I don’t think we need to give ammunition to Islamaphobes like Trump and his supporters by characterizing ISIS as (The) Islamic State (the media dropped “self-described” qualifier long ago). It just gives shallow thinkers more reason to hate all Muslims.

Analysis here and here and elsewhere suggests that the fuckers don’t actually give a damn what people in the west call them. They truly don’t give a shit. They generally call the people and territory under their control The Caliphate, and have so far demonstrated little chagrin at being called ISIS, ISIL, IS, Daesh or…

I grew up in a family that moved from Nigeria to Zaire to the Philippines to Malaysia to the UK, and we generally just referred to ourselves as a goddamn travelling circus.

Yeah, a friend of mine who has lupus has been on prednisone for a while now, and it’s definitely caused some changes to her face. Totally worth it, and nothing to be embarrassed about, but those side effects are real. Must be tough to have to go through that in the public eye.

I’m deeply unimpressed by Winslet carrying water for Roman Polanski, and I ain’t been too keen on a number of other things she’s said and done in the last few years. But I can’t get mad at her for this one. She’s simply articulating the fact that the intense media frenzy around Titanic made it hard to relax and revel…

Or she loves people who care about him, and is doing it for their sake, not his. Family dynamics are rarely as straightforward as they may appear to people on the outside of the circle.

That’s some really A+ sixth grade analysis you’ve got there. Super. I especially like the adorable “Apologizer-in-Chief” line. I can tell you worked hard on that one, kiddo. But let me tell you: when you’re a grown-up, the world is going to blow your damn mind. I’m so excited for you to learn more about all the…

It’s a shitty situation all round, though. Every bit of it. I suspect that posting bail for her brother is not something that gave Nicki joy or contentment. It’s just a hideous fucking thing to have to do that’s only incrementally less awful than the other options available to her here. There’s no winning this one, no…

Ever since this story broke, I’ve been quietly fumbling around for the right words to describe why I didn’t like James Deen, because trying to makes me feel like I’m taking a superior shit on people who did. And I really don’t want to do that. I don’t think enjoying his performances is anything anyone should be…

Ohhhhhhhhh I envy you your gumption. I gotta get me some of that shit. Critical lack of gumption in my tank these days.

I have a good friend who I love to pieces, but who cannot stop talking about her BDSM sex life and it makes me want to saw my goddamn ears off. I have no idea how to make her stop. It makes me feel like such a prune-faced, pursed-mouthed prude, and I hate that. I want her to be happy. I want everyone to follow their…

Yup. Though frankly, if they were good jokes, I’d have no problem. I really love a great bad-taste joke. But witless, limp-dick shit like this is just wearying. C’mon now, kids. Do better, or shut the fuck up.

If anyone reading this is feeling suicidal right now, remember that you are not alone, and that you don’t have to fix this all by yourself. What you are experiencing is very, very hard, but you will not always feel like this. Things are going to get better.

I’m really sorry you’re having to go through this. It is unbearably painful, I know. It isn’t easy for you to truly believe this right now, but I’m still gonna say it: it gets easier. You won’t always feel this way. The cloud will lift and you will be free again. I promise. Just hang in there and hold on tight to that…

lol just goes to show that accusing men who do most of the raping of raping women is more upsetting than women being raped. who woulda thunk huh

There are a lot of men out there. And I don’t know most of them, but it seems pretty damn unlikely that there are nearly three and a half billion rapists just walking around like it’s normal. I think it’s time to climb down from the outrage pony. It’s had a long day and is very tired. There is nothing to be gained by…

Is it ok to ask what your story’s about? Or is the work still too new and tender to talk about openly yet? If so, I totally understand. But if you can, I’d love to hear about it.

I am so amazed and impressed and bewildered by anyone who writes a book. How do they do it? How did YOU do it, you crazy book-writing monster? What’s your secret? And are you gonna show anyone?

Tricky though, right? Because a lot of those cases would still be heavily reliant on persuading reluctant victims to testify. That seems like a depressingly reliable way to make a case collapse. And there’s little upside for prosecuters to pursue cases like that when the judicial backlog is already so monstrously…

Drive through any city, and truthfully, it isn’t white males shooting people approximately 40 times each day across the country.