If that's actually true, you and your "friends" are terrible people. Sincerely and truly.

I am an “old person” on Tumblr (i.e., mid-20s) and from what I can tell the teenage girls that seem to like this video like it because it’s cute and a little amusing. Genuine compliments or open supportiveness between teenage boys is not something they get to see that often, I’m guessing. Not sure what the draw is for…

Yeah, this only puts you in an awkward position if you don’t understand the concept of outliers. If you get a sample large enough there will generally be outliers in literally any group, including mass shooting victims. I’m no more surprised that there is at least one mass shooting survivor who is pro-guns than I am…

It seems fairly obvious that if you are able to stop having children at a certain age, you can redirect your energy/resources to help your children’s children thrive, which would further propagate your genes. I feel like I was taught this as the main theory for why human women evolved to go through menopause back in…

This argument would have maybe been compelling in June, but Bernie’s national profile has gone up a lot and yet his standing with black voters is not noticeably improving. I guess it's possible that his (almost certain) win in NH will shift some voters, but I think some of his supporters are being unrealistic about…

Now some people definitely don’t crate their dogs correctly (not exercising the dog enough or using the crate for punishment), but there is nothing inherently wrong with crate training your dog(s). Most breeds of dog are inclined to like having a den, and proper crate training (heavy emphasis on proper) can reduce…

The Romney 47% gaffe came from a campaign fundraising event, not a paid speaking engagement. Also, $150-200k for a speech is literally a rounding error for Goldman Sachs; they probably paid more for their NYC office’s holiday party last year.

I mean it’s really a matter of perspective whether you think she's being disingenuous with her "I'm not part of the establishment because I'm a woman" statements. But, as a woman working in a white male dominated field, I'm inclined to believe she's being sincere. I work in finance at a firm that's approximately 20%…

I mean, McCain did have a sizeable chunk of the skin on his face removed due to a melanoma. That probably doesn't help one age well.

I mean, hey look at it this way, Discover Weekly isn’t necessarily saying you have bad taste in music. It’s just saying that other people who listen to the same songs as you have bad taste in music... :)

Your dog probably has anxiety, applying pressure to the torso is a known way to reduce anxiety in mammals. You could him/her a thundershirt.

No problem, I definitely get that it's a total mindfuck if you aren't familiar that area of finance.

I don’t disagree with you and I'm not endorsing the system because its a mess. A lot of times companies would probably be able to win in the resulting shareholder litigation if they didn’t back discriminatory employees. However:

It makes sense if you’ve worked in corporate or financial litigation. Chipotle is a publicly traded company with a fiduciary duty to its investors. This basically means that cannot knowingly or intentionally take any action that will diminish (even temporarily) the value of the company. Therefore, if they do not make…

Yeah, I think realtors have been pushing Logan Square as an “up and coming Chicago neighborhood” for at least 15 years now.

Interesting, sources/recommended reading? Most of what I’ve encountered (which admittedly is like 2 books that discuss comfort stations in the larger context of government misconduct in Japanese history) has taken the stance that the Japanese military definitely knew what was going on and basically condoned the…

Enjoying bikram (the 90 min yoga practice of 26 postures & two breathing exercises in a 40C room) has made me way more sympathetic to people who love Woody Allen movies but have negative feelings about Woody Allen.

It's officially supposed to be 104F (i.e. 40C). Some studios choose to ignore that dictate and go a slightly more palatable 98F (i.e. 37C & internal body temp) or lower.

“I get the impression that the South Korean government would like this to go away as well.”

Pretty sure that is less a function of less racism in the UK and more a function of stricter gun access (even by law enforcement) and very different public attitude regarding the police.