Oh right, slight misunderstanding on my part. Considering the quality of the other political dramas today, I think HoC would still be decent (at least the first few seasons anyway), but 2013 was certainly a different time which really lent some shine to HoC's debut.

Yeah, I dunno about that.Spoilerseems like a pretty big deal, even with the ruling on presidential immunity today.

Looks like you had a great time! I'd love to do more reading in teahouses if there were any near me, but the abundance of cafes will have to suffice.

Sure, it has its criticisms (Ostrom), but it's hard not to look at the post and think of the metaphor.

Beautiful teaware. May they serve you well.

If you didn't know before what "tragedy of the commons" meant, you do now.

I haven't watched many films that far back, but if the original is good maybe I'll check it out. Some other suggestions: Cape Fear and the recent Perry Mason Hbo show?

That's a long time to finally learn who he is!

Yeah that's the guy.

I guess Ben Roberts-Smith missed a few classes or something.

Ocean's and Infernal Affairs trilogies.

Although more well known for its scream and some guy putting on shades, I'd have to go with The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again.

My personal favourite is the Unlucky Bastard (David Koepp himself) in The Lost World.

My recommendation is a bit different since it's not a doco, but you may want to check out the highly acclaimed TV show, The Americans. The dramatised series depicts the life of a husband and wife in the US who are actually Soviet sleeper agents. It received much praise for its authenticity, not least due to the showrunner being a former CIA operative, but also its strong narrative which weaves in many factual events from the Cold War. Much of my interest in the CW is just attributed to watching The Americans alone.

Thanks 🤙.

Tenryuji is near Arashiyama forest. You have the option to tour just the temple grounds and garden, or do that and venture within the temple. I didn't find it as impressive as Kiyomizu dera, but it was much more interesting than Kinkakuji.

I like your teaware. Ru Yao porcelain if I'm not mistaken.

Do you know how cooked the eggs should be for oyakodon? I thought it was meant to be runny, but I've more often seen them completely cooked.

I think they knew the risks, but hubris prevailed. At the time the Americans only started the Manhattan project because the Nazis were working on their own bomb. Plus, the Soviets would later get wind of the Manhattan project. So sooner or later, someone was going to develop the atomic bomb. It's changed our world significantly, but you'd be surprised at the range of feelings about whether nuclear weapons are necessary in our times.

Sounds like the perfect Netflix drama: watch the political and romantic intrigues of a powerful British Manure dynasty.

If someone wants to bend the rules, they'll do it anyway. Case in point, the Golden Globes gave the award for Best Comedy to The Martian. But are they really fooling anyone?

I guess I'd like to know more about the implications of a fluid genre; no lines, definitions, boxes, or categories must mean arbitrariness. I can only imagine someone reading about surviving a deadly ravine, or something more sensitive like SA - each of which can also be tagged as horror - becoming disappointed or confused. Though, you could say that if you're going to make investment into reading a book, you should know what it's about.

But I think there's another implication from horror being so broad: no true horror actually exists. Every week, there's a question along the lines of "what is the scariest book". This actually becomes a moot question as the outcome is always people giving recommendations for what they think is scary instead. People have different tolerances, triggers, experiences, so sifting through hit and miss suggestions is the best answer someone could expect to such a question. In essence, if horror is just basically a formless void that is shaped by one's gaze, then the corollary is that no true horror exists.

At some point one has to draw a line no? In another example, there's enough content in Oppenheimer to be considered shocking and terrifying to some, but does that really make it a horror film?

Bit of a wildcard, but I'd love to hear what Nicholas Britell (Succession, Andor) would come up with. Otherwise, Desplat seems like a sensible choice.

This is some Shaolin Soccer shit.