January 2012
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The 11 Star Trek movies ranked worst to first →
Any blog post that describes V’ger as “a great gaseous typo” is worth a read.
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How Trade Policy Cost The X-Men Their Humanity →
Marvel-licensed action figures are generally made abroad and imported into the United States. But “dolls” (which are representations of people) face a higher import duty than “toys” (which are representations of non-humans), so it’s in the interests of Marvel to argue that X-Men action figures should be taxed at the low non-tarrif rate.
From Slate.com: Read full...
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Dear Customer who stuck up for his little brother, →
Yesterday I had a pair of brothers in my store. One was maybe between 15-17. He was a wrestler at the local high school. Kind of tall, stocky and handsome. He had a younger brother, who was maybe about 10-12 years old. Thy were talking about finding a game for the younger one, and he was absolutely insisting it be one with a female character…
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“Actually,” Tak was saying, “I suspect the whole thing is science fiction.”
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– Samuel R. Delany, Dhalgren
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