Elio teaches that you may reasonably think the only solution to male loneliness is seeking out alien lifeforms, but in reality the answer is Ham radio.

Just tried reading the Peter Thiel/Douthat conversation, but Thiel's just too ghoulish to stomach.

So if young Pauline is DK's sidekick, does that mean that Mario is the villain of the original Donkey Kong? Real Braid-style twist there.

The pro-AI people:

What's your favorite unwieldy Japanese Video Game title? Mine is Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: Grimoire of the Rift

Despite being ill, I'm feeling giddy after watching Glass Onion. It's just so solidly entertaining from beginning to end! And I'm desperate to talk about spoilers big and small!