I had always thought that the term just came from objects that are used to give a little boost to (or prop up) a performance.

Ah yes, the classic Chip of Theseus problem.

One more warning, he’s a chauvinist pedophile

Big ups for Jemisen. Read the trilogy in 2023 and again in 2025 and I don’t think I’ve met its match since (and not for lack of trying either).

Spaceballs!

Wow! What an interesting addition!

Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness.

It is not to my tastes anymore, but at the time when I was very swept up in it, it was truly an immersive and transformative experience. As a piece of art, I feel that it was a tremendous success.

It is one of Richard Wilbur’s best poems, and since it’s so accessible, I often use it to introduce students to poetry as an art form.

I’d also advise you not to use 俺 unironically

I didn’t even realize this was a genre unto itself, but I have played a good chunk of Liberal Crime Squad before.

Yeth, marthter, let the latht thene’s thinematography really thoak in.

Star Wars, Marvel movies, basically film in general. Goes for TV shows too.

It wasn’t until my mid-twenties that I concluded that video is just not an entertainment medium that works for me. I tried really, really hard to like it, and I gave all of the really popular films or TV shows or even YouTube videos a fair shot.

Seriously. These people should do their market research elsewhere.

We? Speak for yourself. I’m not going to lay eyes on any of it.

S

The Magnificent Seven is fine.

Seven Samurai, however, blows it out of the water.

No.

Not if you aren’t interested in NASCAR.

"If all birds sing… "

Not all birds sing.

"And if they do… "

See above.

A bit narcissistic, don’t you think?

Naming the game that’s about you after yourself?