Exactly! We have such a cynical culture in which we tend to equate being straight forward and genuine (I hesitate to use the word pure, since I'm not really talking about whether or not you have sex — there are "pure" people who have had a lot of sex) with naivete and ignorance. It's the whole Breaking Bad and Mad Men…

Yep, same. I went to a Presbyterian middle school and a Catholic high school, but never had any issues with bad sex ed. We never did the banana condom, but putting a condom on isn't exactly rocket science.

That isn't really true though. Sure, her first few albums were like that, but her more recent stuff isn't like that. For example, in "Mine" she refers to having a drawer of her things at at his place. Sure her music is less explicitly sexual than Gaga, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I just think it's weird…

I will never, ever, ever (see what I did there?) understand the T-Swift hate I see all over the internet. Who cares if she's "TWEE?" Maybe that's just her personality? If you don't liker her music, that's fine, but "fuck her?" Really? What did she do to you? Why does it matter that she isn't as vocally talented as…

Oh, I understood your point entirely, and I agree with it to an extent. I think cultural sensitivity is very important. All I was saying is that your quote " they had no qualms about feigning incredulity when I didn't know or care about something "white" (like the Beatles and Friends)" struck me as odd, because I…

I think he was referring to the Best Man Holiday movie. To be honest, I had never heard of it or the 1999 original movie it's a sequel of until I opened this article, so I can't really deny Doug's claim that no one wanted a sequel, but it seems from the comments section there were actually a ton of people who wanted a…

To be fair, there's a difference between not knowing about Luther or Patti LaBelle and not knowing about the Beatles. And I say this as someone who loves Luther and hates the Beatles (I know they were influential and all, but eck, their songs are so boring).

Have you ever seen the movie the Wedding Banquet? It's probably my favorite LGBT film. It's directed by Ang Lee, and it's absolutely amazing. He's an incredible director with a stunningly diverse body of work (Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Life of Pi, and Brokeback Mountain, just to name a few.

Yeah, plus I still haven't fully forgiven Shonda Rhimes for talking negatively about Amy Sherman-Palladino. In my humble opinion, ASP is the best tv writer of the past 20 years or so. Plus, when she writes strong female characters, she doesn't do it by resorting to cliches. Michelle from Bunheads is one of the best…

Hmm... I don't really see how it's particularly different than any of the other awful things that get used as plot devices, like murder or cancer. Obviously sometimes it's used badly, and off the top of my head, I can't think of a single time rape was used as an effective plot device (maybe that one time in Veronica…

Exactly, this show sucks majorly. I love Kerry Washington, and I understand there's a lack of African American women in leading roles on tv, but that doesn't make Scandal a good show.

Ok, but do you actually have any evidence that he's secretly closeted other than his mildly effeminate appearance? It sort of sounds like people on this board are making judgments about someone's sexuality based on how they look, which is pretty uncool, no matter who it is. If someone's homophobic, call them out for…

It's 6 months, and the 6 months were for contempt of court, not the actual stalking.

Gah, she's so pretty! And she's an amazing actress! Did you see the Spectacular Now?

Hmm... I have the biggest crush ever on Shailene Woodley, but I kind of prefer the long. She still looks great with the pixie cut though!

Yeah, I've never tried to watch it with a group, but I can see that. This season has been so amazing though. They're introducing so many villains, like Professor Ivo and Brother Blood. Did you see the sneak peak for tonight's ep? Oliver and Diggle go to Russia to confront Deadshot. I can't wait!

I think his tie is too narrow for the lapels of his jacket, to be honest. And what's with both him and Liam using a four in hand knot for their ties? That's the knot of college students who don't wear ties very often. Liam's looks particularly awful. With such thin ties to begin with, the knot needs more weight. They…

I know! Wednesday nights are pretty much the highlight of my week, because I break open a bottle of wine and watch Arrow alone in my apartment.

This is true, but a lot of the problems that brought down the USSR weren't necessarily caused by rapid, forced industrialization. For example, our government certainly has more than its fair share of corruption, but at least whistle-blowers like Edward Snowden have a place to blow the whistle. If newspapers were state…

I love, love, love Thor and Tom Hiddleston, but it definitely didn't set a record for the Marvel franchise opening weekend gross. It's actually 9th, just behind Spiderman 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_mo…