Jez had noooo problem going off on Bynes and her outbursts until she actually turned out to be mentally ill.

Wow, what a giant case of putting words in my mouth. Yeah, i didn't say any of those things whatsoever. I was stating that your comparative example was not a valid example, as the situations can't be compared. Maybe more along the lines of someone like Shia LaBeouf. He's gotten drunk and psycho and beat people up in…

I guess it depends what you mean by "product." If you mean talent level on the field, and if, I dunno, the Bundesliga is considered "par," then sure, MLS is a subpar product. But I'm not sure that's the only thing "product" can mean, especially if we're talking about what someone finds entertaining. Compared to the…

Notice: No one else on the Deadspin has any idea what the fuck Ley is talking about.

They've managed to increase the quality of play while expanding over the last decade. That's what happens when your talent pool is the entire planet.

People keep saying this but I have to wonder if they actually watch any matches.

Why do people carry expensive purses, drive expensive cars and attend expensive schools when state schools would do just as fine? Sometimes things perform better when you spend more money on them and sometimes people want the status symbol. I've given up policing how people spend their discretionary income.

What not to do when rape charges are dropped against a high profile athlete:

Since this is jezebel, the idea that maybe she actually was lying is just totally out of the question.

So I just want to address the first item. First off I'm no MRA and not pro rape or anything like that. I'll even give you that stupid nbc sports tweet was a bit tasteless. But I don't see what is so offensive about the Bleacher Report part you quoted. I read through it thorough and i don't see any " breathing a sigh…

The charges weren't "dropped". They were never filed. If we're going to split hairs to be as accurate as possible about what this decision means for the plaintiff, shouldn't we do the same for the defendant?

Is it proper to say "dropped the rape charges" if charges were never filed?

Exactly!

Plus, colored lights always have some non-sanctioned Christmas color like blue, pink, or orange. If they made colored lights in red, gold, white and green ONLY, I'd hang those bad boys.

You are correct.

Ironically you, above all others here, have nailed the exact reason why people who are serious about tree decorating prefer white lights. Colored lights are fine if what you have is a mish mash of random and homemade ornaments, but when you've gone out of your way to buy numerous sets of beautiful coordinating…

I don't really know much about this since, y'know, Jew. But white lights are generally more appealing to me because I feel like they let the ornaments make a greater statement.

Is this at an ice rink or is Larry Sanders a newborn giraffe?

new minivan + $6,000 does not = less than price of new Bentley.