One of the things I think makes the Knives Out movies work so well is that Blanc is always helping out the little guy against powerful institutions, whether it be wealthy elites, billionaire tech bros, or Church corruption.

Feels like a comparison of just these two songs and what Bershy does well that “We Are Charlie Kirk” doesn’t highlights a lot of what’s terrible about AI content, why conservatives are bad at art, and performative Christianity.

I am a person of Eastern European descent from a place with a lot of people of Eastern European descent. I'm sorry, but names like Mamdani and Kamala have nothing on Polish names. They have vowels and everything.

I realize that you think this is a terribly clever way of highlighting a candidate's scary foreignness without having to be overtly racist. But it actually just makes you look like you don't know how to speak.

This is the second game I've played this year where I've made this exact point, and I can't help feeling like this highlights an unfortunate expansion of capitalist realism.

And other than a few lines early on where Robert mocks one of SDN's ads, no one is ever like, "This is kind of messed up." Rather, the game still seems to portray this good/evil dynamic where SDN are the "good guys" and organized crime are the "bad guys".

From what I can gather, SDN's business model is to charge people a subscription fee to be able to call in for help from superheroes. Essentially, it's the superhero equivalent of private firefighter companies. Or more to the point, they're charging protection money, but with a business license.

That's so funny. What about The Fifth World EVER made anyone think it WASN'T woke?

My dangerous anarchist reading materials:

You think that because you’re not wearing the good Scottish sweaters.

$168 is not outside the normal price range for a quality sweater.

Yeah, that’s sus. They say, “pattern that traces its origins to the Shetland Islands”. Which most likely means “not made in the Shetland Islands”. I say save your money and buy an actual Scottish sweater made by an actual Scottish person on Etsy.

Oh wait, you just meant because it’s pink? I mean, yeah, pink’s a great color.

Call it a personal preference, but I like a chunky sweater with a distinctive texture. There’s a reason we all love Chris Evans’ Aran fisherman sweater in Knives Out. So no, I personally would not buy this sweater.

Even the holiday pattern feels conservative. It’s not bold enough to make it particularly interesting as a holiday sweater, even for an “ugly” Christmas sweater.

That said, I don’t know if I’m a fan of the shape and texture of this sweater. It looks a little on the thin side, the texture is kind of plain, and I don’t think it’s really doing much for the guy’s silhouette.

I like the collar. It’s not quite a turtleneck, but the slightly raised collar can make a sweater feel cozier while offering a more flattering look.