Black and brown children- and their parents- are not required to understand and therefore excuse White racism and supremacy. We have done this for far too long. Enough.

Telling children to even hypothetically rationalize “Why are blacks inferior to whites?” is not critical thinking.

My argument is the opposite - I’ll be a pretty cool and colorful 80 year old.

I had to google this. It’s like the Mount Rushmore of people you’ve seen in other sitcom roles but could never hold up a show of their own (sidebar: I love Mary Elizabeth Ellis, but this is a fact)

RIP, Perfect Couples. My favorite Olivia Munn show.

And not attending is fine, just don’t RSVP that you’re coming or refuse multiple RSVP requests and then show up anyway. And particularly don’t no show and then use the excuse (of many posters) that as it was ‘just a reception’ and not that fancy that you didn’t think it was important enough to worry about flaking.

I don’ t know why so many people are hung up on the size of the reception. It’s not that unusual. Lots of couples are going to make up the first 200 with family alone.

Depends on the wedding and the camping trip. This sounds like a big, fun reception with 400 people, so it certainly had the potential to be better than most camping trips if you like big parties. People who don’t like big parties should probably have RSVP’d ‘no.’

I’m not sure what kind of weddings you’ve been to, but all the ones I’ve been at rocked. I got to see friends, eat free food, drink free booze, and dance. Awesome.

I agree with you in a lot of ways here, but they RSVP’d. They said they were going to go and they didn’t—and it wasn’t even for a good reason. So yeah, I totally get what you’re saying here, but you’re still promising someone you’ll be somewhere, then not doing it without saying a word.

Protip for any city where you’re using the rail transit: Save an image of the transit map to your phone. That way you can consult it without looking like a big ol’ tourist staring at a map and making yourself a target, and it’s available should you lose cell service in the tunnels.

For three stupid years in my early 20s, I was spending my money faster than I made it, so I just didn’t pay my taxes. I got scared and ignored the problem until the IRS eventually sent me a gigantic bill.

I think wireless charging pads are great for places like work, where your phone usually just sits, unused, for stretches of time.

I never give much thought about wireless charging until I got my S7. I set up the charging pad on my work desk. It was a great set up. Whenever I was at work, I just leave it on the pad and charge. Whenever I need it, I will pick it up and use it.

I massively recommend “The Memory Palace” by Nate DiMeo. It’s history told through small stories in an intimate way.

I LOVE this podcast. The hosts work well together, and they make boring topics interesting.

Stuff you missed in History Class its great!

I think my nearest LFL has been orphaned (which is sad, because it’s only a year or so old). I’ve taken to checking it about twice a month, filling it with new books—I have a book buying problem—and cleaning out stuff I don’t think will ever get picked up. It’s amazing the sort of crap that people think to leave…

This is true. My neighbourhood has 5 LFLs. Three of them are magnificent (= healthy, because they’re regularly pruned), and two are sad, dessicated husks filled with battered old crapnovels. I’ve tried seeding these with more interesting books (which duly vanish), but it doesn’t change the pattern at all.