I'm copy-pasting this comment from the io9 thread which said pretty much what I wanted to say:

Yeah, it was gross and gratuitous and killed my love for Jaime and made me vomit in my mouth. But it's mutha fuckin' HBO, and being gross and gratuitous is kinda their whole entire MO. And I also recommend you never, ever watch any reruns of Oz if you can't deal with unnecessary rape scenes.

Hannibal Burress is the BEST.

This show is so completely excellent.

Whenever I read things like this, I wonder at the fact that women have been stereotyped as the more emotional, sensitive gender. This is a very emotional, sensitive reaction to a seemingly unimportant social interaction! Especially because logic would dictate that the the person in the best position to hold a door…

For all the stupid, privileged, entitled bullshit that men pull, I sometimes feel really sorry for them. They're indoctrinated to never show weakness, never have feelings, and never need anyone. It's sad, and it's not serving anyone well. I'm watching a guy struggle with this in my acting class. He wants to make a…

Male participants who had had the door opened for them, however, reported much lower self-esteem than those who didn't.

Looking for a way to weed out the shitty men in the world? Open a door for all of them and write off the weirdos who are freaked out by that.

For his own safety I'm so glad Martin reached out for help to his parents, and that they were so supportive. This is a frightening picture of a descent into depression, and a great illustration of how important our support systems are.

Starship Troopers is amazing!

It is so very an Astoria place, isn't it? So good.

King of Falafel and Shawarma has become my go-to takeout option every since they put a cart up on 30th Avenue (and I had an, um, unfortunate night after some off chorizo tacos at the taco truck). Yes, the falafels are stellar. The kofta kebab may be better than the chicken. They are one of the good things about living…

i hate how some gamers feel so entitled that they should be allowed to do whatever they want. no

Reads like all 4000-odd people banned were actually cheating though, so what would you be suing for then?

I love how short hair is automatically assumed to be the only choice of lesbian hair style.

If your partner tries to cut you off from contacting your friends, that is a big red flag and probably an abusive relationship. There are some bad people out there who try to disguise abuse as BDSM.