Me too. I looked up who died on GOT last week before I watched so I could lessen that anxiety. I’m anxious enough, I don’t need to add to this.

I wouldn’t say I love spoilers, but I do compulsively seek them out. Everyone else goes to see movies opening night or watches something live on TV because they want to avoid being spoiled by other people, but *I* do it because I know if I don’t, the urge to whip out my phone and google for spoilers the moment I get…

My (at the time) ten-year-old cousin looked me dead in the eye and said “Han Solo dies in the new Star Wars movie,” while I was trying to feed him and his younger siblings dinner. He wasn’t happy because I wouldn’t let him get up from the table until he’d eaten more of his banana. I gave him a pretty stern talking to,…

i remember a donut/penis scenario, as well. she’s fucking fabulous. 

It’s an old movie and everyone knows the twist by now, but just in case:

Dr Ruth is more than a national treasure. She is an international treasure. In the 80s and 90s she had a syndicated newspaper column that was translated and published all over the world (I frequently noticed my Mother in Law’s newspaper folded open to her column - in Spain).

Dr. Ruth is a goddamned national treasure.

I colleged in the early 80's, during the AIDS epidemic and Nancy’s Just Say No horseshit. Probably the worst years in history to go to college, when everyone was afraid to fuck and it was (supposedly) cool to not smoke pot. But there was Dr. Ruth, on newish cable television,…

So why are they not setting a maximum testosterone level for men as well, as testerone can (or in your version does) confer a slight edge to male athletes? If testosterone confers an unfair edge, shouldn’t it be limited for both genders to make sure both playing fields are level? Why is it only females that are…

There aren’t many studies that prove that naturally occurring testosterone (different beast than synthetic testosterone) unfairly enhances female athletes performance that haven’t been scrutinized due to flaws in study design. I don’t mean laboratory studies, I mean actual studies involving professional athletes and…

They should continuously inject him with lactic acid and put a harness on him to limit his movements. And not allow him to compete if the levels are too low

From what I understand, Phelps’ body has been proven to produce dramatically less lactic acid than the average human, allowing him to recover much faster from physical output. He’s a biological freak with a giant wing span and super mobility that allows him to move his body in a way others can’t -- I haven’t seen…

I read an article about Michael Phelps once that described the many ways his physiology and biochemistry is different from the average schlub’s, making him a swimming machine. Never did the article suggest that this was a negative thing that should be suppressed, the tone of the article was more "wow, this is super…

AFAIK, she’s been tested a lot because of a few factors: her dominance in the sport, her appearance, almost certainly the fact that she is a Black woman and thus viewed by many as more “masculine”, and whining/rumor-peddling by competitors who hate the fact that she beat them.

If I remember correctly, she was targeted due to her appearance.

There are many reasons why a woman’s body produces testosterone. Mine does it because of PCOS, last I was tested I was at the top of the range. You can’t tell these things by looking at someone, either, as I’m petite and feminine in presentation. Are everyone’s hormone levels tested regularly, or was she targeted for…

OK, folks, since I’m currently having to point this out over on Deadspin, I thought I’d repeat it here too:

Seriously. Where the fuck are we?  Forget the darkest timelime thing. We’re into a whole different universe.

Welp, made it until 9:25 on a Monday morning before I hated everything. Great job everyone.

Is it really likely that this problem only started in the ‘50s? Or is that just as far back as they’re willing to admit, since there are so few who’d be left alive from before then?

A Catholic colleague told me she really can’t understand why people are leaving the Church for the actions of men. I said, “The abuse is horrible, but the coverup was much much worse.” I was raised Catholic and there’s times I miss going to to Mass, but I can’t justify giving a penny to an organization that actively…