He wasn’t really a terrible guy in the end. He just wasn’t who I thought he was (or really who he aspired to be, but maybe the intervening years have brought him closer to it). He was never actively dishonest, it was more that there was a 1-1 correlation between what he deemed the morally correct choice and the things…

He has an objectively brilliant, creative, unique mind; he’s the smartest person I’ve ever met and I have always found him utterly fascinating. Everyone else I’ve dated, I feel like I “figured out” after a certain time and they lost some of their luster and became human, but James was so distant and aloof and I…

I have no opinion on Chrissy Teigen, but I agree with the rest of your post. By all means, leave or take breaks from the site if you need to, but there’s no need for any kind of statement. The lack of participation speaks for itself, and someone like Chrissy Teigen is going to have ample opportunity to say why she…

Yeah, the comment on the ethics really baffled me. It’s not like the study authors recruited a bunch of twins and then instructed their parents to use corporal punishment on one and not the other. That would be an unethical study. Analyzing data from a resource that is available for research purposes is not. You’d…

I’ve been on this site for over a decade, and one thing that never changes, no matter the editor-in-chief or the writers is its scientific illiteracy.

That’s what I thought, but when I googled to confirm (I’ve only ever been to South Korea), most of the information about talked about Japan specifically. At any rate, I’m glad to hear it’s more widespread than just the one country—or two, rather, since I saw a few people with masks in South Korea as well.

As I understand it, wearing a mask when you feel under the weather but can’t avoid being out in public is the standard thing to do in Japan. The rest of the world really ought to emulate it. I know I will be from here on out.

I don’t think he ever really denied it either. Maybe it’s the “horrifically” part people feel the need to call into question? Because even Ike Turner would admit he did hit her. My understanding based on the one interview I ever saw where he was asked about it was that his contention is that what he did wasn’t abuse.…

I got into Bunheads recently. I probably would not have given it as many episodes as I did if I hadn’t heard so many good things about it and if I didn’t have some residual fondness for Gilmore Girls. I’m glad I did because the episode with the Nutcracker showcase (and everything that comes after) is so completely…

I only ever went onto Medium when someone posted a link to a specific user-submitted article. Most of the ones I saw weren’t so bad for spelling and grammar, but would have benefited from editing for length and scope. Like you, I never realized that they had changed from the user-submitted model to actual journalism…

On the other hand, the experiences of California and Minnesota suggest that celebrities don’t do too badly for themselves once they get on the ballot in a state. Though the stars really aligned for Schwarzenegger with the recall election. I don’t know if he ever would have been able to win his first term via the…

Watching a lot of the interview, it seems that Harry didn’t do his job in helping her prepare. Maybe it was deliberate because he felt it would scare her off. But after the inaccuracies about the titles and the security, I don’t think Harry has been on the receiving end of enough criticism.

I’ve read that Donald Trump Jr. is actually more popular with the base, much to the surprise of everyone, especially Donald Trump Sr.

The summary of Wolf’s thesis can be found here, though the thesis itself is not available for download:

Since Kinja has broken the link in my post, I should clarify that it should read, “I remember reading Buzzfeed’s extensive article about her (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/gwen-stefani-no-doubt-blake-shelton-the-voice), and being shocked that—as uncharitable as I had been over the years about…

According to the New York Times obituary, plenty of people saw her as a “callous climber”, so it’s safe to say that she was never going to be able to behave “correctly”.

It’s also much easier, faster, and leaves you less open to being sued to report things as “Person X says this, but Person Y says that” than to do research and determine who is presenting and applying the facts more correctly.

I have it for Michael Fassbender as well. I know I’m not alone in that, though.

I don’t think she could move the rest of her body like Lucille Ball either. Nicole Kidman is very upright and deliberate (one might even say stiff) in her movements. Lucille Ball’s movements always looked more natural and at ease—even with the physical gags that took a lot of practice to master.

What terrifies me about stories like this is the thought that it could be me. I like to think I wouldn’t be so gullible and wouldn’t let someone lead me around like that, but Smythe and your friend probably didn’t think anyone could do that to them either. And in Smythe’s case, she’s still in denial about it. But one…