Details aside, the idea that the FIRST reaction these women had was self-doubt, trying to figure out what THEY did wrong, or what THEY did to deserve this is the entire sad proof of the entrenched nature of the 'rape culture'. The culture exists, and strengthens, based on that cornerstone requirement: the victims…

Torre speaks to an essential truth of so many conditions that I've run across in my career—a flawed belief that they aren't 'normal', or 'okay', and that they're the only ones who feel or think that way. It's frustrating, because it's so heartbreaking. The key is to get them to open up in the first place, so that…

I used to really love me some Jell-O, but I could never make it without that gross, unedible layer of.....crust, maybe? That chewy part, which should never be associated with a rubbery concoction such as this. So I treated it much like I treat most of my interpersonal relationships—I got rid of the entire fucking…

It occurs to me that if we could somhow actually experience the detonation of a modern nuclear device (without literally experiencing it, of course) , we would instantly move to have them abolished from existence. Computer simulations, charts/graphs, and bland numbers are good, but are too abstract to have the…

These would seem to be obvious partial solutions to the problem of finding suitable housing for the homeless. Renovation, overhaul, complete the staffing requirements, and there you have it. Some floors/units could be used as schools, or small medical clinics, or trade schools/workshops....these buildings are large…

So, all of these people are, essentially, paying for murder, then. Got it.

Notre Dame seems like a school that rides a magic carpet of history, glossed up with a thin film of memory. Sure, they were once a shining example of good, midwestern values paired with strong young men, with hearts and minds of pure strength and values and strength!

Every time I read a story like this, I always go back to Hugh Howey's "I, Zombie", which was utterly fantastic. I know that's not the only book that deals with a reversed POV, but Howey gave such an overwhelmingly detailed and horrific picture of a vision of life from the zombie's perspective, it's stuck with me on a…

SWEET! It's a reactive, prohibitively expensive, nonsensical, and useless reaction to something that isn't much of a viable threat any longer! Even if the threat was extreme, an ABM defense system isn't the way to defend against it, because just like there's only ONE bird in the world who can catch another bird in a…

True, ALS isn't funny. I've seen people die from it, and it's an awful, nightmarish illness. Thing is, you have to appeal to people, which means your cause has to have a certain appeal FOR people. This is a way people can get involved, because it's kinda fun and silly, and people, for whatever reason, like things…

Here's a social psychology question:

Twitter won't actively work to fight this sort of stuff for the same reason Facebook and other social networking behemoths won't: if it started imposing strict limits and active defenses against objectionable material, the number of users would begin to shrink, and the platforms would cease to be such juicy…

That mullet is so majestic, Cochran doesn't wear it. The Mullet wears Cochran.

Sadly, this is one of his better, easier-to-comprehend tweets.

"Meet Georgy Jetsonilov.....Elena, his wife!"

it's absolutely the kinja thing. up until like last week, every fucking POS comment got posted immediately to the world. Back in the good old days, you had to EARN your way into unmoderated comments by posting throughtful, nondickish comments. One would think that this would cause the filtering to skew, and sometimes…

Oh for fuck's sake, come ON! Not only is it yet another over-sexualization of a female superhero, it looks like it was drawn by a talented, horny 7th grade boy in his fuckin' Social Studies notebook!

Put this on Facebook, and I guarantee it'll eventually make the rounds, probably with "OMG! IS THIS REAL?!" tacked on.

You....you assholes aren't even trying anymore, are you?

I want a reality show called "Bill Bidwill Eats Every Single Dick" following Bill Bidwill's travels around the world in a dick-eating quest.