Based on friend groups in Virginia and North Carolina, most of my peers started having their first kids between 28 and 38. I had mine at 35.

I was worried as soon as the “GMO cost $15 million” mindvirus got started that it would be weaponized for bad faith arguments. To replicate Godzilla Minus One, you need a leader with an unhealthy approach to work/life to throw himself into hours of work. Another way to get that budget is to exploit the shit out of your workers

There is obviously a ton of waste in Western entertainment budgets, particularly from Disney. But online commenters are doing the work of Disney’s executives by holding up an outlier as an example of the new benchmark for budget success. You shouldn’t fixate on the profitability of the endeavor, but instead on the effectiveness of the investment.

Just checking in. Did you put money on this?

Jelinsky was perfect where he was in the boot order. He may go down in history as the most fondly remembered first boot, rivaled only by Redemption Island’s first boot.

Congrats to Kenzie on a great win. Congrats to Ben on that immunity win. Here’s hoping Liz, Venus, and Q come back for 50.

Bhanu is not the worst player ever by virtue of not being a quitter.