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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 »

It's Always the Ones We Love Who Hurt Us the Most

Huh. I like that song musically, but yeah, I can see how it can be interpreted that way. I like it when artists express regret for their creative missteps, especially through subsequent works, but artists are sometimes too close to their own work to assess their successes and failures the way that audiences do (ahem). Go »

Election Day 2022

Yeah. We're still here, but their share is growing, and they've always been more organized and better funded and more successful in elections anyway. Go »

Longest Discussions

These are Tragic Comedy's all-time longest discussions.

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 »