If I’d heard of those news stories, I probably would’ve found them suspicious-sounding. But I missed them—maybe because, coincidentally enough, no mainstream newspaper, TV show, or Web site made them into causes célèbres.

Jews are attacked quite regularly in parts of New York City. It doesn’t get reported on too much, in the AV Club or elsewhere. Partly because the victims aren’t celebrities, but mostly because the people who commit the crimes look less like your average Trump voter and more like Jussie Smollett.

Attacks like the one he described do not happen “all the time”. It was an insane story that literally contradicted itself. And everyone in the media unquestionably believed it.

Yes, Smollett’s story was iffy from the beginning (he was weirdly cagey with the police, somehow there were no images of the attack etc.) but it wasn’t because of who he said attacked him. Don’t act like you have the moral high ground here.

The sad thing is how obviously stupid his story was from the get-go. But the woke warriors put aside all common sense because they wanted it to be true.

I’m technically a millennial (ugh) and have been a lifelong teetotaler, and I know literally zero other non-drinkers. Anecdotal evidence and all that, but given the popularity of bottomless brunches and turning every random holiday into boozing opportunities (i.e. Cinco de Mayo, Pride, every week of football season)…

So vampires, then zombies, now witches. Did I miss any?

Whole peeled cloves. Put in the oven when you’re roasting vegetables, especially potatoes or sweet potatoes.

Somehow when talking about Chipotle the whole “It’s not Mexican food waaaaaaaah” always comes up. Show me a Mexican restaurant that got put out of business by Chipotle and I’ll show you a Mexican restaurant that ain’t worth the diarrhea it’ll give you.

I honestly wished the E Coli thing had taken them out completely. I stopped eating there way before that though. Chipotle is over rated, bland as hell and a farce to Mexican food. I still don’t get why people like it, and for some reason a lot of girls swear by it.

It’s a cool idea, but I don’t understand eating ice cream in the winter. I know cold food doesn’t actually make you colder, but it’s negative a billion degrees and I just shoveled snow. I want something hot. The first time I tried eggnog and realized it was a cold drink I thought someone was tricking me. It’s winter!…

If Trump were the least bit competent a politician, he’d never have backed himself into a corner by insisting this be a physical wall. He could have gotten a compromise on “border security” from Democrats that included tech, more agents, whatever, and called it a win.

I highly doubt it does anything for productivity, but rather lets the management think the office is “on trend.” It’s a vanity policy.

1. So even though she’s an actress on a hit show she still does normal kid stuff? Aw, sweet.

If I remember the explanation from when they first launched these things. They only contain marginally more topping than a regular pint. Its just all loaded up in the center. And as the sort of person who buys this ridiculous nonsense there’s a lot less of that Core material in there than there used to be.

I hate this idea because you know there’s always going to be some asshole in your family that’s just going to go straight for the cookie dough core, just like tearing off the tops of the blueberry muffins.

That’s my problem with these, they always go too far. With a cookie dough core, peanut butter ice cream AND peanut butter cookies is a bridge too far. I predict lots of people who like sugar cookies will also be turned off by the cherry. 

When i was a kid in elementary school, i remember kids having birthday parties at McDonalds. It was a legitimate place to have a kids party, several of my classmates had them there. Also Burger King, where you got a sweet cardboard crown. Does anyone else remember this?

The Help received a Best Picture nomination and that was just eight years ago.

It’s not surprising at all! It’s a palatable way for white people to think racism and homophobia is a problem of the past!