the social pressure to conform there is incredibly pervasive, and even those with some superficial free-spirited personas, if you get to know them well, they tend to be quite conservative and want to someday fit the mold a bit better. Those that truly reject it often end up overseas. All of my techno friends there…

...bottled water is the absolute WORST from a conservation perspective. Please rethink that.

I've seen a fair amount, and I haven't been looking for it at all. I view Gamergate as gaming's Benghazi - it alleges a scandal that has no basis in reality, and even if there was a basis, it would be a very poor scandal (it wouldn't matter at all) but instead of being about what it claims to be about it is simply a…

Gamergate exists because gamer "journalists" allow it to by engaging in the allegations. Mainstream media (television and print) has faced accusations it caters to advertisers and softballs criticism of anyone or anything it has financial ties to. You know what MSM does? Ignores it completely. Doesn't give it the time…

even the ending was kind of amazing, telling through sketches the backstory of the villagers. Incredibly dark and ominous.

I'm having a hard time even comprehending why anyone gives any attention to internet comments on a messageboard. If Lady Gaga offended Japanese nationalists who see her wearing clothing with Korean lettering on it, well, as far as I'm concerned, she's done a public good. The rest of society should follow suit and…

"Valenti merely asked a question." ...on the internet, a known den of scum and villainy. There's really not many questions you can ask on the internet that someone can't turn into a hatefest.

I plug the place so much you'd think I'm a promoter for them (I'm not! I swear! I'm just a huge techno-head and go out at least twice a week) but Output (Brooklyn) gets it...lots of seating, NO bottle service, incredible sound system (allegedly the best in North America) and no door policy. Great bookings, definitely…

They don't seem to have their prices out there but if you check this link, it seems prices would be in line...

In the bottle service lingo, they're comping a table which has a bottle minimum typically (the email says $4K for guys) So the club isn't spending $4K, but they're likely forgoing nearly that much revenue from a paying group of customers; hence, the policy (while distasteful, sure, but then, so is Hakkasan and Las…

Exactly!!!! I don't want a bunch of idiots who are looking to have a big night out at my club; I want people who know what they're in for. Just last weekend, had to deal with a bunch of idiots at Sigha/DVS1 at Brooklyn's Output (a night I'd been looking forward to for weeks) who were in polo shirts, completely out of…

Okay, so I haven't ready any comments yet because 500+ to see if anyone's made my point yet is not my cup of tea.

But the headline is totally garbage - The policy is pretty clear that MEN MUST PAY $4,000+ TO GET A TABLE, WHEREAS WOMEN GET IT FREE AS LONG AS THEY'RE ATTRACTIVE.

HIPPOS CAN STILL GET IN.

THEY JUST HAVE TO…

It also might fall into an entirely new category, one that hasn't been heavily studied - Social Media Rape Accusation, which may have a much lower truth rate than the generally accepted 2-8% rate.

This. This right here. Thank you.

You say that you were not trying to excuse or justify her behavior, but your exact words, for the record:

"She was clearly not in a very good place and made a bad decision. I don't think we need to break out the tar and feathers and I do it would have been far easier for her to disappear into anonymity rather than…

From wikipedia: "The controversial nature of the shrine has figured largely in both domestic Japanese politics and relations with other Asian countries. The controversy has been reignited nearly every year since 1975, when prime minister Miki Takeo visited the shrine as a private individual on August 15, the day that…

I think Korea's leaders have frankly not taken a strong ENOUGH stance against Japan, and I feel the same way about China. I understand how Mike2k feels above, that the people are so polite, etc...but the same thing is true of the American South...they can be the most amazing people. Just don't talk about politics. As …

Pretty much. I'd imagine that the Korea-Japan relationship might start improving on a political level when a sizable chunk of the population and elected officials stop being the Asian equivalent of Holocaust deniers. I've always been stunned by the US' ambivalence to what is in many ways comparable to the European…

Where are these men that want their musical experiences to be sausage-fests? Ladies, the dark embrace of techno will have you! Come to our side!

I'm not quite sure how to take this article…I guess I'm just going to say that the techno (of the Berlin/Detroit variety) seems not to have this problem at all, so…yay techno, the most egalitarian of musical genres? That's what this looks like to me.