Bryan Fuller, showrunner for Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman’sAmerican Gods, has been posting new American Gods character posters to his Twitter account. We have Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon, Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday, Emily Browning as Laura Moon, Yetide Badaki as Bilquis, Crispin Glover as Mr. World, Peter Stormare as Czernobog, Orlando Jones as Mr. Nancy, Pablo Schreiber as Mad Sweeney, Bruce Langley as Technical Boy, and finally Kristin Chenoweth as Easter.
I love how in other sports if anybody starts fighting the refs or umps run over and try to break up the fight immediately but in hockey the refs just kinda stand back and watch like they’re angry toddlers or something
I read an article a while ago and the guy was interviewing an NHL ref. He said something like “when two 6'2”, 220 pound, armored men decide they want to knock each others teeth out, and you’re standing there in pants and a t-shirt, there’s not a whole lot of motivation to jump in between them.“
It’s even worse in the minor leagues, at least up here in Canada. I was at a local hockey game some years ago where a couple of players threw down, and whoever was running the A/V booth turned down the house lights, threw a spotlight on the combatants, and started pumping the theme from Mortal Kombat over the PA.
I support sex workers the same way I support Wal-Mart employees: I hate the industry but support the people who work for it regardless of how they got there
cant believe this post blew up again, but without the negative comments this time. nice.
I sincerely believe that by 7th year Ravenclaws would just tell the door to their common room to fuck off and it would open for them
Q “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” A “You shouldn’t shove either up your arse.” “…Technically, yes.”
Imagine it, a poor First Year is waiting outside the common room, they can’t answer the riddle in a way to appease the eagle and must wait until someone else to answer it for them. It’s getting late, they’re starting to resign themselves to having to spend the night here.
Suddenly, their saviour comes! It’s a seventh year! Back from a night finishing off their Araithmancy essay in the Library. They look angry, but our poor little first year squares their shoulders, waiting to see what will happen, and hope that they’ll keep the door open for them.
The Seventh Year bangs the handle against the wall, and a slightly disgruntled voice asks the question again: “What is the truth?”
The Student Replies, “The Truth is that I am so fucking sick of all these mother fucking questions about stupid fucking topics like this you bloody fuck-witted bastard. Who in the name of Merlin’s saggy left testicle gives a fucking damn about all this shit anyway? I’ve been working my arse off in the library for the last seven hours now let me the fuck in or, truthfully, I’ll blast my way in and take you with me.”
The eagle knocker tutts, but allows the student entry anyway, and our little first year enters, eyes wide and in shock. They watch the seventh year go up to their bedroom, awe all over their face at their new hero. They did, indeed, learn something that day by waiting for someone to arrive, they learnt that swearing has a magic all of it’s fucking own, and that sometimes it is big and clever to use it.
The only head canon I will ever accept. Its both perfectly witty and fantastically assholish
witty and fantastically assholish… pretty much quintessential ravenclaw traits right there
by Stassa Edwards on The Slot, shared by Kate Dries to Jezebel
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that they had appointed Representative John Fleming (R-LA) as a deputy assistant secretary. Fleming, who will report directly to HHS Secretary Tom Price, is a member of the Freedom Caucus and longtime anti-abortion activist. As a Congressman, he…
"Live slow, grow big" Pretty much how I live my life.
The giant deep-sea octopus Haliphron is so rare that marine biologists have seen it just three times in 27 years. Using a robotic sub, scientists have finally caught video footage of this animal at mealtime—revealing its distinct preference for gelatinous sea creatures.
I had a very David Lynch-inspired dream… I was offered a cup of coffee by A Mysterious Entity that I remember nothing about, and was pleasantly surprised by the flavor.
“Funny,” I said. “I don’t usually drink my coffee black, but this isn’t bad.”
The Entity began to laugh. “That’s not coffee you’re drinking,” it said, darkly.
I paused with the mug to my lips as horror slowly dawned on me. Then something inside my head shrugged, said ‘fuck it’, and tipped the mug back. I did not blink or break eye contact with The Entity as I slowly chugged whatever nightmarish substance it had given me.
There was an awkward silence, and The Entity cleared its throat uncomfortably.
I was at the zoo the other day and there was this fucking goose trying to act likE A FUCKING FLAMINGO
this made my day its so adorable
This reminds me of one of my favorite conservation stories!!
When they were trying to bring Puffins back to islands on the US east coast they decided to do so with dummies. Puffins are very social, and as a result would want to land on islands that already have puffins. The dummies looked real from a distance, but were seriously lacking up close, held up by a single peg. Puffins, being social and wanting to fit in, followed suit:
The #BlackWomenAtWork hashtag was inspired by a tiring day of racist and sexist comments hurled at two successful black woman just trying to do their jobs.
At Tuesday’s White House press briefing, during a heated exchange between press secretary Sean Spicer and White House correspondent April Ryan, Spicer admonished Ryan for responding to his comments, telling her “Stop shaking your head again.”
