“one of those charming psychopaths” is a myth. There are a LOT of mythologies about why people commit crimes that don’t really happen, thanks to TV and movies and our need to perceive people who kill as somehow fundamentally different than us (they’re not).

For more on crime and myth, I recommend a book called The…

There’s no way he has a majority in the House. The House is gerrymandered for Republican rule til at least 2020. If he has a majority in the Senate it will not be filibuster-proof.

So in other words, nothing he wants will get passed and he’ll have to veto everything that does get passed by the House crazies anyway.

That’s no excuse. I live in Texas and there are PLENTY of wonderful, well-minded teachers here who are on the frontlines of an all-out assault on their classrooms by state government.

Don’t write us off - Texas has a massive number of people who disagree with this horrible school, who are working day and night to…

Oh yeah totally. My wife is not tech inclined, but if she wants to watch TV or watch Projector or Play Wii, she just hits the macro and the remote does everything else. And you never have to explain how anything works, what input it’s on, etc. again. It even troubleshoots for you if something goes wrong.

And yet Apple seems to do it all the time. “And the new iPad is available....today.”

This is one of the reasons I love Texas beer - Texas, thanks to its influx of German immigrants, has embraced lagers, bocks, hefeweizens, and other random beers in addition to IPA’s. There is such a range here and lots of options from all the breweries, and it’s rare to have a brewery that has more than one IPA (and…

Littleford was on the show with Stewart for a while. I remember her hilarious bit introducing Iron Chef to the world.

But the Native American subplot works because it's written by Natives on the writing staff, and the parents are played by Natives, the references to the Lakota are researched and respectful, and the jokes are a lot more about Jane Krakowski looking all 80's than looking Native American. When writing about race, isn't…

I disagree. I make green tea in it almost exclusively and it always comes out perfectly balanced (unless I forget about it and leave it sitting for too long). As long as you control temperature and steeping time, you're going to get a great cup. I use less tea than I would in other preparations, and I am careful not…

I disagree. I make green tea in it almost exclusively and it always comes out perfectly balanced (unless I forget…

I love this thing: http://www.adagio.com/teaware/ingenu…

Teavana also sells a similar thing, there are a lot of things like this. It's totally foolproof, lets you work with loose leaf and make blends, and it's so easy not to spill. I just love it love it love it. Cleans real easily too.

I love this thing: http://www.adagio.com/teaware/ingenu…

Teavana also sells a similar thing, there are a lot of…

I'm all for this in theory. There are always sticky situations though. For example, my father is a college professor, and a very good one, sticks to the rules, publishes and teaches, goes to conferences, wears full suits to all his classes.

He married a woman who had never gone to college, which was her big regret in…

That was nice and all, but none of them have yet matched the sheer perfection of Emma Stone's lip sync battling. They should do a tournament of champions with Stephen Merchant, Emma Stone, etc. and go nuts.

I just realized that's a typo on my part - I meant to say roast at 450.

I used to work on a decently major cable TV hourlong, and all the male actors on the show would grow elaborate facial hair during the hiatus. Every. Single. One. Come fall they'd have to shave it off and keep it off and keep it consistent during the shoot, but when they weren't shooting they let it run wild. I think…

I saw Plaid live once. It was like....listening to Plaid with a big group of people. But I got an autographed copy of "scintilli" out of it, so yay!

And yet, the World Cup....the World Cup! He shut down after Di Maria was injured.

That video clip was filmed the morning of the day she disappeared. Seriously. Hae references it in her note to Don that the police found.

The problem is that they have a list for weeks beforehand, which makes it feel like you're dropping and raising people. Instead they should offer no public lists until the final list.

It's more or less in tune with itself. It's a bit ragged and raw, but not all that offensive. It's not like completely off. It's certainly not as bad as the Taylor Swift one you guys did. Maybe she's sick.

Is there a similar thingy for Fitbit and Google Fit on Android?