That second one had ZERO shade, Rich. Sorry.

If I was forced to choose at gunpoint, it'd be treacherous Ri.

"And now I'm tellin' you that ain't no one does Shade like you, WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

"My biggest personal criticism is that some of the jokes are clunky or wince-inducing. "

Thanks for the happy thoughts, Mark!

I wrote the same thing!

I commented to Ms. Louise that the tulip skirt looks almost exactly like a skirt Joseph Altazurra reintroduced in his NY fashion show a couple of weeks ago.

That skirt looks like something Joseph Altazurra just reintroduced on the runway a couple of weeks ago. That's going to sell well.

THAT is a great dress. It looks great on you, too.

Oh, my god, these are fucking HEINOUS.

Yeah. And you know why you can choose to stay out of this?

Naw, not cool on either side of the debate.

Ugh, I despise gay-baiters. If I want to see some built straight guy's dick, ERECT dick, mind you, put to good use, I go to internet porn like a goddamn adult. Not cheap thrill it up with some Z-lister trying for career rejuvenation by being a cock tease.

Disagree. It was, as an album of work, in the top three of her output. It worked as a whole. And "Hung Up" was great not just sonically but because it showed her at her most powerful: Getting Bjorn and Benny to sign off on the first sample they EVER allowed anyone to use. And then using it effectively.

You only see what your eyes want to see.

The backlash is because her work since "Hard Candy" SUCKS. There's no way around that. Even hardcore fans *raises hand* have little patience for her anymore.

She had years, decades even, of anger, thoughts, hope, contrition, stored up and that informed her early and middle work. Her motherhood and attempts to reconcile herself with her own mortality led to "Ray of Light" through "Confessions on a Dance Floor".

Suuuuuuure.

The sisterhood is powerful! And comfy!