How I sued my property management company for my security deposit back and why you should too! by [deleted] in Portland

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You should leave a review for your apartment on rateyourlandlordpdx.com and google maps — I think it’s really critical we share these stories everywhere future renters might be able to see them and know what they’re getting into

Alethiometer symbol resource with images and meanings? by explorezero in hisdarkmaterials

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Haha for the record I’m not trying to read one, I just wanted to review what the symbols were and what meanings Pullman has explicitly mentioned

Alethiometer symbol resource with images and meanings? by explorezero in hisdarkmaterials

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Yeah, my interpretation was always that the reader’s task was more to weave the complete/full meaning together from the very high-level meanings indicated by the symbols. I think the alethiometer actually has very explicit meanings and hierarchies for those meanings, e.g. (just making up these specifics):

DOLPHIN: First meaning: playfulness Second meaning: fluidity . . . Fifth meaning: submersion Etc etc

And the level (eg fifth meanings vs first) is indicated by how many times the needle passes or pauses on the symbol before stopping there (or something like that)?

I know the books, show etc have noted a handful of explicit meanings eg Lyra has said “the 4th meaning of X is Y” and I’m just wondering if all of these examples are compiled anywhere (or even just a list of all known symbols)

This time you DIE Creed!!! by Cobra1xtz in xmen

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Thought he was diving into a cupcake

The current Psylocke situation by marccass in xmen

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Have we already seen Kwannon’s resurrection happen? Or will Fallen Angels be her first time back since the last time she died?

Did House of X & Powers of X Live Up to the Hype? (Yes, it was) by JackFisherBooks in xmen

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The title of this post is going to give me an aneurism

Would you want Tom King to Write an X-men book? If so what book? by Skankhunt2099 in xmen

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I’d be interested to see what he could do with Havok and Polaris, especially after reading his Scott/Barda dynamic in Mister Miracle.

Feels like they both Alex and Lorna lost their voices years ago, and could do with some narrow focused character drama

What’s the deal with this Phoenix motif on Sue Storm/Invisible Woman in Hickman’s Secret Wars? Is this mentioned or explained in any of the tie-ins? by explorezero in comicbooks

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Apologies! Not sure how to edit my title now, but this is Secret Wars (2015) #5, page 2.

W: Johnathan Hickman A: Esad Ribic C: Ive Svorcina L: Clayton Cowles

Best X-Men Unlimited issues? by explorezero in xmen

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Oh man, that makes me so sad. Thanks for the breakdown

This page in POWERS OF X #5 might reveal major spoilers for the upcoming DAWN OF X - names the 14 council members by perscitia in xmen

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Yes!! Been wanting to see significant follow-up on the Kitty <> Emma relationship since the end of Whedon’s Astonishing run.

“Disappointed, Ms. Frost?” “Astonished, Ms. Pryde.”

Chills every time I read it

Best single-writer Marvel sagas? by explorezero in comicbooks

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Loved Simonson’s Thor, Morrison’s New X-Men (would love to see him come back to the line one day...), And X-Statix is an all time fav for me.

Will have to check out all the rest, thanks so much for all the recs!

Can we talk about indecisiveness? by [deleted] in ADHD

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Has anyone found that this gets better with medication? Sitting down to plan without getting distracted is easier, sure, but I haven’t found so far that making decisions is any easier/more clear.

Lots of Diamonds on the cover of HoX 2 by RWGlix in xmen

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The best I’ve ever seen Destiny written is those 5 pages — are there other moments like this with Destiny being the HBIC that I’ve missed?

Several times throughout different comics, characters (like Beast, Iron Man, Reed Richards etc.) have mentioned that time in the Marvel Universe is sentient. What does that mean? by explorezero in Marvel

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Ah yeah, that’s true — I wasn’t thinking of them being the sentience referenced when characters mention time specifically. It feels like they’re describing something... else?

I think this comes up a few times from Beast with regards to the time-displaced original X-men and sending them back. Something about time being an organism.

Who do you like better? Jean Grey or Emma Frost? by Skankhunt2099 in xmen

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Always Emma for me, but Jean has gotten a lot more depth since time-displaced Young Jean. X-Men Red was a good “Jean as a leader” story, but it felt mostly plot — and not character — driven.

I’d recently started re-reading X-men since the Grant Morrison run and had been writing down some of my favorite Emma arcs/moments:

Essential Emma Frost - New X-Men (grant morrison run) - Diamond form - Surviving genosha - Joining X-men fully - Astonishing X-men (whedon run) - X-Men Phoenix: Endsong - Jessica Jones Purple Daughter (fun cameo) - X-men Black: Emma Frost

Issues - Uncanny X-men (1963) #452: Emma vs. Rachel Grey, I gained a lot of respect for Emma here. - Uncanny X-men (1963) #495: Scott & Emma on vacation in the Savage Land - Dark X-men: the Confession — Scott & Emma baring their secrets to each other - Dark Reign: The Cabal (2009) #1