I need a job at the Gay Department of Justice. Where should I send my resume?

Alec Baldwin is less sad if you imagine Jack Donaghy saying the things that come out of his mouth.

"I won't be in tomorrow, Lemon, I'm being subpoenaed by the Gay Department of Justice."

Explain this to me, how did Johnny Depp in redface get a Special Effects Nomination but Pacific Rim didn't?

That's because the Oscars are an industry pissing contest. If this was about movies people loved in 2013, Pacific Rim would have been FUCKING NOMINATED FOR SOMETHING.

If I were in her position, I would have worked my ass off like that too. She's young, can bounce back and can rest w/ the knowledge that she could retire anytime at this point.

Um, she's an actor, not a human rights campaigner: doing "American Hustle" wasn't exactly working with Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. She wants to take a break, cool - but don't act like she's in the running for a Nobel Peace Prize for all of her sacrifice (most actors would love to be in the position of working on…

If refusing the plea deal means he won't be able to get a US work visa, then...stand strong, Justin!

In my experience as a high school teacher, the "popular" kids excel at working the system to their strengths - whatever those might be. And I've taught really genuinely decent "popular" kids to total degenerate "popular" kids. I'm not old enough to know what happens to all/most of them, but I would bet they remain…

I think it really depends on where you go to school, and exactly how athletic and bright they are. Many of the popular kids in my HS were not bright at all, simply outgoing, and being on the football team in HS doesn't mean you'll be there in college. So if you pass that bar and can get a merit or an athletic…

But there's a difference, IMHO, between the kids who were nice and just happened to be athletic, good-looking, bright, et cetera (the "total package," if you will), and the Regina Georges of the world, who were the ones people always meant when they talked about the "popular kids." The former kids often ended up doing…

Yeah. We've had this conversation a gazillion times (to borrow a high school phrase) on this site. The research suggests high school popularity = greater economic security, better education and better mental health down the line. http://ideas.time.com/2013/11/18/doe… I'd also point out that the "bullies" wouldn't…

Yes, one thing most movies get wrong about "popular kids" is continually portraying them as sociopathic jerks (with some exceptions - Clueless does a nice job at showing likable popular kids). It is a bias born out of so many screenwriters being introverted types, speaking as an introverted writer myself. A decent…

Maybe I'm an exception, but most of the popular kids in my high school seemed to be popular because they were genuinely nice, likable people. I don't really remember them being particularly mean to anyone. As far as I can tell from Facebook, they're still popular because they're still nice, likable people, and I say…

The three most popular girls from my grade in high school are, respectively, the CEO of a successful company (since age 34) and apparently happily married with 3 kids; appearing in a cable tv series as a regular guest star; and happily married and a stay at home mom (I know her enough to know its legitimate happy,…

I know right. The popular bitchy "dumb" girls I knew from school are all now publicists in the US, producers, lawyers, business women... because a) they were always studying on the down-low and b) parental money and inbuilt aggression gets you far. Being driven is the way you get popular and being driven is how you…

And that's precisely why I think it's dangerous when parents draw long-term conclusions from childhood achievements. It's only a snapshot of the present and nothing more. (I constantly remind my parents that I'll never go gambling with them. HA!)

It's about burnout. I have students who are already burned out. They don't actually like learning anything, they just want to do the work, get the grade and move on. It's just an endless series of hoops to them (and they're only in middle school). They go to math camp during the summer and extra tutoring at night.…

Kind of depends on your definition of popular. The crazy party person who doesn't care about grades but has lots of friends, yeah....this might be true. The smart, funny, beloved, academic and athletic over achiever, who has tons of friends, goals and motivation...this person will most likely continue to have a fun…

I'm curious as to why a lot of people assume peaking only happens once in life. My mom always said that anyone who was popular would peak in high school, and for the most part she was right. But life isn't that rigid! I've peaked several times in my life and none of which were in high school. My gifted brother…

When Miley finally matures to the stage at which she, like the rest of us, is mortified by the things she did, said, & thought in her teens & early twenties, she will truly be a talented, worthwhile performer whose music I'll be able to openly admit to liking.