Man, there's been a lot of famous people I love dying lately, but I'm just gonna pop onto Wikipedia real quick to reassure myself that one of my favorite authors, Umberto Eco, is still kicking it strong, at the ripe old age of--

"Died February 19th, 2016"

....

I'm gonna need a minute here. :pinkiesad:

Stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus.

There was a star....maaaan, waiting in the sky
And he really liked to meet us
Cuz he knew he'd blow our minds

Let all the children lose it
Let all the children use it
Let all the children boogie

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As an addendum to my post about "Crusaders of the Lost Mark", I think it's fair to say there's been some mixed responses to Diamond Tiara's moment of redemption. One of Bad Horse's blogpost directed me to a writeup by bookplayer, Agency and Character Development, and I think it's fair to say I disagree with some of the points made. Since the blogpost is already over a week old and

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In the life of a writer there are moments, as any of my fellow authors will well know, where inspiration seizes hold of you. Grips you tightly and reins you under control. Takes you by the hand and makes you do a high handstand. Consumes your very soul, and leaves you feeling like you hold the artery of creation beating and pulsating in your very hands, lets you feel the primordial flow of lifesblood, and you have the power of a god to coax it out or strangle it and make it to die, and

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Well, that was certainly a ballsy opening.

==Spoilers below the break==

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So, there was a thing that happened. You know the thing. Spoilers below the break, obviously, but first, just let me say....

What a giant pile of pu.

(Funfact: The Crusaders were meant to be the stars of a spinoff where they try out different jobs to find their marks, but that fell by the wayside)

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How could this be so awesomely bad?!

In what universe is this a thing that exists? How do causality make this thing to function? Why is thing?

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So apparently they announced way back in April that Littlest Pet Shop is ending after season four, and I'm kind of conflicted about that. Despite being an obvious attempt at replicating the success of FIM, I thought the first season was pretty good.

Mostly, I suspect, it was because Mitch Larson was in the writer's room.

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2spooky?