -- to ask: What's going on with UAP legitimacy lately? Go »

As Seen on TV

Off of the top of my head, the most comfortable TV home that I can think of is probably the Enterprise-D in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the least comfortable must be the tribe shelter in any season of Survivor. Go »

The "Arrgh!" in Diarchy

If any goo game players are wondering why this week has two king goos, it's because I miscalculated the round for today's Music goo. Go »

Biden

As a follow-up to my rant above about Joe Biden betraying the rail workers union, I was pleased that pressure from his administration later helped them get precisely what they were striking for. Go »

Mickey Versus Meatball Ron

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Trumped by the Insurrection Clause

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The Daily Grind

They've been diligently searching for a year, and yet Comedy Central still cannot find a new host for The Daily Show. Go »

Star Swap

If Chloé Zhao and Zoë Chao ever make a movie together, I will lose what little ability I still have to remember which is which. Go »

Best of 2023

I rarely review short films in Thorough Movie Reviews because it feels strange to spend longer writing about them than it takes to watch them, but I did see three new shorts of wildly varying quality this year: Rogue Not Quite One is the latest embarrassingly bad Disney+ short that blends the Simpsons with some other Disney-owned property and in the process reminds you of how vastly better and more inspired both franchises used to feel. Go »

ITube, YouTube, WeTube

Funeratic has lots of "game" people on it, so I hereby recommend Lateral with Tom Scott to you all. This channel hosts clips from a weekly podcast in which Tom Scott gets online with three other YouTubers and/or podcasters, and they take turns asking each other interesting questions about history and culture, and you try to figure out the solution faster than they do. Go »

KFC and the Sunshine Band

Steve, if you want cheesy jokes, I'm there. Bleu2: click image to zoom The Velveeta Underground: click image to zoom Colby Jack Caillat: click image to zoom Goudastank: click image to zoom Muenster Magnet: click image to zoom Cream Cheese: click image to zoom The Brieders: click image to zoom Fetallica: click image to zoom Mozzarella Fitzgerald: click image to zoom Paneerly Deads: click image to zoom Eddie Cheddar: click image to zoom And of course, SWISS: click image to zoom Go »

The MCU Project

Man, that is the most appropriate analogy I have heard in a long time. Go »

What's on the Ol' Boob Tube?

Another recommendation: Over the Garden Wall, a short series available on Hulu and YouTube. It's only about 1 hour 45 minutes in total, easy to watch in one sitting. Go »

MCU Project: Crossovers

Ha! That's a fun idea. Not many actors have played themselves in the MCU (with one big humorous exception that I won't spoil), but I bet there's a similar conflict in there somewhere. Go »

Annoying Media Tropes

Yep! To your list, it always bugs me when I'm watching TV and see women wake up in bed with perfect hair and makeup. Go »

Worth the Weight

That makes sense, too. Thank you! I hadn't considered that. I was thinking too much like a potential customer and not like someone in the business. Go »

First-Time Flavors

Today I tried boxty, except it wasn't like that article describes. This version was potato balls stuffed with mozzarella cheese and deep-fried, served with pomodoro sauce. Go »

Obey

Yes! My mother did not skimp on garlic when she cooked in my childhood, and now I really need a lot of it in there to taste it. Go »

Good Bad Good Talk

Absolutely agreed. We've all had a boss at some point who never seemed to articulate what exactly they wanted, whether because they muddied the message with needless "techniques" like this or for other reasons. Go »

The Saga of Kevin McCarthy

Someone asked me if I had plans for the fall. It took me a moment to realize they meant "autumn", not the collapse of civilization. Go »

Happy Birthday, Mr. Preston!

Apparently I haven't been on TC since at least July 25. Happy incredibly belated, sir. Go »

Scott's Pet Peeve #2726

I despise the -oholic suffix. Anytime someone says "I'm a chocoholic" I have to resist the urge to ask them where they get their chocohol. Go »

Longest Discussions

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Gay Marriage

I think we've mentioned it in passing, but I couldn't find an official thread here about gay marriage. Go »

Yankees Win! Theeeeee Yankees Win!

Read the subject. That is all. Go »

Rock Block

I'm pleased to introduce the newest game on goo.tc, Rock Block. It's part strategy game, part collecting game, part business game, and part rock-n-roll fantasy league. Go »

Interesting Videos.....Or Whatever

Thought I would start a thread to post interesting videos in. Here's a pretty neat video. This girl is nuts for doing this though. Go »

Election Day

Let's begin. Go »

RB21

It's been three weeks since Rock Block launched, and the early rush of mass participation has given way to a few regulars playing constantly. Go »

Current Goo

Does the current goo have all the leaders stumped? Can I declare victory now? Or have we just not had enough time? Go »

Goo: Towers

Recently, I've been talking about taking the goo game in a different direction. That plan goes into effect tonight, with the start of Round XLI in five hours. Go »

"Shall We Play a Game?"

Time for a meme game (thanks Gina). 1. Pick five of your favorite movies that many people have seen. Go »

Round XXX Tournament

We will begin in just five days. Here is the line-up for Friday, July 27th: Mike Eberhart vs. Denise Sawicki Dave Mitzman vs. Go »