Writer and activist Brittany Packnett was moved to action by Tuesday’s events, and on Wednesday evening she tweeted a call to action, urging black women on Twitter to share their “Maxine and April moments” with the hashtag #BlackWomenAtWork. Read more.(3/29/2017 11:30 AM)
“Everyone wanted to get out of the car because they were afraid of the turkey,” said John Tarabocchia, dispelling any uncertainty about the scariest part of a driving a very fast car into a flying turkey. Not the blunt surprise of impact, or even the minor cuts the family suffered from flying windshield shards—just…
Lawmakers provided no credible reason for this being in the interest of Americans, except for vague platitudes about “consumer choice” and “free markets,” as if consumers at the mercy of their local internet monopoly are craving to have their web history quietly sold to marketers and any other 3rd party willing to pay.
The only people who seem to want this are the people who are going to make lots of money from it. (Hint: they work for companies like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T.) Incidentally, these people and their companies routinely give lots of money to members of Congress.
So here is a list of the lawmakers who voted to betray you, and how much money they received from the telecom industry in their most recent election cycle.
And of fucking course every single Oklahoman member of Congress was in on this.
My state contributes nothing of value to the government of the United States.
Fantasy world in which Dwarves are not motivated by greed or love of gold, only by a profound scientific enthusiasm for geology.
I’d love to see this implemented, especially as TTRPG start becoming more self-aware of their racist / sexist foundations and start working to better themselves.
The legendary Dwarven treasure is not a horde of gold and gemstones, but a paleontology museum with a vast collection of rare and exquisite fossils. Dwarven universities specialize in the natural sciences, Dwarven economies based on the trade of interesting rocks and minerals, Dwarf detectives able to identify different muds and soils on sight.
The reason everyone thinks Dwarves are obsessed with gold is because it’s worthless to them so they sell/give away all of it and everyone thinks that must means they have massive stashes that they jealously guard, but no it’s bones and geodes
OK, this is really sad and all, but half of my brain wants to know if Seattle's male baboons will have a chance to chill out. https://youtu.be/4Q-bB-qywJ0
There could be something extra lurking in shellfish folks have been eating in Seattle, and it’s not a tasty mignonette: Health officials say they’re investigating a possible norovirus outbreak after multiple reports of people falling ill after eating raw oysters.
As many as 39 people have become ill with symptoms suggestive of norovirus, Public Health – Seattle & King County says, including nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Those who have fallen ill consumed raw oysters at one of several restaurants or private events in King County between Jan. 10 and March 20 (click here for the list).
Inspectors investigated each retail location where the oysters were purchased and consumed, and couldn’t find any factors that can contribute to the spread of norovirus at any of the establishments, except for one restaurant where a food worker was observed handling lettuce with their bare hands.
Public Health notes that no ill food workers were found at any of the food establishments. As such, the agency believes the most likely cause of the reported illnesses is from consuming raw oysters.
The oysters were harvested from different growing areas/bays in Washington State with the exception of four meals, accounting for 22 of the reported illnesses, which included oysters harvested from a small area in the Samish Bay growing area. A section of that growing area was closed on March 17, Public Health notes.
Shellfish including oysters, clams, and mussels are filter feeders, which means that if there’s norovirus present in the water they live in, they’re ingesting it. This can lead to norovirus concentrating in much higher levels than might be found in the surrounding water. All shellfish can be a source of norovirus infection if consumer raw or undercooked, Public Health notes, but oysters are eaten raw more often than other kinds of shellfish.
The agency recommends paying attention to any consumer advisories on the menu when eating out, which will let you know which foods are served raw or undercooked. There will always be an increased risk of getting sick from eating anything that’s raw or undercooked, so it’s basically up to you to take that chance.
“While most people recover after 1-3 days of these symptoms, the repeated bouts of throwing up can cause dehydration, particularly in children, older people, and people with underlying illnesses,” says Dr. Meagan Kay, Medical Epidemiologist with Public Health on the agency’s blog.
Besides avoiding raw shellfish, here are some suggestions from Public Health on how to avoid infection:
• Wash hands, cutting boards, and counters used for shellfish preparation immediately after use to avoid cross contaminating other foods.
• Wash hands thoroughly with soap after using the bathroom or changing diapers, and before preparing any food or eating.
• Wait at least 48 hours after the last episode of vomiting and/or diarrhea before preparing any food for others.
The republican party in it's current state is always going to be the opposition party, because, in their current state, they are opposed to the idea of any kind of government at all. You really can't expect the party of "I do what I want," to wrap their heads around the idea of being the governing party.
After Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s complete and epic failure last Friday to jam Trumpcare down America’s throat, Ryan had this excuse:
“Moving from an opposition party to a governing party comes with growing pains,” Ryan said, noting the GOP is feeling them today.
Speaking to the donors Monday, Ryan gave an explanation similar to the one he offered reporters on Friday — where he said that “moving from an opposition party to a governing party comes with growing pains.”
House Republicans have had the majority since 2010. House Republicans voted on—and passed!—repealing Obamacare 54 times in the ensuing seven years. This “growing pains” crap is an utter load of codswallop. It’s nothing more than an excuse for seven years of tossing red meat to the Republican base instead of actually governing. So when Ryan or his minions try to peddle this pathetic excuse, they should be called out on it. Every. Freaking. Time.
