I’m a white atheist Bostonian of the female variety, so Cruz would find me equally sinister.

Lemmy, Bowie, now Rickman, FUCK CANCER.

This show started when I was 13. Both characters had a big impression on my budding sexuality. Especially Mulder though.

Only all green eyed cat’s look like Kristen Stewart. Just as all red cats with blue eyes look like Dana Scully.

wha?!?!?!?!?! It’s time for you, Pie-Pie, to go purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka!!!

unfortunately, you can’t get a drink in the museum until you kill your family

Justin my pants amiiiiriiiiite?!?!?!

I get a good vibe from this guy. I picked Clinton in 1991 and Obama in 2004, and I accurately predicted exactly to what degree each would please and disappointment in turn. I think he’ll have the instincts to move to the left, but I think he’ll make some mistakes along the way, but none being disastrous.

Shea’s (excellent) book includes, in each chapter, a written “rebuttal” to his pick for the most important song of the year, and I wrote the rebuttal for ‘97. My pick: “The Rain” by Missy Elliott, featuring Timbaland. Here’s what I wrote:

I loved that season.

My personal trainer looks JUST LIKE HIM. It makes me feel funny. Like when we climb the rope in gym class.

Unpopular opinion: Warren would be wasted as a President where, assuming she makes it through the campaign stage with her soul intact, will only have 4, maybe 8 years, to get things done. If she’s happy where she is, I hope she stays there a loooong time.

A powerful Senator can be just as effective as a President. Just two years into the job and she is always in the spotlight, whether she is taking it to Wall Street and corporate CEO’s or fighting for Planned Parenthood and BEM.

During the speech in which he conceded the Presidential race to Obama, when McCain mentioned the new President Obama a bunch of his supporters booed loudly - McCain stared them down and said “he’s MY President now”.

Portishead FOREVER.

I said this over on the Gizmodo article, which is just slightly below Gawker Prime in attracting right wing crackheads, and will say it again here. Ben Carson needs to have his medical license stripped. he is a lying pandering jackass using fear to advance a political agenda, which is his right. But he then loses the…

I’ll ride or die with whatever Joe does. His VP debate with Paul Ryan was one of the most epic ‘Who the fuck do you think you are?’ performances I’ve ever seen on live TV..