You're in for a treat if you stick with her. Tidal is by far her worst album (which is not to say that it's bad - just her later releases are miles beyond it in musical and lyrical sophistication). Love "Extraordinary Machine" the most, but all three post-Tidal albums are genuinely great.

Can't express enough how much I despise this type of comment: a dismissive drive-by shot with no details based on a political issue that has no direct relationship to the article posted.

Exercise is a great, empirically-tested antidepressant. I don't think Savage is being glib at all - he recognizes that he has natural depressive tendencies, is sincerely grateful exercise has allowed him to control them, and is proud of himself for maintaining the discipline to do so.

I've gone from general comedy podcast fan to listening to 90% Hollywood Handbook (and them guesting on other pods) since getting into the show. HH isn't quite as insular or far-reaching as some of the flagship examples, but think it's carved out its own little universe in the same way.

Please elaborate on your comparison between Norm Macdonald and Now That's What I Call Music.

True diversity is being able to get along with people of all colors, sexualities, and religions, as long as they're urban professionals who agree with you on every political issue.

I don't think the tribal element is mostly divisive. In my experience, "we are mutual fans of sports, and therefore we have something in common" is vastly more frequent than "we cheer for different teams, therefore you are bad and I hate you," the occasional, regrettable loss of testicles aside. In my life, I have…

I'd say it's not just that "people think it's important," but that *so many* people think it's important. Communities continue to splinter, and society gets ever-more efficient at segregating itself along cultural lines, but sports manages to cut across culture, race, gender, and age group to bring genuinely diverse…

Potential to be one of the best dribblers of all-time, at least.

She didn't open her mouth on social media. She provided an advocacy letter for a criminal trial. People writing these letters are explicitly providing a side of the accused that might not be showcased on trial. They are not intended to be a balanced summary of the case, and publicizing them in isolation then ripping…

Counterpoint: Homogenic is beautiful and perfect and it should be given no passes.

It really sucks that a site that used to have O'Neal in this space is now printing satire that ends "Sincerely, Crybaby McDouche."

I don't see a particular reason to believe it's fake. Shallow Rewards tweeted about it very early on (so plenty of time for the story to get back to him and for him to delete), multiple people have said they saw the actual tweets, and there's a screenshot of an initial email to Fantano where someone is actually…

Well-executed gimmick.

Have you looked into Magic Online? The downsides are it's worse piece of software than Hearthstone and requires a nonzero amount of financial investment, but the upside is that you get to play Magic instead of Hearthstone

"Cheaper formats like Standard, Commander, and Modern"? Draft! Takes no initial investment other than time and entry fee ($15-$20 range), plus is the most fun way to play Magic.

It's been mentioned elsewhere in the comments, but: anyone interested in the game who finds the cost prohibitive should look into booster drafting. It's (by far, imo) the most fun way to play the game, and there's no up-front cost except the packs themselves + a small entry fee. You get to keep/sell whatever cards you…

I don't think your read of the game's economics is very accurate. There are people in every hobby who enjoy buying shiny new things; that doesn't mean the hobby is a "massive money suck," nor does it mean you have to spend "tons of money" to compete. And the fact that you can actually win prizes and re-sell your cards…

The main point I wanted to make was regarding the connection to the previous rape; I don't have an opinion on the legal elements of the matter. But, armchair judging, the fact that the fraternity had no party that night, that there was no lifeguard in the entire fraternity roll, and that she fabricated her date's…

The biggest intellectual honesty issue is less that there aren't actual rape apologist MRAs. It's that, in the current environment, showing any amount of skepticism about any allegation qualifies you for the "rape apologist MRA" designation.