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This list is kind of a mixed bag. Some of the entries make good points about narrative differences that make the movie/show better (i.e Jaws), but some of them are just “seeing X is more powerful for me than reading it” (i.e golden compass), which is fair but doesn’t really mean anything… Read More

#12 is especially wild bc with netjets you own X number of hours/yr on X size of plane. Like, it’s a yearly thing, not trip by trip. Having a netjets membership *and* your own plane seems insane.

100% Buffy the Vampire Slayer! The first season was pretty much just monster of the week episodes, so it didn’t have the complexities of the later seasons and felt a little choppy. The special effects could also be pretty cringeworthy. Once they hit season 2 they got a bigger budget… Read More

Buffy was the first time it was used on TV, but didn’t cause any particular spike in popularity.

@golddust I don’t think mishy was saying “you shouldn’t have your phone on DND”, they were responding to the tweet that said that calling someone is “disrespectful”.

@marcel—the rule has always been that you don’t add an additional s if the word has been pluralized with an s, so “the Simpsons’ house” is correct. If the name were Simpsons, then it would be “the Simpsons’s house”

The difference is that these stories aren’t about friends/family members developing traditionally republican/conservative political ideals—they’re about losing people to the conspiracy theories *associated* with the far right. What are the conspiracy theories associated with the far… Read More

I went to a New England boarding school and absolutely loved it. Had to leave for a year and go to day school due to health issues and I couldn’t wait to get back. Teachers knew you well and took a lot of time to help you succeed. Your friends were around whenever you wanted to hang.… Read More

There are employees who are exempt from the OT requirement in the US, at least on the federal level. It depends on the amount you make and what your job involves (mainly is it white or blue collar).

@stephaniejog what country were your grandpas in? US railroad unions in the mid-twentieth century (like almost all unions at the time) were heavily segregated, relegating black members to auxiliaries where they allowed them at all. Many black workers objected to paying dues to organizations… Read More