I'm just picturing a bunch of cops standing around staring at a cassette...

You need to write a book about this. Seriously.

This reminds me of that story awhile back in which some reality "star" was told that her "Instagram game was weak", and she responded by wearing her child's clothing to get attention.

some people can't see the rape forest for the rape trees

If there's one thing I associate with America (though it's not by any means exclusive to this country), it's that of starting over- and I never hear anyone talk about that in politics. I think a nation of immigrants and enslaved who come together- in spite of constant struggle- to build something is a hopeful thing.…

I get the concern, really, but this is a terrible message to send to people who might have been exposed but are afraid to report it. Come on in for treatment, we'll take care of killing your pets for you!

Anyone who says "American values" with a straight face gets an auto-side-eye from me. 10-to-1 they're talking about how awful dem emmagrumps are or something something hell in a handbasket.

Hatred and vitriol? I haven't seen anyone say they wish she would burst into flames or anything, though those comments probably exist. For me, it's her complete obliviousness that rankles. I could laugh at the ridiculousness of her cookbook, but when she said her life was tougher than that of a mom with a nine-to-five…

You know, if her products are well-made, designed, and reasonably-priced, even the most avid Goop-poop throwers will be happy to buy them, I'm sure. But if they are ridiculously expensive, made in sweatshops, and come in a range of size 00-2, scorn will be heaped, and justly so.

Dora [the Explorer] was certainly something of a success...

When I told my husband about this, his first reaction was to criticize the wife for recording, too. We will have words.

Bette, I tried to be nice last time, but seriously. If you don't stop punching down, it's going to look more like a desperate bid to stay relevant via mean-ass shit that was barely funny 3-5 years ago. Please stop!

Rush is an idiot, but he's not entirely wrong about Sierra Leone being founded by ex-slaves. Simon Schama's Rough Crossings discusses this in detail. Britain's problematic attempts at relocation the enslaved who escaped colonial masters and fought on the British side during the Revolution is sort of a precursor to…

She replied: "I'm entitled to do that."

I still have a soft spot for BTB (better than Brad), so I hope he eventually dealt with his many issues and found happiness. I doubt it, though- he didn't really have the emotional vocabulary for what he was wrestling with, much less the self-awareness necessary to seek help.

I fully endorse the notion that having children reveals fault lines in a relationship, but I also think there's no way to REALLY prepare yourself for the changes. You can read all the books you want, but it will still be overwhelming more often than not, especially the first year.

I remember Bette cracking a similar joke back in the day about Madonna, something like:

Bette, I love you, but maybe Twitter isn't the medium for you. Your jokes work best in person. You could say just about anything, but the twinkle in your eye and your sassy, kittenish delivery make people feel like we're all in on the joke.

Raiders of the Lost Ark

I must have known on some level that the "great lover" and "great looking" subsets didn't overlap very often.