I feel like you left a lot on the table by leaving his self-appointed title of “financier” unchecked. From reading the Bloomberg article, it sure seems like he ran a Ponzi scheme in HS, was barred by the CFTC, and only escaped the same from the SEC because he (probably through his father) agreed to pay everything…

Weinstein will be/is named in his individual capacity so this issue is sorta moot. There is, however, a direct cause of action against Weinstein for his intentional acts. Rape is an intentional act and furthermore, an LLC is incapable of rape. What will likely be the tough part of this case is proving that the one…

oh, haha, fair enough. These former gawker bloggers are well-versed in hyperbole.

I hear what you are saying and this is my counter. Iceberg is not unhealthy, its just comparatively less healthy than darker greens. Iceberg may be less flavorful, to some, but that does not make it disgusting. The person who protests iceberg as a matter of taste, but eats other lettuces, is really protesting due to…

I happen to have it on good authority that the salad supported Bernie during the primary, but once that ended, they swallows their pride and was pro Hillary till the end. On the day of the election, the salad had a ride to the polling place, but was held up do to their lack of legs. At the last minute, their ride was…

I took a friend of mine to Delmonico’s in NYC because they had never been to a steakhouse before and I wanted one of those raw seafood towers with some steak and creamed spinach.

Mental health isn’t wacky. School shootings are not wacky. Remember that film from the 80s where Rodney Dangerfield goes back to college with his kid who is like on the diving team and bad with girls? that was wacky. 

Related, there is a significant overlap in the Venn diagram between people who “Hate mayo” but also “Love aioli.”

Eh, I think the cheese is more strange than the mayo; the central ingredient in tar tar sauce, btw...

What an absolute unit of cat.

Lost revenue arguments are especially speculative and problematic, especially for an entity the size of the NFL with numerous revenue sources. Unless you can say something very simple and clear, there is bound to be one or more intervening factors that render your argument speculative and wishful thinking. In that…

Twitter sure seems like a spectacular waste of time from which nothing good follows.

Twitter sure seems like a spectacular waste of time from which nothing good follows.  

Gotcha. I didn’t know that there was a parallel state investigation. Kinda wondering what they are waiting for now, right?

Please don’t forget that she will also do zero jail time as she was never indicted. The sum of her punishment, if I remember correctly, was to not make a big deal contesting the bankruptcy.

In times of economic instability and/or growing inequality people turn to politicians who say what they want to hear. This is how demagogues come to power. As you said, “Trump isn’t really an anomaly the way you seem to think he is. He’s the natural outgrowth of the alienation and frustration people feel toward their…

For people occupying any space to the center and left of center, there is an appalling lack of leadership. We do not need to get into why that is. For people left of center and progressives, there is a growing gap as progressives want to pull society left and non-progressives are more open to compromise. This more or…

I had this book on Genghis Khan that had the most amazing paintings in it. I did a book report on it in third grade and would totally take a personal day to binge watch a Netflix/Amazon/HBO series that dramatizes his life, whenever they make one.

I mean, I know you already declared yourself correct, so maybe this is a waste for time. But, from my perspective, all you have done is demonstrated a confusion between “qualified based on experience performing related and/or similar tasks,” and “possessing the minimum attributes necessary to hold a position.”…

Experience is a “qualification,” not a “trope.” I would never say that I could do your job. Running the state of New York is a very important job. Like any pilot, surgeon, lawyer, chef, etc.; If I am using your services, I want to know that you know what you are doing. It’s not really important to me that you were on…