We do need consent laws but they don’t need to be “lines”. We can define zones in which the implications of sexual activity differ. 18+1 day old plus a 17+364 days old ought to be very different from 54 and 16. And both should probably be very different from 13 and 13.

For the young ‘uns that probably don’t know this quote from the Director-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named: the scene - intercut dialog from a couple each seeing a therapist separately.

The old Cosmo sex trick tip: “Touch him on the penis!”

Someday you should travel to working class (white) England and see how they feel about being regarded as somehow “equivalent” to Americans. Actually, the same visit would be a good time to check in with the “Black English” on their level of identity with African-Americans (hint: despite high levels of cultural…

Last I night I went to see Mr. Holmes, which cast Laura Linney (an American) as a woman of uncertain working class British origin. Linney did a reasonable job with the accent and other aspects of the job, but leaving the theater, I found myself wondering why a British-based production had chosen to cast an American to…

It casts Stone as a mixed-race individual. From Crowe:

You just knew Scalia would come in handy at some point.

Just in case anyone brings up the fact that 72% of Kentuckians voted for a law banning gay marriage, I’d like to perform MY public service by reminding everyone that we live in a constitutional republic that has deliberately and intentionally made certain things beyond the reach of a majority vote (any majority vote).

Just listen to them side by side. Please:

How many times does someone have to say that the bassline to “Classic Man” is NOT the bassline to “Fancy”. It is a similar synth patch, played at a similar tempo and with similar dynamics. Just put them both on at once, and it is totally obviously not the same line at all.

There are two conflicting issues with “the music industry”.

maybe, like Jada, you need to spend more time on the set of a Magic Mike movie, and you too can discover your hithertofore unknown “down there head”.

Taylor needs to remove the stickon Le Creuset label from her Le Creuset pot before her cooking stuff in it causes it to melt or catch fire.

PP files a public, certified annual report. So either you need to go a step further and claim that their annual report is lying, or that it is misleading, or you need to just go read their report(s).

A Jezebel dad remembers: went to an all-nighter at the Lyceum the night before, came out at about 4am, streets lined with barriers and people already since it was near Pall Mall. Walked through Green Park and realized the bushes were already full of human waste from people who couldn’t be bothered to find real…

And just how would you propose going about such a study? Where does this cash come from? Organizations that just hand over wads of greenbacks in a little paper bag? You don’t think it would show up in the audited annual financial records of PP? Are you insane?

“and ruling the country are unfaithful husbands / who spank little boys gagged and bound”

Any lawyers want to take a bet on her (and her lawyers) receiving the whole award, rather it being reduced on appeal?

In general, it tends to be unusual for presidents or presidential candidates to talk about their position on possible future SCOTUS appointees regarding issues that are not on the court’s horizon. I’m not aware of any of the cases covered by (for example) the Guardians “The Counted” project that currently show any…

All excellent suggestions, thank you.