"None of that weird Britney Spears ish"

These days, more often than not, I do not understand the headlines on Gawker and Jez (usually some combination of the restrictive headline length, writers assigning new meanings to existing words, and my being really old), but this one I actually got, I did not have to read the article to understand, or post a request…

For a change I actually knew who all these folks were (except for Calvin Harris, and I am too old and lazy to look him up). I thought maybe this was the AARP or uncool person's edition of the Dirt Bag.

You might be surprised at how well you do/how easily understanding everything now comes to you (not sure that makes sense. Actually, am sure that does not make sense). Short version, I royally sucked at anything algebra, trig, calculus, etc., related in school*. A few years back, at forty-five, I had to take some…

Just curious, have not read the book or seen the movie (and unless something weird happens do not imagine that I ever will), only know about any of this because of the writing on Jez, but how did E.L. James get so much creative control over the production? Only asking because I thought that it was (and I do not know…

"Many of the bureaus will send your report for free once a year after you jump through a few online form or phone call hoops; others will require a fee."

"... and Kim 'The Puppet Master' Kardashian."

I feel really, really stupid for asking because I am pretty sure the answer is both obvious and something I already know, but what does the phrase "paying homage to the G." (or I guess just the "to the G." part) mean, or what is it from? Thanks.

But is this a case of thirst or just a case of needing a paycheck? I know it could be/often is both but this does not seem high profile enough (tabloid enough? pay attention to me ish enough? not sure how to phrase that) to count as real thirst.

Not going to word this well but, even assuming that Mr. Clarkson is absolutely the bad guy and the producer* is a complete angel, something seems wrong or off (petulant?) on the showrunner's part with "punishing" the crew and the fans (and I assume costing the BBC something) by cancelling/postponing the episode as a…

Thank you.

I'm in the middle of nowhere, North Carolina. Somehow I managed to go almost sixty years without ever having even tried an IPA. Anyway, in the fridge right now we have a couple of bottles or cans each of Guinness, Fuller's Porter, Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout, Duck Rabbit Milk Stout, Yuengling, Harpoon UFO, Fat Tire,…

Quick question - can anyone recommend an IPA for a person (me) who so far has not found an IPA that they enjoy. Been trying to get into them but all the ones I have tried overwhelm me with a citrus - I assume it is the hops? - smell and taste. Thanks.

The first thing that popped in my head when I saw it was 2001 crossed with the Doctor's sonic screwdriver (but do not see B5 at all, probably because when I think of B5 I think of ships with Foss-like colour schemes, not so much the Earth ships).

Well now I feel pretty stupid (as usual). Somehow I have both/managed to buy both. Little con artist extortionists.

(I know there is a better way to put this question,but I cannot come up with it, so ...) Is an article explaining why someone "famous" is "famous" considered some type of long form shade?

[Take what I type with a grain of salt because my information comes from our local media and I have not followed the story that closely (plus am filtering it through memory) so I may be completely wrong but ...]

[edit] way too long/too many details that are not mine to tell ...

This is not meant as snark on any level (because I love Mr. Welles), but does has anyone else been feeling lately that Leonardo DiCaprio is on the cusp of transforming into later-middle-aged Orson Welles?