I learned this the hard way. I used to think that nerdy boys made the best romantic partners because I assumed they were all kind, caring, open minded people. When I was 17 I met one of these boys online. He was a creepy racist asshole. He told me I should grow my hair longer because I'd look prettier and he always…

An academic literary culture that makes the concept of a "business insiders' club" look like an open and welcoming civic engagement. Artists have given up on attempting to objectively value art and the result is that they become (along with influences from the academic world's problems) a tribal group engaged with…

Agreed. They threw in everything but the kitchen sink and I still came away both scared and satisfied with the season's story arc. Wish I could say the same for Coven.

There's the other way around, too—

So I'm now automatically prefacing little shit's name with "Entitled."

I'm of the mind that people who write have great imaginations and as a result some are really good liars and are good at creating a fiction about themselves that is convincing to others. I don't want to get into it, but I'm pretty sure my ex could qualify as a sociopath or something. And yeah it's staggering how many…

These guys are disturbing. To call them "Lit bros" is an insult to bros. You can at least easily identify a bro, they don't try to hide. But these are true "wolf in sheep clothing" characters.

nothing flies over cassiebear. she's all we should hope to be.

He's a narcissist, at the very least. He's insecure, has low self esteem and preys on (young) women for attention, love, control, anything to make himself feel better about his shitty, lame life. He probably cannot connect to people in a normal way, so he uses things like his writing, anonymous internet bashing, etc.,…

It makes me nauseous to read this. If it wasn't because some people find him talented they would be outraged and calling him a pedophile. I guess as long as you can direct movies, make music, play sports, or write a book you can be as abusive as you want and get a pass. And if enough time passes you can probably even…

"I totally didn't rape her but all that other shit? yeah, that was me" is how I read his response.

"The life of a teenage girl is just collateral damage in the messy pursuit of brilliance."

What an asshole. I feel sorry that the girl had to deal with this. The fact that his first thought was to justify himself on Facebook shows that this guy is a true self-serving narcissist.

Does anyone feel that the minor's parents bear a fair share of this? Many 22 year old males are fat shaming, slut shaming, immature dicks. I have 4 younger brothers and I have seen how their groups of friends would treat/talk about girls. It was awful. I'm not excusing any of the allegations, but I am trying to point…

What a fucking monster.

Well I'll be damned. I legit thought the age of consent was 18 across the entire country. You taught me something new today and I'm disturbed by it.

I'm not at all surprised. I'd never heard of this guy before, his work looks like absolute shit, but I can see him being the darling of an MFA culture that's terrified of anything requiring actual talent and ambition. Paste together shit you found written on coffee cups, that's a novel.

I think it's quite a week for…

This is so fucked up. Him being 22 and her being 16 already is scary enough. But he has a history of creepy behavior? And there were "problems..." God I'm trying so hard to keep calm. I actually wish there was a way to punch someone through the computer screen. Ugh.

I have to say that I thought that was a brilliant season as well. It appealed to the historian in me.

Oh, Lily Rabe won my heart that season. She was the most deliciously evil character.