No major religion, and certainly none of the Abrahamic options, are designed to welcome curious, articulate, critical thinkers

“Jeff and I want the same things for our kids—for them to engage with the world as curious, articulate, critical thinkers; to feel joy, transcendence and wonder at the world; to develop into compassionate, respectful and open-minded people. And we want them to be conversant with faith, rather than seeing it as…

As a recovered alcoholic I can say please get medical help if you stop drinking. I had to be hospitalized three days before going to rehab to prevent this. Don’t be ashamed, and don’t think you can automatically do it on your own.

Had my dad not already been in the ICU for another thing when he went through alcohol withdrawal, it likely would have killed him; until then, I didn’t realize how tough that process is on the body. Although I never watched True Blood, I thought Ellis did a fantastic job as Shinwell, on Elementary. Very sad loss.

Kind of just sounds like he wants to be able to drop F-bombs and generally be ~edgy~ without having to deal with the fact that his primary subscriber base is kids-to-teenagers playing a game he himself got into when he was a teenager. No problem with that, I feel; but let’s just call it what it is:

Uhhh... I don’t know what world you live in, but A LOT of people have repetitive jobs they don’t really care for because they need to pay the bills. And most don’t make a ton of money doing so. So I think you are mistaken when you say nobody would take that kind of job, especially if it made them a ton of money. A…

In less happy news: condolences to Stan Lee as Joan Lee - voice actor, novelist, alleged inspiration for the Fantastic Four, and Stan’s wife of 69 years - died today at 93 after a stroke earlier this week.

Pre-post disclosure: I identify as a Centrist, and have consistently voted Democrat (with exception for a few local offices, as I really do try to look at candidates rather than party affiliation—and every now and again, the Republican candidate was the better option) since 2000. I lean Left, despite my attempts to…

What pisses me off most about President Dipshit inserting himself in this story is that per his proposed healthcare reform, the children suffering like that here at home would be left to die while their parents are saddled with a copious amount of medical debt.

Why the Banksy hate Jezebel? This article sounds like the kid at school who is too cool for EVERYTHING and hates it ALL.

They also keep dogs as pets. It’s a large, diverse country.

He dumbassed his way into the presidency by tricking other dumbasses to vote for him.

I am still 50/50 on whether this Russia shit happened on purpose or he just dumbassed his way into it. Neither one would surprise me, honestly.

they have Goku hair!

Oh, cool, there’s research, I’m sure you won’t mind linking to it then.

Haha, wrong article, but in the best possible way.

“I was obviously bummed by the news, but also happy for her. So I decided I would just be her friend, and swallow my crush. Since I did not want to make things awkward, I told her what I had planned to do, and that I did have feelings for her, but I was fine with staying friends.”

A really tiny insect crawled around for days in my iPhone’s screen before dying and fixed permanently under the glass. I didn’t squish it. I attempted to dislodge it by opening my phone’s screen, only to further damage it, leaving a black line at the very edge. Damn it.

You will need a screwdriver, a pair of tweezers, a magnifying glass (optional), some salt (~1tbsp), and a bag of chicken feed, preferably corn-based.

Best Kotaku article I’ve ever read, along with a valuable life lesson.