As someone who was, at one point a decade ago, genuinely suicidal, it disheartens me so much when people post this at the first mention of suicide in a news story. I totally appreciate the volunteers and that they can/do help some people but, for me, when I called suicide hotlines back then, they were of no value and…

Search for “Tree House Loft AirBnB Running Springs” brings up this: https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/9014581 Notice there is a pretty diverse group of people mostly leaving positive reviews with a few negative outliers too.

This story is set up in such a way it’s pretty much impervious to any of many “well yeah, for sure, but ...” considerations that despite the reality of racism against Asians et al, still might lead to a more productive conversation. Been seeing a lot of that lately.

Seems like a bit of a stretch to set this up as a piece on coopting the “counterculture” rather than just the corporate dilution of social issues/movements. Is there a counterculture anymore? Also, Jay Z may be rich as shit and best buds with Obama but he’s still fundamentally revolutionary, IMHO at least.

I am so utterly disinterested in whether or not they actually become a committed couple. Two seasons to get there is naturalistic I suppose but that aspect is as boring as paint.

Not remotely my cup of tea but even being open-minded, this seemed progressively less within reasonable bounds of fantasy before eventually crashing into a wall and bursting into flames upon arriving at “Choking you as you come until you lose consciousness.” Oh dear, no thank you. OTOH, I have friends who exchange…

I’m only serious that it’s worth being empathetic to her and reasonably generous about her motivations rather than assuming she is stupid, pathological, etc. Trying to give kids a stable two-parent home is a very strong drive. But god knows I’m not sympathetic to Weiner. He’s trash.

I don’t expect this to last. But I will say - please don’t judge others similar decisions when kids are involved. Been there, done that, and failed, myself. But I painfully well understand the drive, when there are young kids in picture, to go far far above and beyond - in trying to preserve a “family” - what would…

Being stuck in the greys as a non-troll makes Jezebel a kind of pointless exercise. Meh.

Because allowing the commodification of breast milk by reference to a situation like yours which is likely not the most common situation, could ultimately socially normalize it as a commodity and thus it might spread as an option for women who are subjugated and under financial pressure et al who are then essentially…

I increasingly believe things like this are literally said openly and without apology or embarrassment behind the doors of police stations, DA offices, etc.

Can I please just have my indefensible scorn for shit-bags like this - it’s a comfort in these dark times. Can’t I just call douchebag on Kevin without having to see him as a political subject? Please?

Let’s just cut to the chase where we make these adapations first in real-time and eventually in advance so we get all the dark thrills and poignant feels of the Trump regime without actually having to live through it.

American Psycho?

I’m not even a little bit dissuaded. Iceland is somehow able to remain mysterious and romantic despite all of the above. Do, however, avoid the tourist food - there’s no need to eat whale and the skeezy immorality of it is really no different just because Bjork. Plus Puffin’s fucking disgusting. OTOH, the Anthony…

But it doesn’t have much of a “cast” really, just Lively and a shark. Any chance the uncle was finned, gasping for air, very very large, and had many huge teeth, rough skin and a remora or two?

This is an object lesson in why it’s best to scale back coverage of things that ought to be kept between two parties. Cho could most definitely have written back to Swinton and said - are you kidding me? I’m not a representative of Wise Asian Friends LLC and don’t want to do your affective labor. From what I’ve read…

Weird to see Gawker media alum Sam Biddle now over at the Intercept where skepticism of the Russia theory is the abject inverse of the almost uniform credulity here.

But in all fairness, Ivanka arranged the Trump/Gore meeting last week because she is not a climate denier, IIRC. Her influence might be a small good thing. But, also in fairness, would anyone here seriously have the same reaction if HRC had won and Chelsea was doing the same as Ivanka? I think people would be…

I’m curious where the Kinja commentariat stands on full-on US ground troops in Syria this week. I know Obama send 200 additional special forces a few days ago and I realize the possibility of ending up in, at bare minimum, seriously dangerous posturing between us and Russia is very real, but I’m really entertaining…