Fair enough (and I wasn’t trying to quote you directly, sorry if it came off that way).

Not nitpicking.  If you agree that “all art is a reflection of the artist itself” and “most people/artists are not good people”, then if you subscribe to “you can only like art made by good people”, you aren’t “allowed” to like much art.

Agreed.  No one “has to like” CK.  Just as no one had to like him before.  But there’s a lot of opinion pieces floating around saying you “shouldn’t” like him.  Eff that.

We disagree about what participation in a sexual act is, I guess.

Well, it’s a spectrum, so technically everyone is on the rapist spectrum, ranging from “not at all rape-y” to “Bill Cosby”

All artists’ art is very much about that person.  It may come across more in comedians who do personal material but if you think an artist’s work comes from anywhere other than their personal self, you are mistaken.

I have never heard of “Hannah Gadsby” but she is obviously entitled to her opinion.

I disagree with that to some extent. You can improve foot eye (or hand eye) coordination and quickness in the same way you can improve strength and speed.  But there is also natural ability involved.  I have very good hand eye coordination from years of playing tennis, but my hand eye coordination compared to Roger…

I mostly agree, but perhaps it depends on how you define athleticism. I would argue that having the foot-eye coordination, balance and quickness to excel at technical skills in crowded spaces also requires athleticism (i.e. not everyone can do it, regardless of how much they practice). If the people with those skills…

Basketball and baseball and hockey all ABSOLUTELY have international competitions that US does compete in (and generally do well).  Soccer is the outlier and I think it isn’t about player development differences; it is because the US doesn’t really care about soccer.

Interesting article. I’m curious why you think the lack of pick up games applies only to soccer though. Other than maybe basketball, I don’t see kids playing any pickup games these days (whereas in my youth, we played pick up games of whatever sports was in season, every day). They have faded in favor of organized…

Unfortunately, complaining to metro through “official channels” is a black hole. Like many companies, if you blast them on social media, they are more likely to respond. Perhaps Ms Tynes should have blurred out the woman’s face. But to pretend that the employee is the victim here is laughable.

It’s truly disgusting when people eat on the metro.  It’s not as if she was discretely sneaking a cracker, or shoving a granola bar into her mouth on her way to her next assignment (I get it; we all have to eat). The metro employee was eating an omelette, which was precariously perched on her lap in danger of falling…

I have no interest in donating to rebuild something that represents a very, very rich cult that is responsible for some of the greatest atrocities in the last 500 years.  Yes, it belongs to France, but the Vatican could offer to pay for the restoration pretty easily.

I dislike this anti-science crap as much as anyone (all children should be vaccinated; no exceptions), but let’s not pretend like there aren’t also STEM ignorant people among the Dems. To wit, the Representative from Georgia who doesn’t know enough geology to know that Guam isn’t going to capsize. https://www.cbsnews.c…

The parents advocating this should either move to an island where they can’t impact anyone else or, more realistically, just fuck off and die.  What ignorant pieces of shit.

There are obviously stores that are more budget than Macy’s but I felt like that was a mainstream store example rather than someone who shops at Neiman Marcus, Sak’s or Bloomingdales.  I generally only buy items at Macy’s when they are on sale, but I chose not to spend a lot clothes (i.e. I can afford to, I’d just…

“Asking your date where they bought their outfit can provide insight into where they shop.”

Not sure this is a “trick” (not blaming the author, just an observation); it’s just math.

I am definitely NOT talking about Russian Collusion; I am talking about the media in general. The instance that cemented this media malfeasance for me personally happened almost a decade ago.