Rich can be overly rigid in his definition of gayness, yeah. I do enjoy his writing, but he does have some blind spots in that regard.

Yeah, the ‘90s were odd that way, though I was fortunate to be in an accepting environment (art magnet school). We had a ton of students who were out, and gender norms were anything but rigid.

That was always the way I interpreted it, yeah. I guess you could argue that maybe Alyssa had decided that she was in fact a lesbian after experimenting with straight sex, but her history didn’t really match that.

That was the perfect ending, really, because despite being the protagonist, Holden isn’t the least bit heroic, and deserves his comeuppance.

(of course, in the straight guy’s narrative, the straight guy character turns the lesbian)

The source material subverts predestination tropes — child of prophesy, chosen one, etc.. — so that’s not entirely surprising. Yennefer and Geralt are linked by fate to Ciri, and must decide what to do with Ciri, as she’s clearly a walking atomic bomb.

The boos can be just as frivolous. They booed Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette because they hated the soundtrack being anachronistic.

I thought the second was the weakest of the three, but just barely. Didn’t really need a sequel, honestly, though I did love the franchise’s brief stint as a Saturday morning cartoon.

So did Clerks ][, the weakest Clerks. The crowd reaction at Cannes has more to with the audience’s level of drunkenness than quality... seriously.

I also love that he bought pre-distressed jeans.

Yeesh. Yeah that was awful. I don’t think I ever made it through a whole episode. It was all just so embarrassing.

Oh man, at least Playboy had a literate, albeit WASP-y take on masculinity.

Hah! We made the same joke at the exact same time.

Comes bundled with an AOL subscription! Don Jr.’s making deals and has his finger on the pulse!

It’s clear that she’s hustling, and not surprising that she isn’t savvy enough to get away with it.

All of them would fail the callus test. In other words, they’ve never worked a real day in their lives and probably wear gloves at the gym, if they even go.

All that gear is brand spanking new. Looks like he didn’t even wear his hiking boots to the shoot. He put them on just for the photo.

Mmmmaybe? I mostly remember oiled-up shirtless bearded men chopping wood.

I don’t think what you’re describing was ever really typical. Different women (and people) like different things, and some of their preferences change over time, but not always — and that’s fine! Some women are perfectly happy dating meatheads, and some meatheads are actually great people!

Jinx!