That’s awesome, and answers my question (thank you!).

And the Netherlands didn’t have Robben, their best player. All teams sit players for friendly matches.

I was at the Netherlands game last week, and though the US win was impressive, the tying and winning goals only came after the Dutch had taken out Van Persie and Huntelaar. (Depay and Huntelaar were killer in that match)

I take your point, but think your assumption that PEDs only affect one player is flawed as well though. Say for arguments sake, you’re a Bruce Irvin and are playing stronger, faster, and with better endurance because of PEDs. Your improved play at DE leads to more sacks, better pressure on the QB (allowing your…

The difference being that Brady didn’t do the equivalent of failing a blood test (direct proof of wrong doing by Brady). The report concluded that it was “more probably than not” that he had “gerneral knowledge” of wrong doing, and the punishment handed down by Vincent seems to state that it has more to do with the…

You have to imagine the written screenplay for this movie was about five pages long, and half the lines were Tom Hardy grunting.

You should absolutely see it! It is batshit crazy, and it’s brilliant.

“… there is a “Browns” running down the pant leg”

I've really enjoyed a lot of anime from the past year and think they could be fantastic for those looking to dip their toe in the water. Kids on the Slope, Barakamon, and Ping Pong the Animation are all amazing and easily available to American audiences. They're also relatively short (one season of 11–13 episodes…

I want to give you more stars, alas Kinja doesn’t allow for it! This and blocking the stairs are probably my two biggest pet peeves on the subway.

Also on the subject of hailing cabs, shouting “TAXI!” does nothing but mark you as either a tourist or new in town. Cabbies likely cannot hear you as they are in an enclosed car with windows up and usually either on blue tooth or listening to the radio.

But as I think more about it, I realize that any sense of austerity we have in our house is because we force it upon ourselves. We save a lot of money - for retirement, some for our kids' college, paying down our own student loans, and so forth. So while our budget feels tight, it's largely because we're doing it in…

Yes, I saw Melanie's response to the article, which was really interesting. I've also posted this article from the NYTimes a few times in responses. It's interesting that—as a few people pointed out to my initial response—statistically you may be middle class, or even very well off, but your perception of your…

Thank you for posting this!

I think it depends on how you define "middle class" as well. If you define it by median income, then you're absolutely correct that $67k is middle-class for Manhattan. If you define it by actual purchasing power and what people think of as "the trappings of being middle class", that figure shoots up much higher (source

I think you're 100% correct that county level can be much too granular at times—your example is spot on. I honestly have no idea how I would objectively define the different areas for this kind of survey. Even New York City as an "urban center" includes the Bronx, parts of New Jersey, Staten Island, and Queens which…

Definitely not! Thinking about the question, "What is middle class in Manhattan?" led me to this NY Times article. It was a fascinating read, but led me to the conclusion that I need to escape from New York Snake Plisskin style…

I would be interested to see how the median income required to be middle class in any given state differs from the median income required to be middle class in that state's major urban centers. For example, I feel as if the amount that would be considered "upper-bound middle class" in New York, would be just middle…

The Browns were kind of a mess by year's end…