You must work by fiat. How convenient - cause I get the sense that structured debate tends not to go real well for you.

I feel like I've predicted six of LaComtesse's last three COTD victories... but this was another worthy effort. Good to see it rewarded!

Unless, of course, "Nazi" counts as a slur... which was partially the OP's point.

Katie's line is nonsensical. "Nazi child" would have at least managed to reference the Aryan aesthetic — while retaining a certain grossness — but the neo-Nazi movements are such an incoherent muddle of random hate, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and post-WWII score-settling that there's nothing comparable. The largest…

Lindy making a privilege joke? Are the End Days at hand?

Ashley "It's Unconscionable to Breed" Judd was a viable Senate candidate only in the fevered imaginations of the Jez writing staff.

Sooo... women's documentary wins documentary award at women's film festival?

Yup, that'd be exactly where George Hincapie — Lance Armstrong's main support guy — found his wife. I think he started things off with a note, rather than a goose, however.

It's time to end the most disrespectful of all podium traditions: spraying vast bottles of good Champagne all over the place.

Spelling it "Dieter" might have helped folks make the connection better...

Poor Mrs P. She could be fluent in commentariat-speak with just a tiny bit of effort.

The South Bronx could use another 100,000 or so kids just like her.

Haha... fair point. Definitely some fun recent papers trying to claim Jordan for the girls-only team (cf. "Jordan Baker, Gender Dissent, Homosexual Passing in Gatsby.") My favorite line:

Jordan Baker is one of the hottest characters in American lit. I realize this may be a minority opinion.

The terrorist joke is fairly funny.

It's not language in isolation... that's why I used the word "bankable", which refers to the boring (but unfortunately unavoidable) need to raise money to shoot, edit, market, and distribute the film in question.

http://blog.fogcreek.com/girls-go-geek-again/

Fantastic. The Cosmo article is solid gold — the late Sixties had a lot more goin' on than the usual shorthand (hippies, protests, festivals) we use to sketch in the period.

I wonder if there's a more mundane explanation: Asian female leads tend to be bankable based on international exposure (and projects), not domestic ones. US rom-coms don't play well in the Chinese market, and vice versa.

OK - convincing response. Now that I think about it, Lochte is kinda a bundle of hip-hop affectations (grills, shoes, nonsensical tweets)... but with the affect of a golden retriever rather than a thug.