I also think some of that comes from paparazzi getting right up in their face with the camera and screaming at them everywhere they go. If tabloids just created their narratives and spread rumors using stock photos I don't know that Jodie Foster would have been compelled to write this.

Not sure the Daniel Day-Lewis comparison is fair. If you are a) a man b) not a sex symbol and c) not romantically linked to a woman who is a sex symbol you are probably a lot less likely to be hounded by paparazzi. Daniel Day-Lewis probably doesn't need to work nearly as hard as Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart to…

Similarly, maybe people who are good-looking get paid more because people are more assertive and ask for what they want when they're confident, and people are more confident when no one tells them to feel bad about themselves. I think that's more likely than anyone subconsciously throwing money at people who are more…

Is that what that is? I couldn't tell if they were baggy or if the off-center zip is a trendy thing now.

Nope, sorry. I don't care how good-looking you are normally, everyone looks stupid in tennis stills. Reference:

I think the quote about desexualizing rape at the end is a good beginning of an answer to that question. Sometimes rape IS about sex. Guys should be taught how to be sure they have consent and how to reign it in when they don't have it. The idea that rape is exclusively performed by a sociopath lurking in the shadows…

It's tricky. What Anthony Weiner did showed poor judgement. If I were in his constituency I would still probably choose him over someone who votes the "wrong way", but maybe in a primary race I would think twice about someone who did something stupid and disrespectful. (Anthony Weiner is a pretty minor case, but…

I agree with all of this except for elected officials. Elected officials make decisions that directly affect the public. They should be held up to higher standards of morality and honesty, especially if they integrate family values as part of their political platforms. Ditto high profile religious leaders.

Agreed. Much rather my feed be bombarded with pictures of weddings and babies I don't care about than pictures of parties I don't care about.

Okay but can I still have a pink attack bear?

No, but I think the issue is important, regardless of Daniel Tosh's intentions.

I think if you make a joke about murder it's like making a joke about cancer - everyone in the back of their minds still understands that murder and cancer are 100% bad. We haven't gotten there with rape.

Yeah, that means this is definitely not important.

I think it's also important to understand that her intended audience seems to be teens and younger women who otherwise aren't exposed to this kind of information. It's blithe and inoffensive because it's not trying to be particularly deep or high-brow.

The TomKat divorce still is mostly Katie Holmes walking around looking grumpy.

First of all, This American Life doesn't have to have "day-to-day" consistency because it's only on, what, every two weeks? Also they have their off episodes too. IT'S OKAY RACHEL MADDOW!

Wear sunscreen! Wear sunscreen all the time on your face, even in winter. It will prevent you looking haggard more than anything. I don't know about moisturizer, I do it because it seems to balance out the oil in my skin, not because of aging. But SUNSCREEN!

Reddit can be a cool site with cool stuff on it AND be inundated with a lot of sexist content that make it seem like an unwelcoming environment for women. I'm not sure why a lot of the comments on this post think these things are mutually exclusive.

I think Alison Brie and both Deschanels look fab. Emmy Rossum is overdressed.

This! I don't have a problem with frivolous rich people having frivolous rich people hobbies. I have a problem with rich people who say "I too am unemployed" and thinks it makes them a populist and a credible presidential candidate.