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Ah, Morrison's and the artists' he worked with run on Batman was a fun read.

Oh you lucky fucking bastard! I would LOVE to see that version Mother! and speaking of mothers have you seen Mommy, Bolegium?

I'm fucking down We should use meet-up to set plans up

So Tale of Tales is no longer making video games (well, it's a bit more complicated than that): http://taleoftales.tumblr.com/post/122153044077/and-the-sun-sets

Has anyone seen Leviathan? Phenomenal movie! It's a deep-dive into the corruption of Russian politics and culture. And I've been dying to see this I fucking love Nuri Bilge Ceylan's previous film, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

I highly recommend The Flame Alphabet. It's a weird post-apocalyptic novel in which the sound of children's speech becomes deadly to adults and adults have to leave them and move underground; it goes deep into Jewish mysticism because the contagion was brought forth by an obscure Jewish sect that lives in huts. It's a wild and weird ride and Ben Marcus does a beautiful job bring it all to life; also, Marcus is a sentence technician.

The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning Time for a New Black Radicalism

Great little segment on the history and delve of the Confederate flags in South Carolina https://hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/06/22/history-confederate-flag-sc

End of this month, Hard to Be a God is coming on Blu-ray.

I've been meaning to read this... Here are some great books on race, if anyone is interested: Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life The Color Complex The New Jim Crow The Condemnation of Blackness The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World Ghettoside They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America

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This! The flag talk is such a kaleidoscopic talk that depending on who--and the context of the situation--talk to, you'll get a hundred different answers. I... I'm on and off with the issue and at times, I don't know where I stand.

OH yeah, my parents and my family (on my Dad's side) are like this. My Uncle uses Nigger left and right. Hell, Nigger is practically a comma, period, semicolon, colon and the like in Cinny and Kentucky and Indiana. Midwest, especially the Rust Belt areas have always had a problem with race; at least they're somewhat upfront about it. California the racism here is a bit more under-the-skin, subtle, and insidious. Also, Californians' live in this weird bubble that when I talk about my racist experiences from Ohio or Mexico, their jaw drops and act like it's something new or that it still happening. I used to see this all the time when I was living in Cinny. It was especially predominant when I would go to Kentucky or Indiana. I know people would get into words with the flag wavers and it would sometimes turn out ugly. What blows my fucking mind is seeing the flag in California. Seriously? Yes, some may be out-of-staters, but some are not. California was a free state and they even had to rename lake back to it's OG name because the person they named it was a Southern sympathizer! The worst thing to do; speak.

My bank account cries. My bank account cries....

I really have no interest watching TD S2, but I am interested in what y'all think about it, especially season 1. I also recommend checking out these casts on TD: http://www.factualopinion.com/the_factual_opinion/2014/03/american-muscle.html (0:00:00 - 0:23:55) http://www.factualopinion.com/the_factual_opinion/2014/01/new-movie-cast.html (0:17:00 - 0:30:50)

Also, stop using fucking crazy. Y'all don't understand what crazy is: as someone who's had psychotic breaks, has to with manic and depressive and paranoia episodes, and has friends and associates that are considered "crazy" that shit is damaging to those who have actual mental issues. Moore and Ditko aren't crazy, They're peculiar or idiosyncratic or interesting or offbeat or odd or weird or a whole list of other words you can use to describe someone that isn't part of the "norm." Fucking hell. Yeah, I mad.

Alan Moore as crazy is a tiring thing that's said by people who have no idea what they're talking about. A simple look at his philosophy and how he views magic: it's logical. Logical, because he views art as a way to change society and people's consciousness and give voice to those who are disenfranchised and oppressed; and it is magical because it changes the very being of the viewer or reader and the artist. Also, it's an act too. A lot of it is an act because of people like here see a surface level CRRRRRRRAZY WIZARD and he has fun and plays with them because he knows they will never delve into what he really believes in. Also, no one talks about how Moore has always been a social justice warrior (especially for this hometown Northampton) and has fought tooth-and-nail for creator rights and has shone a light to the injustices of DC/Marvel contacts on creators. Moore has used his comics to shine a light on environmentalism, sexual and gender issues and those who are disenfranchised. He, with a whole list of other creators, pushed the comic medium, so it could be respected. I think League wavers with every volume, but it sure as hell isn't bad. Black Dossier gets a lot of shit, but that's the best League book. Miller started off great, but fell hard; Morrison is just a superstar now and a lot of what he stood for, I think, he has abandoned. He used to be a great comic writer, now he's a pale shadow of himself. One of my favorite interviews with him

I'm a complete sucker for this genre. I love seeing an author's or authors' visions of what the world would look like if civilization broke down: Zone One by Colson Whitehead Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky The Only Ones by Carola Dibbell Black Moon by Kenneth Calhoun The Dog Stars by Peter Heller On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee The Children of Men by P.D. James The Drowned World, The Drought, and The Crystal World by J.G. Ballard The Chrysalids by John Wyndham The Genocides by Thomas M. Disch The Death of Grass by John Christopher The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany So many books starting with The Here's a great interview with the author http://www.onthemedia.org/people/ben-h-winters/

Game Room reminds me of this website I came across http://www.myabandonware.com/

Here's the origami robot Nick was talking about

Really like that space: simple and minimal.

BD was my favorite comic of '14.

Great cast! I highly recommend it too

I'll throw in some recs: The Spirit of the Beehive Cria Cuervos Duke of Burgundy Cleo from 5 to 7 Repulsion and Rosmary's Baby (controversial, but I consider them feminist films) Claire Denis's White Material & Bastards It Follows Beyond the Hills 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days