But the old notification center didn't have an extended forecast, either. You had to go into the Weather app to see that.

Sort of a relevant essay: http://www.racialicious.com/2012/10/08/you…

You really think it would be "derailing" for non-Western women to object to a Western NGO's shameless appropriation and denigration of their culture.

I don't think you're wrong. This is going to be a long rant, but the way that many White liberals talk about non-Western, non-White people—as oppressors and victims, as opposed to, you know, actual people—really bothers me.

I think the point is to show how the regime is trying to pretend that nothing is happening by posting banal instagrams.

He probably wouldn't talk to Jez unless he was granted anonymity. But Jez could have done the post without getting quotes from the founders.

I know, right? I feel the same way about gay people. I have no problem with gay people, but ugh, why do they have to EXPOSE me to it when I go out in public? I didn't consent to seeing gay men kiss other gay men!

This is criminal assault; the State doesn't even need a victim's complaint to prosecute.

That woman must know David Brooks: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/opi…

I agree with you that asking someone about their ethnicity is not inherently Othering, but I also think that a) it can be a way for White people to Other non-White people and b) it can be experienced as Othering by many non-White people.

Since minorities are disproportionately poor, they are disproportionately affected by bills and family expenses. It's not a difficult concept.

I'd find it offensive and misogynist if he criticized her for actually getting her period. But if she did it as a shock stunt, then shouldn't it be criticized as such?

"Judith Butler and Catherine MacKinnon are not household names"

I'm in my early twenties. All my guy friends are happy to give it, and all my female friends have received it. So I guess it's a generational thing. I wonder if it has anything to do with the explosion of Internet porn...

Jez, it looks like the doctor is saying that increased rates of cunnilingus are leading to a higher incidence of throat cancer caused by HPV infection.

Yeah. Remember thalidomide? Europe had it and the US didn't—which turned out to be very good for the US.

I was wondering why the prince seemed to be wearing a leather jacket. But this obviously isn't a historical drama; it's more fun as a vaguely 16th century Gossip Girl.

The Sansa/Margaery scene was so great. "Did your mother teach you that?" Oh god.

Well, that's how they do it in the book, but it wouldn't work on the TV series. You can't just tell an actor they won't appear in any scenes for the next 2 years, but they should stick with the show. And the audience would completely forget him. Hell, most people forgot Barristan Selmy and he was only gone a season.

Definitely agree. The psychosexual aspect of the torture is important; Theon's castration (symbolic and literal) is hugely important to his character development. Just sticking to the TV series: remember what a prick he was in the first season, even groping his sister? Getting aroused and castrated is a way of showing…