I think Rock and Smith were good as soon as the hand made contact. That’s definitely not the first time someone’s smacked Rock for crossing a line.

I think a big part of it is that Smith went with a slap, not a punch.

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I mean…that’s not what the Denzel line means.

That you, Leslie?

I asked if it he thought it would be unfair to have someone sing a scale the first day of chorus.

It’s Linklater, so there’s probably some casual swearing, along with the hippies Frank mentions

How dare you deny his lived experience!!!!!

Oh, for sure - that shit’s just an echo chamber for shitty white dudes wearing “This is what a feminist looks like” t-shirts.

Eh. The AV Club is dead.

So…if ideas and concepts aren’t protected by copyright…what’s the premise of the lawsuit?

I’m confused by the premise of the lawsuit.

So…you’re in favor of banning books that contain wrongthink.

Still can’t believe the wee lesbian was the leak!

THERE’S A NEW JERROD CARMICHAEL SPECIAL????

Shit, he’s the DJ Khaled of melodic rap.

Yeah, the guy can’t sing, needs ghostwriters, and had middling flow…but he was already a sex symbol and became an early adopter of a style that doesn’t need to you rap, sing, or write, as long as you have the cash to pay the producers first rights for earworms.

That’s fair - I guess I’d just characterize that line as being “through T Pain/Kanye/Akon/Cudi to Drake/Paak/Chance/Post Malone/The Weeknd.”

I…actually can deny Drake’s influence?

Eh. If you were in your 20s when Taylor dropped her first album, it’s gotta be a trio that you’re 40 and she’s 32.