Benjamin (he/him/his)
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I recall when I read stories like these that Angel episode where Gunn gets a judge removed from a case because she’s an investor in the defendant’s company.
The U.S. legal system is a sham that WISHES it could lightly muzzle Wolfram and Hart.
The U.S. legal system is a sham that WISHES it could lightly muzzle Wolfram and Hart.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 AM
I recall when I read stories like these that Angel episode where Gunn gets a judge removed from a case because she’s an investor in the defendant’s company.
The U.S. legal system is a sham that WISHES it could lightly muzzle Wolfram and Hart.
The U.S. legal system is a sham that WISHES it could lightly muzzle Wolfram and Hart.
The reason Musk wants the Grok cases to go to the Texas courts is so that they can be tried before his Judge Reed O’Connor, who is in bed with Musk and holds stock in Tesla.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 AM
The reason Musk wants the Grok cases to go to the Texas courts is so that they can be tried before his Judge Reed O’Connor, who is in bed with Musk and holds stock in Tesla.
In all seriousness, I wonder what it does to a person's psyche to have these kind of misconceptions about the personal character of a filmmaker, and then have those misconceptions be gradually proven wrong merely by continued progression of time itself.
January 21, 2026 at 6:09 AM
In all seriousness, I wonder what it does to a person's psyche to have these kind of misconceptions about the personal character of a filmmaker, and then have those misconceptions be gradually proven wrong merely by continued progression of time itself.
Always baffled me that old George, being the egotistical control freak who never listened to anyone, allowed all these documentaries about the production of the prequels where he seems to be listening to and collaborating with his team and letting their imaginations run wild.
January 21, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Always baffled me that old George, being the egotistical control freak who never listened to anyone, allowed all these documentaries about the production of the prequels where he seems to be listening to and collaborating with his team and letting their imaginations run wild.
A piece of concept art that got a Fabuloso stamp means that not only is Luke’s entire arc in the actual story George-Lucas approved, but that Episode VIII is a slavishly faithlul execution of Lucas’ story outline for… Episode VII.
January 21, 2026 at 3:38 AM
A piece of concept art that got a Fabuloso stamp means that not only is Luke’s entire arc in the actual story George-Lucas approved, but that Episode VIII is a slavishly faithlul execution of Lucas’ story outline for… Episode VII.
My sincere reaction
January 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
My sincere reaction
There’s nothing patronizing about Qui-Gon’s expression or response here. His face expresses his trademark stoicism and he simply gives a frank “No. I’m afraid not” in response to Anakin’s question. He speaks to Anakin like an equal and acknowledges the limitations of a Jedi’s authority.
January 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM
There’s nothing patronizing about Qui-Gon’s expression or response here. His face expresses his trademark stoicism and he simply gives a frank “No. I’m afraid not” in response to Anakin’s question. He speaks to Anakin like an equal and acknowledges the limitations of a Jedi’s authority.
The stretch of TLJ where Rey presents herself to Kyle in a box with her hair let down and then he takes her to the boss' red room to have her be mind-raped is exponentially more misogynistic than all of the most controversial Lucas-era costumes COMBINED.
January 17, 2026 at 2:01 AM
The stretch of TLJ where Rey presents herself to Kyle in a box with her hair let down and then he takes her to the boss' red room to have her be mind-raped is exponentially more misogynistic than all of the most controversial Lucas-era costumes COMBINED.
Jakku was envisioned as a polluted junk planet during the period when Arndt’s screenplay and the concept art were working from Lucas’ story (including the downed Star Destroyers in the second image here), but Abrams’ direction is when the planet was basically made into a Tattooine redux.
January 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Jakku was envisioned as a polluted junk planet during the period when Arndt’s screenplay and the concept art were working from Lucas’ story (including the downed Star Destroyers in the second image here), but Abrams’ direction is when the planet was basically made into a Tattooine redux.
George personally designed Padmé’s outfit that prominently features a choker, which she wears in front of a fire.
These costuming choices were the best decisions he ever made, Kennedy 😤
These costuming choices were the best decisions he ever made, Kennedy 😤
January 16, 2026 at 10:08 AM
George personally designed Padmé’s outfit that prominently features a choker, which she wears in front of a fire.
These costuming choices were the best decisions he ever made, Kennedy 😤
These costuming choices were the best decisions he ever made, Kennedy 😤
You really think George would do that? Dress a hot woman in a revealing fit that shows their abs?
January 16, 2026 at 10:08 AM
You really think George would do that? Dress a hot woman in a revealing fit that shows their abs?
