I’ve been thinking a lot about why I am constantly going back to Lord of the Rings. From a young age, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars have tended to be in rotation as my favorite things. But now more and more I find that Lord of the Rings is my main source of comfort. 1/
@R0ZASAC3 While Jon Arryn certainly had his influences, I think the biggest contributor to Ned's honor (specifically that which kills him) is his experiences from the Rebellion itself. Both his own losses of his family but also the deaths of innocents like Princess Elia and her children.
@Fishbonedaggers Some very valid criticisms. And I honestly see a lot of that passion of yours in your art with the ALW. Seeing pro wrestling not just as some goofy tumble-about fun (which it of course can be) but also as a means of in-depth storytelling and athleticism/performance.
@Claagu163 I do miss the homicidal clones of the old EU. Like, yeah, these are child soldiers taught that their only purpose in life is to kill for the government. Of course their keen on solving all these issues with violence.
In June 2000, Robin Williams sat down for a conversation with George Lucas for Robin's brief weekly interview show on audible. The episode was originally thirty minutes but below you'll find the entire raw recording from two different sessions, with discussions ranging from Marlon Brando as Jabba the Hutt, to Lucas asking if Robin would voice a CG Howard the Duck for a special edition of the '86 movie 👏 Really cool
Donald Trump is not himself the disease of our politics. He's just the worst symptom.
The disease is the system that allows corporations, special interests, and billionaires to buy and sell politicians to rig the system against us.
It's the reason we pay more for the stuff we gotta buy, get paid less for the work we do, and watch as our tax dollars buy bombs and tanks for other countries rather than schools and healthcare for our own.
If we're serious about taking it on, we need to get money out of politics, put money in your pockets, and pass Medicare for All.
"Never forget," they say.
But they choose what you remember.
Never forget Tiananmen.
Never forget 9/11.
Never forget the Holocaust.
But somehow, you are allowed to forget Fallujah.
You are allowed to forget Mỹ Lai.
You are allowed to forget Sabra and Shatila.
You are encouraged to forget Gaza while it is still happening.
This is not a culture of remembrance.
It is a culture of selective memory.