Check out my new piece on Steve Erceg's defensive flaws and the increasing likelihood that, far from improving, he may actually be getting worse thanks to the UFC's careless, shortsighted matchmaking. Link below
Would dearly like to see a pivot accompanying that lay back he does against the cross. He could have been punishing Pantoja's right hands from a deep angle and taken himself off-line for Pantoja's takedowns at the same time
People really underestimate how effectively a front-foot pivot defeats a straight right hand. And if you get behind your shoulder you're pretty safe from wider punches too. In my mind it's the single best way to defend a cross
I think a lot of you have absolutely zero idea how pervasive slang and language originating on 4chan actually is. The 2nd poster in this image has the name "cognitohazardous". The term Cognitohazard originates from the SCP fandom, which was founded on 4chan.
Female fantasy authors: what if we could read Hansel & Gretel from the *witch's* perspective?
Male fantasy authors: what if lord of the rings wasn't so gay
I recently read Ursula K Le Guin's essay "From Elfland to Poughkeepsie," which not only brilliantly crystallized so many of own issues with the heinous tone and lack of style in so much modern SF, but also introduced me to a ton of fantasy pioneers I had never heard of
I'm almost done with James Branch Cabell's Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice, which is about a medieval pawnbroker having a mid-life crisis and whoring around
His name was completely unknown to me, but back in the 20s he was one of the biggest writers in the US. A fantasy novelist!
Final medical tests done. I’m back. To all the clowns who’ve been talking shit and counting me out this whole time, here I am. Now let’s see who’s got the balls. Thanks to everyone for the support. Next time I’ll make sure they check Justin’s gloves so he doesn’t put anything weird on them. See you soon.
Japan, Australia and New Zealand are the biggest victims of the Equal Earth projection.
They have some of the most iconic country shapes, but are butchered by this projection.
the fact of the matter is that mainstream culture has decayed to such a point that most of it could easily be replaced by gen ai. Why on earth would a person who paid to watch the "live action" Lion King remake balk at buying tickets for a movie entirely created by ai