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This line is priceless:

Remember Lobo? He disobeyed orders, and now Sador's wearing his left foot

I’d say the, ahem, borrowings from The Seven Samurai were quite blatant, via the rightfully forgotten Battle Beyond the Stars

Thanks for the recommendation. I went on Apple iBooks to buy it, it turns out it’s free.

Zero interest given that Cixin Liu is an apologist for the CCP’s genocide in Xinjiang.

I’d say The Expanse has revisited many of those themes, better.

Have you tried the Faber-Castell e-motion? Very thick line due to its 1.4mm lead, but very expressive and a joy to hold in the hand.

The Verge’s review is negative:

https://www.theverge.com/23889089/the-creator-movie-review-gareth-edwards

Beastmaster? Although auburn Tanya Robert’s quite fetching.

I’m not sure how valid that criticism is. Reddit’s search is abysmal as well, doesn’t seem to have hurt them.

But 2/3 of the genetic diversity we have is in Africa

That’s a bit harsh. More like “useful idiots” to quote Lenin.

If you look at the crooked Warren of spaghetti that is the London street map, one road stands out for its straightness: Edgware Road (known in my area as Shoot-Up Hill). Wouldn’t you know it, it’s the Roman road.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgware_Road

Edgware Road is a major road in London, England. The route originated as part of Roman Watling Street and, unusually in London, it runs for 10 miles in an almost perfectly straight line.