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question of the day: What do you think Hollywood movies tell the rest of the world about America?

Wed, Dec 19, 2012
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I don’t mean just in relation to violence but in all aspects. Idiotic romantic comedies. Alien invasion movies. Everything Adam Sandler. What do such movies say, if anything?

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question of the day: Why do we find villains sexy?

Tue, Dec 18, 2012
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Am I overthinking this? Does it bother you that you find some very bad people — even if they are only fictional — attractive?

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question of the day: Who are the sexiest movie and TV villains?

Mon, Dec 17, 2012
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We’re months and months from the release of Star Trek Into Darkness and we don’t even know what character he’s playing, but general Internet consensus seems to be that Benedict Cumberbatch will be pretty much the sexiest villain ever. But whom will he knock off the sexy-villain throne?

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question of the weekend: Have you ever handled or shot a gun?

Sat, Dec 15, 2012
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I have never been close to a gun, but it might be instructive and interesting to shoot a gun at a range, just to get a better sense of the reality of them…

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question of the day: Who sent the mysterious package to the University of Chicago addressed to Indiana Jones?

Fri, Dec 14, 2012
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Is it some sort of interactive art project or game? Is it a marketing thing? How could someone do something so incredibly full of awesome and then just give it away anonymously?

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question of the day: Why do you think three female Rebel pilots were cut from Return of the Jedi?

Thu, Dec 13, 2012
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And are you as angry about this as I am?

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question of the day: Why do we consider animated movies to be kiddie flicks or “for families”?

Wed, Dec 12, 2012
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What will it take for the assumption to stop being automatic? An R-/15-rated animated film? Is such a thing even possible in the existing business environment for films?

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question of the day: Do you get addicted to videogames?

Tue, Dec 11, 2012
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I do sometimes get hooked on a game, but obviously I have an obsession limit, because eventually I get to a point where I’m instantly bored, and interest in a game shuts off like someone threw a switch.

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question of the day: How should we be talking about the ethics of the Australian radio prank that resulted in a suicide?

Mon, Dec 10, 2012
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Why does corporate-media sociopathy seem to believe that anything not forbidden is compulsory?

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question of the weekend: What nasty or negative qualities do you recognize in yourself, and how do you combat them?

Sat, Dec 08, 2012
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It can be really hard for me to accept help, even when it’s offered willingly, because I hate feeling dependent…

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