Best LOTR-themed conversation we've had in months:
ita:
If your username contains "smeagol" you really shouldn't be surprised to learn Aragorn was in his 80s during LotR
Steph:
Dang, dude looks pretty good for being an oldster.
ita:
He's Dunedain, originally descended from elf-hybrid.
billytea:
You can tell he's a hybrid, he's environmentally friendly and gets great mileage.
Tom Scola:
I like my porn to look like fashion photography more than I like fashion photography to look like porn.
In Bitches, Theodosia made me chortle with this:
It sounds like Abney Park is the living example of "Steampunk is when Goth discovers brown."
In Literary --
erika:
Breaking Dawn is...well, it's icky. And I read books with dismemberments.
Cable drama. True and funny.
lenubian: I liked the article, but the comments section makes me fear for the future of humanity.
DavidS: AV Club comments are like a non-stop media geek slapfight and hairpulling contest.
erikaj: With bonus "screenplay in a drawer," and "I liked this BEFORE everyone else did."
Sophia Brooks:
Oh, and if you are a little girl who likes to pretend she is a witch and steal your neighbors vegetable garbage to make potions, make sure that you do not attempt to steam the jalapeno peppers. Not that I would know this from experience or anything!