Did anyone else think of this scene? (skip to 1:31, since I can't figure out how to get it to link directly to that part)

Interesting point. In addition to that, I wonder if meeting someone who is totally out of your normal social circle makes some people behave outrageously because the stakes are lower. If your friend sets you up with someone, then if either of you acts like an ass, it becomes common knowledge among your circle and the…

This is what I was wondering. While I personally don't think abortion always needs to be treated as a very important, life-altering event (because for some women, it simply isn't), I can understand why she wouldn't want to appear flippant about it either, since a lot of people do feel strongly about it and would not…

I didn't think she was bad at the time either, but I remember watching clips of the show on YouTube and being struck that while she's great in the early seasons, she's considerably less so in the later ones. Then again, I didn't like Rory as a character very much once she graduated from Chilton (Paris should have been…

Yeah, there's nothing in either of the linked articles about him being American or serving time in the US. I'm not sure why the text of this post claims that he did.

Same here. She's an absolutely stunning woman, but she's an extremely limited actress (and I think she actually got worse over the course of Gilmore Girls). I did not buy her in her role on Mad Men for one minute, though she was let down by bad writing. The whole thing felt like it existed because they wanted to…

I agree it's a shame, mostly for their daughter's sake. I don't think her future classmates' parents are going to react well to her or her parents. I also can't imagine that her dad's history won't negatively impact her social development (for example, parents not wanting to let their kids play at her house, if they…

Indeed. There is absolutely no reason for an overexposed American artist with no connection to the events of the Cold War to be part of this.

Obviously I added the emphasis because that sentence is a perfect embodiment of politiglam pop culture. While I do think that Madonna gets dibs on this gig as she was, you know, relevant in 1989 whereas Lady Gaga was not, where the shit is German post-punk/glam/reggae/Neue Deutsche Welle sensation Nina Hagen? Or…

I've never been in that situation, but if I ever were, this is more or less how I'd want to handle it. Good on both of you for getting rid of that asshole.

I cannot dislike him because I cannot dislike anyone who was part of making Freaks and Geeks.

I had to google what you were talking about. I couldn't take my eyes off of that video.

I could see not charging him for child pornography, but surely there's some other law that makes it illegal to take and distribute a video of an unsuspecting person while they're in a bathroom stall? What happened to this boy would be a horrendous invasion of privacy for anyone at any age.

With any luck, she had gotten a scholarship to her first choice college (and found out in the early decision/early action round). When you know you're moving on to something better, your ability to withstand that kind of awfulness increases dramatically.

Me too. When I was in high school, Facebook was just for college students, and I didn't bother much with Myspace (I think my account claimed I was a 100 year old goat herder in Eritrea). I mostly just chatted with my friends on AIM while procrastinating on homework, but if I was having a shitty day, it was pretty much…

Yeah. I have zero sympathy for this woman. I feel sorry for her kids.

I've never been to a country music concert, but most concerts I've been to have specified "no infants" on the tickets and elsewhere. Given how even the nicest crowds will have quite a bit of jostling and pushing, I can't imagine why anyone would think it's a safe environment to have an infant. At the very least, she…

That really sucks and I'm really sorry that's happening to you. In your case it's such a scam as well, since you already know the material.

Exactly this. And the worst part is, I don't really see a way out of it. Pretty much everyone I've ever met will agree that not everyone should go to college—some people just aren't academically inclined and that's fine. Similarly, pretty much everyone I've ever met will agree that there are an awful lot of jobs out…

Yes and not only that, but there's very little analysis of these results. On the PIAAC survey quoted in the article, which tested numeracy, the average score from the US is 296 (tied with England/Northern Ireland and Australia). Just above, at 297, is Korea. The highest score was Austria at 326. They give an "average…