don’t you assume that I didn’t read the article just because I raised a question that you haven’t actually answered. i agree that police forces are broken as currently implemented and their culture would need radical change. I’m not convinced that the solution is to just do away with police.

The particular questions…

Missed one:

In relation to the recent light yet again shined on the issues that exist in some police departments and with some officers that are disgustingly heavily protected by unions, I can sympathize with this sentiment. However since when we boil this down police brutality/abuse (like most criminal activity) is tied to…

Have you done any analysis to figure out if you laid off half the cops and hired 1-for-1 a social worker to replace them how that would impact public safety? I imagine that would cause many businesses and rich people to hire armed guards (from the ranks of unemployed officers).

Talking about defunding government programs AND fiscal responsibility in government? Color me surprised - never would have guessed lifehhacker would post an article that sounds outright libertarian.

“Who would you call if someone stole your car or broke into your house? What if you were a victim of a violent crime, such as rape or sexual assault?”

HBO Now, which is somehow different than HBO Go, automatically becomes HBO Max. Mine did, anyway. HBO Go is tied to cable subscriptions, I believe, while HBO Now is their standalone subscription service. Either way, canceling HBO Go or HBO through your cable company and switching to HBO Max seems the best bet. You get…

I can’t stand eating the same thing more than once or twice in a week. So I am usually making a fresh dinner at least four or five nights a week, unless I’m making something that freezes well. I don’t really think about it. I enjoy cooking, I enjoy trying new recipes, and I’ve been cooking for myself for more than 20…

Shallots are awesome. Their flavor adds a certain complexity to meals that you just can’t get with onions.

This episode really sets up the arc of season 3 it seems like and holy shit I'm on board. The giant evil globe computer is nuts. Also, the post credits teaser for next week's episode brings back Ed Harris and I'm very excited

Although I probably won’t be able to watch it - this subject matter is just too close to home for me, a Jewish American woman with plenty of inherited family trauma - I’m really interested to see how Jewish characters are presented on screen. Too much of the time we’re Larry David-type caricatures or sneering bankers…

Strong start. The writing is a little heavy-handed and expository, but that seems to me to be nod to the era, and a necessary device in a country full of people who haven’t studied much history. Most of us have an opinion of times back then that is shaped by entertainment, and this has the feel of an old movie.

If they ever do a biopic on the Rosenbergs, Zoe Kazan would be a dead ringer for Ethel.

This show is excellent. Full stop.

This sounds pretty good and I’ll probably watch it. For me, a big step, as while “Plot Against America” is my second-favorite Roth book, “American Pastoral” was my favorite, and that being the case I decided early on that I would steer way clear of the movie (and from everything I heard it sounds like I was right). 

Flo’s appearance in Hell became even funnier when an actual Progressive ad came on 20 minutes later.

it’s almost like thinking in terms of letter grades is stupid and counter-productive. 

I’ve never watched Cheer. I’m not sure how seeing it would have affected my view of the sketch. As it was I enjoyed the performances, but mostly the whole thing washed over me (which is better than cringing, as I sometimes do with these). I think Chloe was the best part - when they asked what she was using to fix her…

This was absolutely an A show. Not a bad sketch in the bunch and Driver was absolutely 100% committed and hilarious throughout. (When was the last time the host was in every single sketch, including the cold open?)
Giving this the same grade as the J-Lo episode (where literally 75% of the sketches were variations on,…

That was a delightful show with a really strong overall sketch performance, ven if I wouldn’t necessary single out any of the individual sketches as needing to show to others. The monologue and Ketchup sketch come really close, though.