I’ve always loved that time that Vanity Fair did a profile on Kathleen Kennedy and she said that if Lucas were making Return of the Jedi today, he wouldn’t put Leia in the gold bikini, and then Mellody Hobson told them that Lucas doesn’t regret it at all and is still proud of it.
January 16, 2026 at 10:08 AM
I’ve always loved that time that Vanity Fair did a profile on Kathleen Kennedy and she said that if Lucas were making Return of the Jedi today, he wouldn’t put Leia in the gold bikini, and then Mellody Hobson told them that Lucas doesn’t regret it at all and is still proud of it.
I can say without any irony or reservation that Rey’s introduction in TFA is the best sequence in the entire non-canon trilogy, and is the closest the film ever gets to matching the silent film-style visual storytelling of Lucas’ saga.
January 16, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I can say without any irony or reservation that Rey’s introduction in TFA is the best sequence in the entire non-canon trilogy, and is the closest the film ever gets to matching the silent film-style visual storytelling of Lucas’ saga.
Both Jonathan and Clark try to help the people around them as much as they can, and yet they still face the loss of lives they could have saved had they somehow managed to do more.
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Both Jonathan and Clark try to help the people around them as much as they can, and yet they still face the loss of lives they could have saved had they somehow managed to do more.
In addition to looking like Jonathan is constructing a makeshift grave, I think his rock structure is also evocative of the myth of Sisyphus, which speaks to the sense of absurdism that Clark is feeling over his duty as Superman.
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
In addition to looking like Jonathan is constructing a makeshift grave, I think his rock structure is also evocative of the myth of Sisyphus, which speaks to the sense of absurdism that Clark is feeling over his duty as Superman.
"A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them"
Ecclesiastes 3:5
Ecclesiastes 3:5
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
"A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them"
Ecclesiastes 3:5
Ecclesiastes 3:5
That feeling is why I try to get back to this neighborhood whenever I can. I’m very lucky to still be in San Francisco where other redwood parks are nearby, but Humboldt is just different.
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
That feeling is why I try to get back to this neighborhood whenever I can. I’m very lucky to still be in San Francisco where other redwood parks are nearby, but Humboldt is just different.
I used to live among the redwoods in Humboldt County when I was in undergrad, and spending a few of my formative years in the area where one of my favorite films was made definitely inspired much of my own connection to the overall Saga.
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
I used to live among the redwoods in Humboldt County when I was in undergrad, and spending a few of my formative years in the area where one of my favorite films was made definitely inspired much of my own connection to the overall Saga.
Video killed the radio star
January 15, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Video killed the radio star
I do photography for fun and I’m really good at editing the places I shoot at to resemble dreamy, otherworldly locations
January 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I do photography for fun and I’m really good at editing the places I shoot at to resemble dreamy, otherworldly locations
I ran the San Francisco Hot Chocolate Run yesterday! Did the 15K course and hit my PR time for that distance. Pretty solid results overall, and going to try to do one more half marathon before this year’s Bay to Breakers 😎💪💯
January 13, 2026 at 6:43 AM
I ran the San Francisco Hot Chocolate Run yesterday! Did the 15K course and hit my PR time for that distance. Pretty solid results overall, and going to try to do one more half marathon before this year’s Bay to Breakers 😎💪💯
Yes, even with the billions they've received from investments by companies like The Mickey Mouse Fun House, they're still beyond washed.
January 13, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Yes, even with the billions they've received from investments by companies like The Mickey Mouse Fun House, they're still beyond washed.
The weather the day after a week-long rainstorm is always so absolutely marvelous
Took a day trip to explore Marin County earlier this week — this church is located just a few miles away from Skywalker Ranch!
Took a day trip to explore Marin County earlier this week — this church is located just a few miles away from Skywalker Ranch!
January 8, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The weather the day after a week-long rainstorm is always so absolutely marvelous
Took a day trip to explore Marin County earlier this week — this church is located just a few miles away from Skywalker Ranch!
Took a day trip to explore Marin County earlier this week — this church is located just a few miles away from Skywalker Ranch!
Thonyanay Amugliagray has always been well aware of Sai's insistance on using this ableist slur and tolerated it, just in case you have any inclination to give him the benefit of the doubt about this.
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Thonyanay Amugliagray has always been well aware of Sai's insistance on using this ableist slur and tolerated it, just in case you have any inclination to give him the benefit of the doubt about this.
And much like Antoine Grammarglow and Aranock, she likes to spread disinformation -- in her case by saying that an ableist slur is not a slur.
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM
And much like Antoine Grammarglow and Aranock, she likes to spread disinformation -- in her case by saying that an ableist slur is not a slur.