Unsurprising. Theoretically though wouldn’t a sports team be easier for the school to control since the coaching staff has access to additional sanctions like benching or kicking hazers off the team? And where scholarships are in play, the university can pull those as well. So I guess my conclusion is I would rather…

This is probably the only thing that would ever convince me to watch the Oscars live instead of just watching a highlights clip on youtube the next day.

I love that you all did this video because I was very curious how the dress worked in real life but I wish the camera had zoomed out so we could see how each look they tried looked full-length! A lot of the video only showed from the waist up which made it harder to see how it really looked. Especially that weird cape…

Have you watched Riverdale? Because it is very much a Twin Peaks look at that 1950's nostalgia porn thing (albeit on the CW and aimed at a younger audience so much slicker and prettier and soapier). The whole point is that wholesome picturesque small towns are never actually as wholesome as they appear. The show is…

“Rape” is not a legal term in most states. My state criminalizes sexual assault with various particularities for different types ranging from aggravated sexual assault (first degree crime, harsher sentences) to sexual assault (second degree crime) to criminal sexual contact (third/fourth degree crime depending on…

Sheena

Just commenting to say it was really lovely and refreshing to see two people disagree and have a rational, thoughtful discussion about their perspectives without being dismissive or disrespectful of one another’s ideas. This was really nice to read and I got some good points to think about from each of you. Thanks!…

I am just now entering the point in my life where I can be cool with splitting the bill evenly despite being a non-drinker who doesn’t order expensive food. But even a year ago, that would be a huge financial no-go for me since it was usually a stretch to go out to eat at all. If everyone in the friend group is in a…

As a former server, it was a thousand times easier to run a bunch of credit cards than to deal with cash for split or separate checks. With the credit card, the machine automatically divides it and I can just systematically work my way through swiping each card and putting it with a pen and the receipt copies for…

Consider yourself lucky you never met one in real life. I’ve met several of them and if I didn’t shy away from political conversation at my law school during the 2016 primaries as much as I did, I’m sure I would have been exposed to many more.

I used “partner.” “Life partner” does sound awkward to me but “partner” was fine. I still use it on occasion even though we’re married now.

Follow up on state response:

It seriously is. My completely sober non-white husband once got pulled over because he took back roads home from an event on the night of our town’s SantaCon. The cop asked “why would you drive home this way instead of going through town?” and my husband was like “Because there are a hundred drunken Santas running…

Because a new challenge was brought based on the recent tax bill that got rid of the tax penalty. Since the SCOTUS ruling several years back upheld the ACA based on the federal government’s taxing power, the challengers argued (and this judge erroneously agreed) that the lack of the associated tax now makes the law…

There’s still one in there at the end of the third paragraph.

O’Connor’s title is Judge, not Justice!

I think you misread their comment. Engstrom was the one who handed the tapes over (in-house counsel). Plevan was outside counsel from Proskauer. Original poster’s comments make more sense when referencing Engstrom since HE is the one who handed over the tapes in a misguided attempt to make Dushku look bad.

Don’t feed the troll.

And because I am a horrible person, I often take perverse pleasure in the eventual failure of these over-the-top couples.

I worked at a wedding venue for several months and I got a similar sense with some of our clients. While it was fairly typical for one partner to be more “into” the wedding planning thing, there were certain couples where one person was OBSESSED with the wedding and seemed to only think of their partner as an…