I grew up a Cuban in Miami in the 90s, and Gloria was EVERYWHERE. It's so incredible to know that she was important to so many other people the way she was important to me. Also, her husband's "Emilio-isms" sound just like my dad's.

"Stole a building" was hyperbole. I know how the marbles came to be in the BM. That doesn't legitimize their presence there.

If my grandfather stole your family heirloom from your grandfather, and I inherited it, and then you knock on my door and ask for it back, I give it back or I'm an asshole (and in most jurisdictions I would not be legally allowed to keep it). I might not have stolen it, but it was stolen! The man who gave it to me…

1) The British Museum's "Please we promise it's ok that we have these world artifacts and here's why we're note giving them back" page is not an objective source of information. There's a small chance they may be biased.

If I break into your home and steal your shit, the excuse "but you wouldn't have taken care of it!" isn't actually valid. It's not mine. It's yours. You get to decide what to do with it.

I find the situation with the Elgin marbles so offensive as to be almost hilarious. They stole a building! It takes real cojones to be like "Yeah, we stole it, but we're not giving it back. You might drop it or something. Oh and by the way, fuck you."

He's only slightly younger than me (and maybe gay?)

There is no higher compliment

None of Hernández's revelations are too surprising if you've ever read the Times or anything about it, but it's the brazenness with which the white people in her tale act that you can never get used to. Entitlement: no matter how much it is deployed, it still has the power to shock.

They testify at sentencing, but they are not in charge of sentencing. That is a crucial distinction.

1) Being able to give testimony in a court of law also means you have to be able to be cross-examined by the defense. Anonymous internet allegations don't allow that.

My close friend is a student at UChicago. According to him, this whole situation is a clusterfuck.

Yes!

You should be. It was incredible.

I saw the phenomenal Buyer and Cellar this weekend in Dallas, and now I've got Babs on the brain. I was always indifferent towards her, but now I'm fascinated.

Both this version and the one in India coat the Vas Deferens in a polymer matrix. That matrix shreds the sperm as they exit, before they're mixed with the rest of the semen. But, unlike in a vasectomy, the remains of the sperm are still able to exit the Vas Deferens, an there's therefore no pressure buildup

Hey guys, for everyone talking about the potential for abuse...

Pills are hard for men, because our hormones and sperm-production work totally differently. All seriously considered versions of male contraception involve "clogging the pipes".

Thank you! Replying to promote science

This was developed in India, where it was also a polymer injection. It was never a "plug" anywhere.