Disco Missile

Gary Johnson with targeting. He gone.

Omenihu gonna Omenihu. He was griping on the sidelines earlier

3 years minimum, remember

Boo. What's up with this defense

WOWWWW Duvernay hell of a catch 7-7

Finally got my online subscription straight so I can watch the game (in AZ) and I see we're down 7 already. And we got saved by a Maryland penalty on 3rd and 15.

If the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were from Silent Hill.... Some UA ad exec though this up on a bad acid trip. Cripes.

Let's do this

Which Fauda actress? Rona-Lee Shim'on Luna Mansour: Laetitia Eido: Neta Garty:

Do you have links to those? I haven't seen them, only read them on McMurphy's FB page

You're welcome to believe whatever you'd like. I'm just pointing out that this is essentially one person's word against another's, and one person stands to gain from it.

That police report has been updated. Apparently he was not arrested as initial reports indicated. He was arrested in 2009 based on statements made by Courtney, but the charges were dropped. Prosecutors rarely drop DV charges even when victims request because they take them seriously. Reference: https://www.thescore.com/ncaaf/news/1578125

No, I get that. He's in hot water no doubt and the university is 100% within its rights to let him go. But Zach Smith is not a confirmed abuser. His ex-wife is making that allegation but she has provided very little evidence of it. I mean, there has to be a higher bar than 'his ex-wife said so' before someone is labeled an abuser. When I got divorced my ex accused me of everything in the book. Luckily I was smart enough to avoid situations where I could be accused of assault or abuse, but the rest of this is very familiar. That's my own bias, of course, but my point is that right now Zach Smith's guilt has not been determined.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the accusations made by Courtney Smith are just that at this point - accusations. She has pictures she took of herself with a red welt on her arm but there have been no arrests or any other documented cases of abuse, only the word of his now ex-wife. There were 'domestic indicents', but the only time Zach Smith was cited for wrongdoing was when he drove into Courney's driveway to do a custody exchange and she reported him. He may be guilty, he may not. Ohio State fired him, but Urban's troubles are because he supposedly knew something may have been happening and didn't reporting it. I feel like the mob is growing in strength and overlooking the facts here. Link to a chronology of the domestic incidents: https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2018/08/records_show_history_of_domest.html

Hamels! I like it

The only way I could see this working is if they did something like the old Bronson Death Wish movies or Dirty Harry or something where Vader goes around killing gangsters and criminals and other baddies for the Empire. It would be tough watching him mow down freedom fighters, puppies, and orphans for an hour and a half. There are some good Vader stories outside of the movies. The Kieron Gillen graphic novels were pretty good.

Sounds like the Austin Equity Office has some serious work to do

Yeah what's up with that mannequin?

I'm a big believer in the importance of knowing and understanding history. I read a lot and try to learn as much as possible because I believe it informs the present and I think it benefits society for people to know their past. A monument to slaves, slavery, and abolition is absolutely worthwhile. And if that would be enough to stop the whitewashing (NPI) of our history then even better still. What troubles me the most is that previous generations tried - and achieved, mostly - to put the Civil War behind them and reconcile into one nation. The Memorial Day parade in 1915 where CSA and USA vets marched together. The 1938 75th anniversary of Gettysburg where again veterans from both sides met and socialized for several days, presided over by FDR are just two examples. Those were important gestures and much was said about moving on, putting the past behind us, and building a future together. Southern racists intent on division did put up some monuments to the Civil War to make a statement about white superiority. But instead of trashing all of our monuments and namesakes, fomenting bad tempers and division, hollow gestures - why not appropriate those monuments to reflect the perils of division? What it cost our country in that war? The importance of reconciliation and unity? It seems like any politician with a modicum of sense should be more interested in unity than division, right? Or is that naive?

This rarely ever works for movies. The best thing Star Wars could do is create new villains. Maul was great. Kylo is fine. Watch the YouTube video Dutchrudder posted and apply that generally to iconic villains. Iconic villains are great because they're foils to the hero and exist as a mysterious, creeping malevolence always threatening to destroy the good. Featuring the villain forces them into a protagonist role, which requires a lot of baggage and explaining things about the character, which ruins the mystique. Besides, there are only a few ways to go with these 'villain as the hero' movies: 1) you can play it for laughs or make it meta. Think later Freddy Krueger and Jason movies, American Psycho, anything from Tarantino 2) you can make it really dark, like Taxi Driver, Devil's Rejects, Hannibal, The Shining, etc. but the problem there is that Vader would need to be a psycho, which he's not 3) you can make Vader a tragic figure, like Frankenstein, Darkman, The Fly, or Maleficent, but this creates a sympathetic villain. Lucas already tried this and failed. It's the hardest to pull off and has never been done with a recurring character. As for me, I like Vader and Boba Fett and every other villain being mysterious badasses. I don't need or want to know what they eat for breakfast, what underwear they prefer, or why they are the way they are. They exist, and they're awesome. That's enough.

The characters in the new trilogy are straight out of a YA novel or a Power Rangers movie. Rey is the serious leader with hidden talents, but she's secretly lonely. She's eager to find her destiny! And her true family! Finn is a former stormtrooper that quit when a friend died, but this lovable #2 attaches to everyone and everything really, really quickly. Poe is a plucky secret operative pilot with a hatred of 'bad guys' who happens to be an eternal optimist. It took me a while to figure out why I didn't connect with them. There's not a lot of emotional depth here. There's rarely a solemn emotional moment where you feel the weight on their shoulders outside of Han's death, which seemed contrived. Same problem the OT had, except the OT did a hammy job of trying to force it. That's when I realized that I was watching a kid's movie. One made for kids aged 9-15 or thereabouts. Just like the prequels.

Quintana threw 74 pitches in 3 innings. 51 in the 1st. Baez homer was the only bright spot. Pretty miserable day.

Chatwood to the pen http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-cole-hamels-tyler-chatwood-20180728-story.html

That's a nice cardigan. Go nice with a muffler and a hemp knit cap.

Kylo Ren rant incoming. Disney is totally misusing the character. Kylo isn't a holy terror like Vader or Maul. If Disney wanted a straight villain they ruined it. Kylo has a soft side. That depth of character makes him interesting and makes people want to know more about him. Gasp, he's compelling! But then he killed Han, so any redemption narrative will require a massive repayment for that deed. In TLJ, again we see his connection to Rey and the depth of the character as he questions and flirts with the line between good and bad. In my opinion, the only way TLJ could have been saved is if Kylo and Rey switched sides. Kylo becomes a good guy and saves the Resistance from the First Order while Rey succumbs to the Dark Side and flees in the command ship after killing Snoke. That sets up Episode 9 pretty nicely, no? What happens to Rey? Is she really bad? Has Kylo really forsaken the dark side? But imo, Disney is too committed to feminist narratives and vanilla writing to attempt something that daring. So instead we get a meaningless resolution between Rey and Kylo, Holdo warping through a ship, a meaningless battle, and meaningless deaths. In the end nothing happened and nothing about TLJ mattered. Episode IX is totally boxed in and will have to be almost a standalone movie, unless it's a four-hour behemoth that tries to tie up every loose end before final credits. All I can say to that is please no.