I took a Gothic Literature class in college so I was knocking them down left and right. However I think my favorite was her whole “I want to be like Mary Shelley. She died a widow.” I was all like Bitch got her wish!

Jessica Chastain: absolutely.

Mia Wasikowska: sure.

Lord and Taylor bahahahahaha

WHAT’RE WE CALLING THEM? T-HIDDLES? TIDDLES? LORD AND TAYLOR?

He was a very, very good swimmer. But not Olympic caliber. I’m not American, but I was a high level competitive swimmer in Canada, and I asked a few friends who did varsity swimming in the states and apparently this douchecanoe had a reputation for being creepy and entitled, which is why I was so enraged at the…

As someone who follows swimming closely, and is from Ohio, this kid had no shot of ever being an Olympian, criminal or not.

Yep. Take away the things that are important to him and any dreams he might have. I kind of hope that he is so fragile from being raised as an touchable golden boy that he falls into a pit of despair and drinks himself to death.

Former age group swimmer here. To answer your question, not exactly. In order to compete in any USA-Swimming sanctioned event, you have to be a member of USA Swimming. This applies to everyone from Olympians all the way down to wee little kids. (I first became a USA Swimming member at age 7, for example.) But college…

Everybody seems to be misunderstanding my question, which means I did a poor job of asking it. Anybody in the swimming world — was Brock ever good enough that peoplein the swimming world thought he had Olympic potential, or was he just good enough to swim at Stanford?

I’m not saying he doesn’t deserve prison. Calm your ass down and process what you’re reading before you react. I’m saying I’m glad that if a judge is not giving him the sentence he deserves, society WILL. Can you grasp that now? The judge already made his decision. Nothing can be done about that. Doesn’t mean people…

This might ruin dessert for him, too.

Sometimes the worst punishment is not prison. Don’t get me wrong, a six months sentence was far too kind, but I think it’s not the only punishment a person can endure, and right now his life is ruined. His family is ruined financially and they’re asking for money to cover their attorneys, he can’t do what he loves…

I'll take our ceremonial uniforms over the ridiculousness of American everything, thanks.

Canada works a bit differently than the US on this. It’s unlikely he’ll actually be released after 18 years. He’s very likely to be designated a dangerous offender, which means he will be held indefinitely at the pleasure of the government, long after his 18 years are up. (Quick example: serial killer Paul Bernardo is…

Starred for this: “I’ve had more than a few dudes write off my fandom like she’s not as gifted as their Mumford and Sons banjocore hipster stuff and it is so tired.”

We had the same problem in my early 30s with my wife’s friends. We all had young kids and despite all being in roughly the same financial straits, none of them ever had money to go on a vacation together. Cruise, beach house, even a long weekend at Hershey Park, they’d always be crying poverty. Of course, all these…

I think your last point it the best one. My wife and I are kid-less (a conscious choice), and as a both a friend-uncle and a real-uncle, I find that parents who have friends, sisters, and brothers who take a genuine interest in their kids benefit everyone involved.

while I thank her for not letting a moment of this show pass without showing off her magnificent thighs.

I WAS THERE. All of them were GORGEOUS. And I'm amazed at how fast she changed!