Fair enough, to each their own! I think some of the hate she gets is disappointing though because the way she comes off in interviews is as a really intelligent person who is absolutely aware of the awful way Hollywood and society treats women and wants to speak out against it.

I've heard this from plenty of people, and I just don't get it. I've also been told that my opinion is biased because I find her very attractive (which is true!). I mean, I don't think she's the best actress out there (although she has turned in some pretty good roles), but neither would I say shes ruined any movies…

So the problem is that (1) food prices are kept below their market value and (2) the government wants to enforce this for policy reasons. Instead of trying to police a nearly unstoppable problem, why not allow the price of food to go up and provide payments (tax rebates, flat out cash, whatever) to households that…

Well, "preparing to start his delivery" is bullshit weasel word language, and I would expect that at some point it will get fixed. So Maddon has a point that the pitcher was on the rubber and the batter in the box, but if that's what they wanted the rule to mean why no just say that? Buehrle hadn't taken the sign yet,…

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Point taken, I'm sorry if it came across as attacking. I was just noting that while it seem disappointing that parties can't whip all their MPs to vote for worthwhile, crucial bills like this, it's the price we pay to have (in theory) a strong-parliament system.

So, this is gonna sounds super polisci-nerdy, but I think that parties should allow free votes on pretty much every issue. It's the cornerstone of the Westminster system that MPs answer first to their constituents, and then to the party. So while the result is not ideal in this case, this is how the system is supposed…

See I've heard that line ("eastern Canadians don't like the CFL") before, and I don't know if I buy it. I mean, Ottawa has historically struggled to hold onto a team, but they're not known as a great sports city in general. Quebec loves their football. Hamilton has had a shitty team and a shitty stadium for years and…

Ontario Place/The Ex is a better bet than the Portlands. I would also hazard a guess that the the site outside city limit is in Vaughan near the 407. There was some buzz that the site was being examined for a second GTA NHL team a few years ago, plus it will be subway-accessible in the near future.

Rigg got flat out robbed last season. Her role wasn't quite as flashy this year, probably still deserves it though.

You may notice that the're the only two network shows nominated in this category, and the networks have big voting blocks. Never mind for a moment that they're not even the best sitcoms on the big four (hi Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Parks & Rec!)

I would've given Samberg a nom, but I can see the argument against it, the brilliance is in the ensemble (I know Andre Braugher gets all the love but for me Terry Crews kills it). But Brooklyn 9-9 the show was certainly the best new network show this season, and arguably the best sitcom period.

I'm no expert on Yoga (the few times I've tried it I'm either hopelessly bored, completely dying, or both) but it's absolutely a myth that cardio is the only way to lose weight. Some would argue it's not even the best way.

Yes, and no. Even when played on North American-sized rinks Olympic hockey is less contact than the NHL. I've also seen Midget B games get super rough on international-sized rinks. But you're right that plays a part in it.

Interesting. I think the other 15 cities are largely the result of the tail end of a the gender-gap distribution (a suggestion backed up by the fact that 8 of them are in CA or NY, two states with relatively low gender wage gaps), but there has to be something weird going on in Jacksonville beyond just that. I mean,…

But that's just because that's what the rules say. There's less hitting in international hockey than the NHL even with the exact same players, because that's what the rules are. There's no reason it needs to be that way aside for tradition.

Belle Pro is awful. Like really bad. I never understood the praise it gets, I think it must be a patriotic-Quebecois thing. Smokes, while a little overpriced/overhyped is solid. It's also a concept that lends itself better to American expansion I'd say. My favourite chain poutine place is Frite Alors.

So you think it's an absolute coincidence that, in any sport, the countries that care the most about it and funnel their best athletes into it are the most successful? You're really trying to argue that the US (and Canada, the South Asian countries, Australia/New Zealand, and Scandinavia) have all their absolute best…

That's one of the hardest things about Baseball. In hockey if you fuck up at least you can go out there the very next shift and skate even harder, try to throw a hit, get into it. In baseball if you fuck up you have to just stand there waiting for a shot to make up for it, and it has time to get in your head.

In 2006, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad allowed women to attend soccer matches in big stadiums so long as they sat in a separate section, but the ban was promptly reinstated by Iranian clerics.