A closer analog to Elle would be Men's Fitness or even Men's Health though, no?

...whilst leaving the other hand free for his cigarette, no less.

Full tutition at U of N is less than the fees she was paying at Grace, after scholarship. Hence the references to "net price" etc etc

If you look at the Grace tuition scheme (and I use the word advisedly), you'll see essentially every student admitted gets a "scholarship" - but is also responsible for coming up w/the balance of tuition/expenses owed. (Which runs to $10-12K annually.)

It's Lisa Bonet all over again, ain't it?

You miss the point: we don't need to know her situation per se — only that superior alternatives exist in the same net-price band.

Yup, I was aware of the scholarship issue.

"The university denies it has withheld Powell's transcripts..." - original HuffPo article

If you read both sets of comments w/anything like an open mind, you'll see they were both carefully agnostic w/respect to bel_esprit's actual knowledge of football.

Hmmm... so you don't give a shit about sports or credentials.

I'm not sure why he's getting paid - but that's a different question.

Doug's feelings are very easily bruised, so make those corrections (and jokes) carefully, folks!

I actually thought we agreed totally when you made the sharp comment about Cruyff. Here's the intuition, to my mind:

If you read interviews w/the witnesses, it becomes clear the dynamic was awfully volatile. At one point, she kissed him after the choking.

You magnificent, scheming socialist trollop.

"Baby Kardashepsut reportedly has Clan Kardashian's signature dark hair"

Yup - you got it. Messi is an awful tough launching pad for quickly establishing one's football-expert creds.

Do you teach at a rural preschool?

Whammo. Yeah, the coyness of that whole anecdote seemed a little pointless to me as well — as did the implication that a Messi debate was proof that one knows football.

Really excellent — because it's crisp, jargon-free and makes a deft, accessible point.