JK Rowling on paying high British taxes on her immense fortune:

This gif makes me bust a gut every single time I see it. Every single time!

What... is going on here? Shadow cast by the sign? Sunburned while wearing a sombrero?

I have never seen an episode of Scandal. Everyone talks about how great this show is, so I was all excited to get caught up and start watching the new season. Then I found out that the creator of Scandal is the same creator of Grey's Anatomy, another show that I had never seen until the buzz about it grew strong…

Yeah, I can see how the geographical/racial factors play into it. I used to live in a large city and deal directly with clients all the time that, due to my line of work, were (vast) majority non-white and/or foreign. At the time only one of my close circle of friends was a parent and I had one picture of her, me,…

Well, like I said, only you can judge tone of voice and facial expression, etc. I don't think a follow up of "Are they/your sister adopted?" would, in and of itself, be enough to write someone off as a terrible racist. Certainly as an insensitive, overly curious person with not a lot of social skills, though. I…

Not to say that I go around asking about people's families all the time, but when I do:

I hadn't seen the show either until very recently. I was surprised at how much better it is, far and away, compared to every other personality-based reality show out there. The real housewives (of everywhere, but Jersey especially), the kardashians, etc. may occasionally show funny or redeeming moments but in…

Bart: I thought you said I could be great at anything if I tried hard enough?

Homer: Well you're old enough now I can tell you that's a crock. No matter how good you are at anything there will always be about a million people better at it than you.

Bart: Can't win; don't try. Got it.

I don't mean to be flippant, but... Nah.

Then I heard Alexander Skaarsgard was being considered...

Yep, this is the reason why I politely declined to watch any of those movies in the theater with my friends that went to go see it as a group. I thought, even if I would be able to restrain myself from making some remark, I sure as hell would not be able to stop an involuntary reaction like a scoff or, more likely, a…

The best, funniest reality show on television.

Oh no, I'm referring to the 5o Shades fangirls, who actually seemed to think that Robert Pattinson would be interested in starring in a pornographic Twilight fanfic. They were non too thrilled when Charlie Hunnam was cast in the role. "Too old" and "not handsome enough" and "too blonde" being the major complaints. …

Ellora's Cave (http://www.ellorascave.com/) has a huge library and lots of category and genres available to sort through the books. Plus the reviews are honest - if a book is bad, the reviews will definitely say so. And pretty much every book has a decent-sized sample, typically all or most of the first chapter,…

She's like, a week away from being a college grad and while I could maybe suspend my disbelief enough for the never-owned-a-computer thing, the idea of her not even having an email address is fucking beyond absurd. What? Bitch ain't ever been to the computer lab at her University? Never used one of the computers in…

But I don't agree that, as of yet, Ana's life wholly and completely revolves around Christian. She has moved into a new house with her friend whom she has remained friends with, she's still hanging out with her guy friend and caring about her family, she's interviewing for new jobs and vehemently rejecting the one…

Incredible. How he wishes he could go back to those days!

Shia LaBeouf as Christian Grey!

No one but Robert Pattinson would satisfy those poor, deluded fangirls. Whichever actor steps into this role is already being set up for failure because from the get-go he'll have no support from the fans.