An awards show manoeuvre known as the Reverse-Nolte.

Okay, apologies for misinterpreting, but yes, all caps registers as yelling. HTML tags for italics are < i> text < /i> and bold are < b> text < /b>, minus the spaces.

They almost always nominate the most mediocre song, for some reason.

Completely agreed, I didn't mean to sound like I was equating them.

Yeah, people around me were sobbing and I was like …okaaay. I admit I did get a bit misty at the photos of the real people, though. (And yeah, poor Mara Rooney, what a thankless role that was.)

I don't want to get bogged down into this, but I will say that (allegedly) climbing into bed with someone who doesn't want you there is more than making crass remarks. However, another difference between them is that Affleck is apparently bound to silence by the settlement he signed, so he can't talk about it to the…

I had actually forgotten that movie existed, despite Pratt & Lawrence's "We're so charming!" pole dance.

Exactly - I mean, even when she's in crap her performance is usually good. But I'm not sure spending a total of 15 minutes on screen just crying is award-worthy.

I haven't seen it yet, but that's been my impression from the trailers.

Lion is one of the few I have seen so far. It's… fine? The kid is the standout. I'm really not sure why Kidman has a nomination for it, except that she's Nicole Kidman, I guess.

Is there any way Stone doesn't get Best Actress? They aren't going to give it to Streep this year, and I'm not sure Elle or Loving will have been seen by enough people. I guess Portman could be a spoiler, though.

Yeesh, dude. The essay was not necessary, nor was the yelling. Please point to where anything I said made the case that globalization is going to be reversed by stepping away from the TPP (or any other trade deal) or where I said I thought doing so was a good idea. I said Obama saw the TPP as a geopolitical and…

I would just like to commend you for getting the 'forfty percent of people' line right. I've seen it mis-quoted as both 'forty' and 'fourteen' and it's like, what the hell people? The joke's not funny if it's a real number.

I'm not sure he thought it would be beneficial in terms of jobs, though. There were environmental protections in there that are now in jeopardy, and I think he thought from a geo-political perspective it was important to have a trade relationship with Asia that would keep China's influence in check. But I don't know…

Just block him, you'll be happier. With the imminent repeal of the ACA, the last thing you need is higher blood pressure.

This guy is one of the AVC commenters who purports to support liberal ideals but spends all his time shitting on people who ought to be his allies without ever offering alternative options.

Nah. I mean "stooge" in the sense that she somehow thinks Russia's state-owned media, disappearing of dissidents, imprisonment of LGBTQ people and overall kleptocracy are somehow less disturbing than "corporate comedian" John Oliver making fun of her. But there's no way she would have been cultivated as an asset.…

Except that, again, Pence is going to be influencing those policies regardless. With P, you get regressive policies, the restriction of civil liberties, and the further corporatization of government. With T, you get all those things plus potential stock market anarchy, a dysfunctional relationship with the…

I thought the Secret Service or someone had told him he couldn't tweet from his own account anymore, but he was doing it again today.

If you get a chance to see the HBO doc that aired recently, do so. It would be a sad film even if she and Debbie hadn't just died, but it's also a great window into what a weird and interesting place her brain must have been.