Again, for the final time, I have not stated that classifying taxi drivers as independent contractors affords "automatic lack of liability." However, as I have shown you through citations from court cases and respected newspaper publications, cab companies consistently raise this claim to avoid vicarious liability.…

Even if you think more work needed to be done to investigate whether a given pseudonym could be used to identify an individual, that error is on Dunham's editors. She doesn't have the resources to do so. She didn't screw up.

How about we focus on dealing with well-funded awareness and outreach programs, reforming the justice system and the way that institutions handle violations and the victims who report them instead of putting all the onus on the victim (who's in a lose-lose situation).

Have you been a victim of crime and reported it? Because I've found that even in the most civil circumstances, at times when you are turning to the government for help, that involving the police or the government in your life leaves you feeling powerless. It is never a pleasant experience.

I don't really understand the point of this statement at all. Dunham didn't press charges. She is not interested in pursuing this individual for justice.

Does mass even go that long? Jewish weddings: 30 minutes tops or the guests are going to start complaining that they're hungry.

Just don't go after macaroons; they're the only thing that gets me through Passover. Do Jewish people count as white people?

I haven't said that because cab companies who classify their drivers as independent contractors are never liable for what their drivers do. My point is that cab companies assert nationally and consistently such defenses in civil cases, and it is then on the plaintiff to establish an employment relationship. The…

Thanks! It's an oil painting I made.

No, cab companies have consistently, and continue today to treat their employees as independent contractors for evading labor laws and financial responsibility for accidents that exceed the vehicle's auto insurance policy. The taxicab industry is also fraught with corruption, poor oversight in practice, and…

Wait, are you really claiming that a "licensed, regulated cab company will accept liability for things their drivers do"? You are seriously misguided. Cab companies have fought liability tooth and nail, and they continue to do so today. While any corporation would be crazy to just accept legal liability, taxi…

Oh, and the reason why I left my purse in that Chicago cab: I was distracted and rushing because the cab driver literally had the worst body odor I've ever encountered in my life. My eyes were literally stinging. This is not hyperbole. I don't mean figuratively. My husband later said something to the effect that my…

It looks as if cab companies in my current city are pulling the same tricks - corrupt, dangerous, poorly regulated in practice, vigilant in limiting their financial liability, and consistently asserting that their drivers are independent contractors:

You're right; I'm incorrect and was only remembering this week's and the one she did on slavery. I also vaguely recall one about how women aren't crazy; men only make them so. Ugh, fucking loved it. When the controversy around came out around the piece she did on slavery, I couldn't decide if I was happy that she was…

Oh my god, I just laughed out loud remembering that bit.

Sweet! That reminds me of Eddie Murphy's relationship with Rock: immediately spotting the talent, opening doors for them, putting them in their movies. Way to pay it forward, Chris Rock.

I think I lost track of him the the sea of indistinguishable white dudes. When I first watched the new cast, I couldn't tell them apart, and my memory would just replace their faces with white blobs. I'll have to keep my eye out for Davidson.

Ugh, Weekend Update used to be the only reliably funny part of the show. It SUCKS this year.

They both do these monologue standup bits where they present some social critique as a thesis underscored with absurd examples. They both have this amazing cadence to their delivery that sucks you in. Both seem to project this intentionally predatory affect - Rock with his angry, constant pacing on stage and Jones…

Looking at the cast, she's the one that I think could get really big. This is the first cast that I really feel "meh" about. I mean, everyone says the new cast sucks every year, then claims the group was a classic a decade later, but this is the first time it's really felt true to me. Kate McKinnon and Kenan Thompson…