This author compiled a book of purportedly autobiographical essays. Since they are partially fiction, that’s a noteworthy misrepresentation. That shit actually does matter.

To be fair, Nolan’s article isn’t about the author’s identity, but about the validity of reporting on their identity.

Any decision on removing an elected official should be based on the evidence. An accusation of rape is testimony, which is generally a weak form of evidence by itself, but if there is other evidence then it’s completely a different ball game including testimony from several people showing a pattern of behavior.

Is that all there is to this city: wearing overpriced down coats and drinking independently-produced growlers and trying to have sex all the time?

It’s not THAT segregated. Except on TV.

I get that Chicago, like a lot of places, is pretty segregated, but is this really a show all about a Black-ass city like the Chi featuring what looks like zero non-white people? My eyes tire from rolling.

If you are that bored in Chicago, you’re doing it wrong. Other than a stint in NYC, I’ve been here for 42 years and still wonder in the people and neighborhoods and culture.

This statement ignores the bigger picture:

They run, they get shot. They resist, they get shot. They put their hands up, act complicit—they get shot.

Black people got the idea they should run / fight / pull a gun because there has been a history of being mistreated in this country. And that list is growing longer, each day.

Is he white? Without looking at the video, he appears white. He wouldn’t have been shot.

I for one am glad that civilized countries have rules to keep the police from using excessive force. It’s unfortunate that this isn’t yet the norm, since apparently “normal countries” still prefer the use of excessive force...

I hate to see white-on-white violence like that.

The thing is we don’t know why a woman wears what she wears and it’s none of our business. People want to help women then support laws and institutions that help women escape these restrictive environments. The last thing they need is more people telling them what to wear and what to think.

Serious question that has nothing to do with the oppressive heat: is it really that bad that Kanye wanted “all variations of black”? I think everyone looks awesome.

Being mean to the player because her child died right in front of her. I get that she’s just a fictional character, but I swear that video gamers these days have absolutely no empathy for other human beings. We’re a generation of goddamn psychopaths.

“The first generation to earn less money than the generation before it in all of human history.”

There is absolutely no way that’s true of human history. American history, maybe, but I don’t believe that all of those kingdoms and empires that collapsed never lead to the next generation making less money.

• Men being punched in a good movie: Good
  

Same reason men do: because it’s equality.