R.i.g.h.t. Because it owes nothing whatsoever to Appalachian folk music, which in turns owes nothing to various Anglo-Celtic traditions.

Nicely said, except for one detail. The op-ed article that prompted this post is basically about the difference between “I think” and “I feel”, so glossing over that difference and noting that they both represent personal statements does an end-run around the original point.

ok, linguistic flub from overuse of word “uncomfortable”. reword:

dash of bell hooks, a taste of ee cummings, stir together, cook online for 30 years ... this is what you get.

If Obama hadn’t been there, I’d have said that Willmore killed it. But the comparison with Obama’s own stuff left Willmore the worse for wear, in my eyes. Willmore was generally more pointed, but Obama was just damn funny.

to be slightly fair to us wypipo, most of the jokes from white people that make black people feel uncomfortable seem to be ones that center on black people being stupid or inferior in some way that is not about morality. the kind of thing you can get righteously and correctly mad about, but not uncomfortable.

This map is not weighted by population, which makes it deeply deceptive (and I’m a Bernie supporter).

Depths of hell? The only person in the depths of hell is the last leg runner for the yellow team who took a massive lead and ended up in 5th. Yikes. I hope her teammates were understanding.

I hope it isn’t too <something> to ask this question:

NPR’s “All Things Considered” had a lovely segment yesterday about Cleary that featured an 11 year old girl who, on being told that Cleary was 83 when the girl’s favorite book was written, went into a wonderful hybrid of disbelief and delight. “How ... how .. how could she have written a book when she was so old that…

Columbusing Columbusing ... eeek. How many more layers can there be? Is Decolumbsing Columbusing possible? How about Columbising the Decolumbisization of Columbusing? Are any of these things? Could they be?

You’re confusing a representative democracy with a republic.

Radio? Radio? Why on earth would you rely on a for-profit (or not-for-profit) inherently local organization with a fixed demographic to provide for your musical needs when you have .... the internet? Get thee to a decent list of internet streams (aka “internet radio”) if you don’t want to do spotify.

What signs do you see that this is a parody?

But hold the T.

Chlorine: the only breakfast of champions that I recognize.

But once the hangover kicks in, its “naegonnadothat” ...

Although I can’t speak for any men other than myself on that, I agree 100%. I’d also note that we’re more than just wired for those things, we’re chemically built to have strong reactions to things like oxytocin.

The article never even mentions Saldana being “not black enough.”

How did you enjoy Margaret Thatcher? It was her turn then, too.