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in 2010 I asked you: ‘What would you like to see in a Toy Story 4?’ (let’s revisit the replies)

Sun, Jun 23, 2019
12 comments

What do you think about what we thought, almost a decade ago, might be a good way to expand the story, versus what we actually just got?

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what are your summertime rituals or must-do’s for the season?

Sat, May 25, 2013
8 comments

What will you get up to while the weather is nice and the days are long?

| 8 Comments

what cinematic cliches would you eliminate?

Mon, May 20, 2013
52 comments

Amnesia as a plot point? The slo-mo walk away from an explosion? Bags of groceries with a baguette sticking out of it? Villains who monologue their evil plans? Ticking countdowns?

| 52 Comments

what food would you have to have smuggled to you if you didn’t have access to it?

Sat, May 18, 2013
21 comments

Like how people are smuggling soggy, cold KFC into Gaza at inflated prices…

| 21 Comments

what one sequel would you erase from cinematic history? (QOTW)

Mon, May 13, 2013
101 comments

And why?

| 101 Comments

are 3D printers the first step toward replicators?

Sat, May 11, 2013
21 comments

I kinda cannot get my head around 3D printers, but the possibilities they present feel really exciting.

| 21 Comments

what is the best comic book movie ever?

Mon, May 06, 2013
37 comments

Pick more than one if you must!

| 37 Comments

how are you celebrating Free Comic Book Day?

Sat, May 04, 2013
5 comments

Are you trying comics for the first time? Are you checking out a title you hadn’t previously been buying? If you’re not into comics, what other creative field do you wish had its equivalent to Free Comic Book Day?

| 5 Comments

what are the economic benefits of the arts? (QOTW)

Mon, Apr 29, 2013
14 comments

Sure, people who come out to visit a museum will probably spend money in shops and restaurants. But might attending a live-music gig make someone less likely to cheat on their taxes?

| 14 Comments

what is the most banal tweet imaginable? (QOTW)

Sat, Apr 27, 2013
7 comments

And what could it be code for?

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