This is the correct take. 

I remember Tomatoface, but admit that I never knew they were actually staff writers.  Thanks for the explanation. 

Is that really what happened? I recall those troll posts but didn’t realize that they were an internal ploy.  Did she explain the purpose of them? 

Definitely not alone.  

Ha!  Maybe that’s why I was more annoyed than really really freaked out.  The poor thing probably just needed a tissue.  

I moved into a new apartment in Manhattan’s East Village in 2018. It was a huge upgrade for me, and it really is special. It’s kind of a carriage house building with only five apartments and you have to walk through another building to get to it. There is an adorable little courtyard with trees and flowers, and I even…

I agree that there should be an overall generational shift to younger representatives, but I’m not going to suggest that one of the most effective politicians of our time (especially as a defense against the last administration) should step down.   Overall, her removal would be a net loss to Congress.  She would be…

Truly.  It is amazing that he is still alive.  He’s just such a miserable person. 

I guess this is slightly better than the Confederacy/slavery forever series that HBO had planned post-GOT, but not by much.   

I have a subscription because they are my local paper, but would welcome another option.  Their conservative opinion articles give voice to extremists and they sometimes choose thematic drumbeats (like the one you are referring to above) that are downright disengenous and creepy.  About a year ago, they had a constant…

This is exactly it. 

Correct!  Patriarchy very much concerns itself with who has what parts to assign who gets power.  

I just finished the season and in one of the last episodes she talks about how she convinced a guard at Rikers to eat least meat and she was so proud of herself.  But she spent pretty much the whole series deflecting blame and never really seems to feel bad about stealing from her employees.  You don’t really get a…

I was banned from Tinder a few months ago for referring to myself in terms of the “Oh Lawd he comin” chonky cat meme.   If you don’t know what I mean, google this immediately ;)   I am now on Bumble and so far, so good.

For real. I’m also a NYT subscriber and every time there is an article about a problem with the city (say soaring real estate prices or petty crime) people write in saying that it’s hell-hole and good Americans live in a McMansion, etc. I always wonder if they consider that they are complaining in the comments section…

Same. I need arch support. At this very moment I’m wearing sneakers in my home for that reason. I’m polite when people want shoes off in their spaces. But I’m an introvert and unless I know people really well, I’d rather not be in their houses anyway. Happily, I live in NYC where most of us get together outside our…

That was my immediate thought too.  He sees himself in what this kid did, and doesn’t want to consider that his own past behavior was criminal and would be viewed as criminal today.  

Why does djwindchimes need an excuse to keep books if he/she wants to? I’m in my 40s and have some beloved books from when I was in middle school. I keep all of the books that I really liked. For a while I had an ereader but I hated it when I couldn’t physically see the books in the library afterwards, and now I think…

My kingdom for one of those classic 1950s Dior dresses!  I fully agree with you--let the young people play :)

I have to say, I love it. Of course, here were really bad things about the 80s and a lot of people didn’t make it out of them, but there was also a cultural sense of fun that isn’t as prevalent today.