You don’t have to pretend that religion and culture are magically unrelated to each other. Every religion that has ever existed has been solely a product of culture, and every religion that has ever existed has subsequently influenced the cultures it came into contact with, to one degree or another. I do not…

I was on the subway when this young Muslim couple boarded and I couldn’t help but be pissed off by the incongruity of their outfits. The man was dressed for the warm day: Shorts and a t-shirt. The t-shirt was one of those clever French Connection shirts that says FCUK. The woman was wearing a hijab and a…

It’s really odd to me that these things happen and some people think feminists shouldn’t be allowed to discuss how this is sexist. You can’t excuse sexism, racism, and homophobia under the guise of “culture” or “religion.”

But we were always at war with the West End!

Queen Elizabeth II has a much firmer grasp of history, appropriateness, military sacrifice and compassion then every single member of this miserable grifter band.

Completely agree, she deserves to be where she is despite the advantages she had in getting there. She wouldn’t have gotten the second movie and a third and a fourth and a fifth, if she hadnt made great stuff.

She is, but she’s still basically a kid. She comes off as “teenage girl trying very, very hard to be an adult” to me. Very possible that she didn’t fully comprehend the extreme shit that someone with Scott’s connections and level of fame (especially since what he’s famous for is basically partying) could get him until…

Henry Miller’s estate, for example, allows for all-black casts of All My Sons and Death of a Salesman.

I’ve never understood why many of the same people who (rightly) police racism/white privilege among white women often choose to overlook sexism/male privilege among men of color.

I really liked La La Land and its examination of people chasing dreams and how it can affect interpersonal relationships. It’s no Moonlight, and anyone that says it is probably does so because of the veneration of old Hollywood/LA/the movie industry, but that doesn’t preclude it from being a very good film.

Man, you really have to dig to find this a problem. There’s almost nothing going on in this, at all. It’s incredibly banal. It’s like a celebrity selfie.

Vulture did a breakdown of possible explanations of the post-Sumdance hype including the thirst for Hollywood to pat itself on the back for buying (but not actually developing) a black film after the announcement of an all-white slate of Oscar acting noms to the festival screening experience adding layers of emotion…

Hey, if Hillary wants some of those votes perhaps she should attempt to reach out to those groups.

I stand with her in principle/Come at me bro.

Exactly. Zendaya projected feelings onto the Vons employee in the exact same way that Lena Dunham recently did to that football player, but it’s somehow cool in this case. Cognitive dissonance is a real bitch.

Is the notion that you can disagree with and dislike someone but still believe that they shouldn’t have to tolerate sexual harassment really that complicated?

I thought she got her good hair by being southeast Asian? Her daddy is Indian and her mom is Dutch.

Is she supposed to, for some reason?

Is that now required, for some stupid reason.

Every group gets copied. If a non-Italian creates a food inspired by pasta that’s neither stealing nor paying tribute. It’s just building on something that’s widely available. Anyone should be able to take a thing and build on it regardless of it’s origin. Borrowing from other cultures has led to significant amounts…