Wednesday randomness

[rivkat]

1. Some names for the Antichrist I found and liked:
The King of Fierce Countenance (Daniel 8:23)
The Prince That Shall Come (Daniel 9:26)
The Willful King (Daniel 11:36)
The Son of Perdition (2Thessalonians 2:3)
The Lawless One (2Thessalonians 2:8)
The Idol Shepherd (Zechariah 11:17)
The Vile Person (Daniel 11)
The One Who Comes In His Own Name (John 5:43)

2. Not classy: deleting comments that point out a conflict of interest between your advertising commitments and your editorial independence. Too bad; I read io9 sometimes, but if they can’t acknowledge the obvious conflict—and say, maybe, that they still liked the movie, or something honest—then I probably shouldn’t bother.  I'm with Asking the Wrong Questions: the movie sounds tasty; I sure hope the PR doesn't turn me off too much to go.

Comments

[gnatkip]

The One Who Comes In His Own Name (John 5:43)

The porn just writes itself.

[solo]

Some of these make the Antichrist sound like someone I'd really like to meet. (And the last one makes him sound like he needs somebody to, uh, help him out!)

[copracat]

It's a little freaky, isn't it? Entertainment and travel journalists handle this kind of stuff all the time. They just make a note at the end of the article about the potential conflict. One editorial comment at the end of the District 9 review is all it would take. Even if the Comic Con deal came after the publication of the review, you can go back and add notes to webpages, I'm sure. /sarcasm