I'm still fascinated by what Alistair's play is...

Unless getting to see Val get filled with TV content was the play, then good job.

empire with a fresh coat of paint) existed for 1100 years after Rome fell. So that complicates things. Like this is a widely debated subject but literally nobody thinks that it was underpopulation or the lack of worthy warriors.

Historical Consensus seems to be that the decline of Rome was largely due to two factors: Its Size being that it couldn't mobilize its armies against the Visigoths in time, and secondly its focus on the Eastern Theatre at the expense of Rome Itself. But the Byzantine Empire (which was just the Roman

Reading this in Ewan McGregor's voice.

To call this prose flowery is an insult to flowers. Manure-y is closer, but manure has a purpose.

It's not like the lines "He always said that" and "I always said that too" couldn't be good prose, but you have to be referencing an internal world and it's just blank up there man.

...This is just a racket to get adderall isn't it?

No, you'll just take it and be efficient or something.

What if I did good cause I got on Adderall so my performance was juiced by Academic Meth?

That or this is a very funny fucking bluff from a deeply stupid man.

People are saying that he doctored all the files, remember that the Epstein Estate also has more files, and there were lawyers and former agents who have combed those files and will definitely sell huge book deals if he does that.

Either that or this is a loyalty test or an out for Republicans who are getting nervous.

Hey I wrote a story about a Catholic Perspective on the anger toward the Catholic Church today, but in no way do I say the Church is NOT an evil organization, more that they are Christians. The Church is still Super Evil.

Just speculating but, This is likely due to racism, given the prominence of Catholic Schools and Colleges was largely because it was a way to maintain school segregation in a post Brown vs Board world.