Can we also talk about this really rad article Russell Brand wrote about Thatcher? I don't want to like someone who would date Katy Perry, but I can't help it when he writes this sort of thing:

Luckily I got used to the new layout with io9. But...Can y'all do something about being able to get back to Jez after visiting the Powder Room? I mean, yes, I can type in the URL, but y'know...I'm lazy and don't you want to make it as easy as possible for folks to get back to your main site?

Nooo, don't call him Bento Box! Bento boxes are cute and bring joy; he's neither cute nor joy-bringing.

I think this calls for a reackle:

Gold star for using "catholic" as an adjective!

Kinda. But also: I do think it speaks to respect—if you're writing a letter to the head of state, you show respect by taking the time to write carefully and thoughtfully. Madonna is old enough to know her weak points of grammar, and rich enough to have folks around who could've taken a look at the note before she…

"Dear Joyce"?!?!?!

The legacy of colonialism colliding with racism, colorism, and capitalism in one giant clusterfuck of awful.

+1

Right? That struck me as a particularly dickish thing to say.

I figured probably. I was really worried about coming up with the best retort EVAR (because you deserve it!), so I went back in time just so I could have hours and hours to come up with it and then finely hone it. So glad to hear all my hard work paid off—thanks!

Please do.

I dunno, why don't you know the difference between "site" and "sight"? THAT'S THE REAL QUESTION.

"I'm sorry that this has to be explained to you"

I LOVE Cabin in the Woods. Because I'm a Whedonite, I watched the DVD commentary. One of the things I thought was interesting was Joss and Drew talking about how they used the trope of "punishing the sexual female character" (because the whole movie is about horror movie tropes) but didn't want to also perpetuate…

Plug for Georgia Peach here in the Seattle area—they rescue pups from Georgia and find homes for them in the Northwest. ♥

Omg, I LOVED A Gift of Magic by Lois Duncan when I was a kid! I also adored The Girl with the Silver Eyes and Anna to the Infinite Power.

I completely disagree that it's terrible. I can read it very easily! I can't imagine taking notes solely in print—it would take longer because of lifting up the pen so much more often. I tend to write in a hybrid, myself.

WTF, Essence: why would you photoshop the hell out of Ms. Janelle Monae like that?!?! You've managed to make an incredibly gorgeous young woman look like plastic. Frownyface.

TOTALLY.