Alternate theory for why they broke up: he realized being with Mariah Carey requires being on a reality TV show where she will always be the protagonist and he will almost inevitably be edited to be the villain or clown.

I think it’s totally stupid that society judges the female musicians based on their appearance. It’s definitely not helped the quality of music being produced.

I was actually thinking the same thing :)

Some late term abortions use a procedure that is sort-of similar to what you’re describing - or used to, and probably still do outside of the US. I found an explanation from an OBGyn: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/term-and-partial-birth-abortions-the-mythical-arch-nemeses-of-the-anti-choice-movement_us_580d4427e4…

My thing is, I like Sia, but I don’t buy that she doesn’t want the fame. If she didn’t want the fame, she would have just continued to make a comfortable living as a songwriter. I think this whole “I’m shy and weird and an artist” thing is a calculated way to have a 40 year old female popstar because, frankly, within…

Why would anyone pay $200 to see a musician they obviously know absolutely nothing about?The avatar/disguise thing is SIA’s whole schtick.

Perhaps you’re right. But anyone can pay attention and vote, they just need to join the party to vote. It’s not like the process is hidden, it’s just a lot more streamlined and less widely advertised for the majority of the population who don’t really care. I think it’s totally weird that people have publicly…

Year long elections also ensure that only people who are extraordinarily beholden to wealthy donors can ever last through the process. Also, I’m pretty sure someone would have just leaked that tape faster if the election was shorter.

The last Canadian federal election was the longest ever at something like 73 days. And we were so beyond sick of it by the end. The party leader races are essentially insider things - we don’t have primaries like you do. I have no idea how you guys handle what is essentially a 2 year long presidential race.

I’ve actually never tortured anyone. Not sure where you got that idea.

Yikes.

Yup, those are all major, inexcusable, problems. I didn’t know health cuts were that much, but it doesn’t really surprise me.

You sound like me. When I was a kid, whenever I got in trouble for something I did not do (siblings = the worst), I would have a compulsive need to do whatever I’d been punished for to right the scales of justice. A very backwards - do the time, I should do the crime. And, yeah, if my employer required me to stay late…

Why else, other than patriotism, would someone sign up for the secret service? It sounded like a terrible job, even before learning they’re expected to do it on a voluntary basis. I don’t really think of patriotism, or other forms of chauvinism, to be a good thing, so I don’t think it rules out bad behavior. They were…

In my hometown, which has a very low crime rate, many of the police officers are able to get their salaries up to $100,000-$130,000 with overtime pay (the government publicly discloses all salaries over $100K). These are not highly trained elite people, just beat cops.

Not everyone has the same levels of availability, or the same capacity to work long hours. I know someone who works with our local police force. The officers have a lot of opportunities for overtime, for example doing crowd control at special events. A lot of the young officers work incredibly long hours to make extra…

As soon as Trump was declared the candidate, I thought to myself how horrible it must be for the secret service agents assigned to him. These are patriotic people who have worked their ass off to be assigned to the secret service. Who considered it an honor. And their hard work and dedication are paid off by being…

If your boss kept begging you to work extra hours, saying you were desperately needed, and you did so, and then s/he told you in June that they’d paid you more than enough to live on for the year and you’d be required to continue working, unpaid, for the next 7 months, I think you’d have a hard time NOT getting upset…

We definitely have our problems, but I think we’re ahead of the US on a lot of these things anyway (but we’re no Norway - they’re the best). Like the permanent disenfranchisement of American voters who have been convicted of a crime? How the fuck is that legal? I can kind of get not letting them vote while they’re in…

Oh, the people who try to “steal” your SO away from you, when they clearly know you’re together. My favorites. I’ve had three women try to do this, in front of me, over the years. My poor partner always looks desperately uncomfortable, and looks to me for help. And I just sit there laughing hysterically at the…