Oh my goodness, the video store snob / clerk. I think I saw it reach critical mass at Kim’s Video on St Mark’s Place back in the day. Being right there in NYU Film School’s backyard the snark and condescension could make one’s head implode. Did have to appreciate they carried Dustin Diamond’s porn appearance though.

Oh dear, what age are we considering as “Aging,” here? What if you’re 43 and have been skateboarding all along? What if I’m gay too so it’s not so much a “Chic magnet,” as dating kryptonite with the other guys? Of course 43 does that too so I’m used to being judged by them, but is everyone else judging too? Bummer…

First year of college, first time living with a roommate. This is 1990, different time, and I was so naive, trying and hoping beyond hope I wasn’t gay. Well the world had different plans.

Gen X gay nerd here. I was so outside that growing up in the ‘80s, I was a Dune freak imagining dirty things with Kyle MacLachlan in and out of his stillsuit, yet couldn’t get into Star Wars.

OK, this is my favorite celebrity story. In college the director of our musical theater put together a huge Stephen Sondheim celebration for the publishing of his book. I was in the cast of Pacific Overtures that we would perform that night, but in the afternoon Elaine Stritch was there for a discussion and…

I loved loved loved going to grad school in NYC. Can’t stress how awesome it was. One thing for me though is I lived out in the far reaches of Brooklyn for the cheap rent and commuted to 116th street Manhattan (Haha cheap and rent are not words that go together in NYC but outside of Manhattan and now Brooklyn probably…

Holy bananas, just the first quote on that link gave me a mini rage stroke.

Yeah, sort of what concerns me is page views. Is that a thing Gawker tracks per individual story? Does it impact the author’s standing? Other readers stories are awesome, but don’t want to inadvertently get the author a raise or something.

Oh my goodness, this is so me in 1991. I actually did this... Multiple times. One time turned out really well because the guy I thought was straight turned out to have a huge crush on me. Generally with the others we just laughed about it when we next met; “Haha, remember when you got drunk and finally came out of the…

One would think after owning a tablet for 2+ years I could cut and paste and stuff, but no. Soon as I get to my laptop I’ll try to link to other comments and I those links.

Earlier this week I noticed comments, in another story, discussing the Behind Closed Ovens person and racist / classists blog posts from their past. This has really bothered me this week, and makes me feel BCO isn’t coming from a good place anymore. 7 years in movie theater management and 4 years retail management and…

With Dune I think it was around book 2 or 3 and the sandworms became a "Plant - animal vector" or something like that in order to resolve the oxygen issue. Backtracking? Sure, but by that point I guess he had a successful series going. And Herbert said his first visions of the Dune universe and first chapters he wrote…

I can't reccomend Gotham enough. However even though I live in NYC I went the online route because my schedule was crazy and just couldn't deal with spending extra time on the subway. Thing with online is everyone in class writes a critique of your pieces and has a week to mull over what they think. In the IRL class I…

Thank you so much for returning. I was all sad last week when there was no recap.

"I'm straight."

Oh wow, I so relate to this. My best friend in college dated a bipolar philosophy bro with violent tendencies when he went manic. Had to live with them a summer and the situation got so bad I spent the month of august sleeping in my car waiting to move back into the dorms.

It's been really bothering me how the show makes Mindy's decision all angsty and yet glosses over the fact Danny bought a house without any discussion at all. For me that would be a huge "OH HELL NO!" Placing that kind of commitment on me without any warning or discussion, specially after you act all superior and…

And another thing, how are we not addressing that cute little dance Kevin did there at the end. If I was Patrick I don't think the expression on my face could be anything less than full on Bugs Bunny, huge eyeballs distended out of my scull, actually heart shaped heart leaping feet from my chest and tounge drooping on…

Right!?! Oh well, let everyone else miss out, all the more for us.

Wait, what? Kevin... Not good butt?