I feel like Trump is running a long con joke á là Sasha Baron Cohan or Andy Kaufman and is just doing this whole campaign as sort of a giant prank on the Republicans. He is playing the caricature of a conservative...this can’t be real life! But then I read about how people are ACTUALLY taking him serious as a…

So sick of trendy shabby chic expensive farm tables at every fucking wedding.

They must be rich. Those trendy farm tables cost a shitload to rent.

Republican dudebros

What was the point of her making the pregnancy announcement in the first place? She’s angry that “the media” supposedly will judge her, and she begs for privacy, but who was clamoring for Bristol Palin news? If she stayed in her little town in Alaska, quietly had her baby, and went about her own life without making a…

I actually love the music KCRW plays - I found a lot of my new favorite artists through Morning Becomes Eclectic. But I can respect that it isn't to everyone's taste. KPCC does have a great line up of shows.

Terry Gross is on my fiancé’s List.

That was a fantastic episode! I got so excited when I heard Lindy.

I can’t tell Sarah Vowell or Starlee Kine apart vocally.

The vocal fry King is Alex Blumberg who was on TAL, Planet Money, and now the creator of his own shows for Gimlet. Why do women get the most ridicule for vocal fry, when Ira and Alex are just as bad or not worse? Vocal fry doesn't bother me, and I continue to listen.

I listen to KPCC and KCRW about equally, though I usually listen to podcasts of public radio shows. Just curious, why do you prefer KPCC over KCRW?

Lol YES! I’m so refined I don’t own a television and I will pretend that I don’t know anything about pop culture references because I want you to think I’m sophisticated!!!!

I completely agree. Their (non) apology and argument is completely disingenuous. Part of “best actor for the part” would include having some physical similarities to the character. It’s just they always default to white and it’s really hard to believe they really want the “best” actor for every part.

Yes. This. Exactly.

Whale Rider

Hey, if Tom Cruise can be The Last Samurai, then why the hell not?

I’ve brought that up in comment threads when this issue with Aloha came up, and the only rebuttal I’ve gotten was someone saying it’s done because Lucy Liu played Watson on Elementary. Seriously? I can think of dozens of roles where “colorblind” casting put a white person in an ethnic role, but you can only think of…

Samantha Barks - she’s Manx, from The Isles of Man - so, British.

Lea Salonga, a Filipina, will always be the very best Eponine! I know in recent years she has played Fantine, but I don't recall her every playing Cosette.

Oh I love Glen on Walking Dead so much. He is a wonderful fully formed character with emotions and a personality. I was worried when I first started to watch the series that he would be the “sidekick” (#notyourasiansidekick) but Kirkman & Co have developed him into this great main character that has a romance,…