Love Mindy. Love her book, and I think "The Injury" is the funniest episode of The Office by a landslide. But I think it's hard to claim that her work has more artistic merit—even aside from the obvious difficulty of comparing comedy to drama—than Dunham's. One is far more thought-provoking and groundbreaking.

I've read this, agree with many of your points, and am confused about why you so vehemently oppose government-subsidized universal preschool. It provides the same benefits of the free childcare you say that you would support, but additionally seeks to help children intellectually develop so that they can be successful…

I guess I was more meaning that you see them in a non-sexual light. That is: because you're attracted to women—and because our society places more value on the importance of female attractiveness—it's likelier that you're hypersensitive to female flaws. (I'm guessing you're not checking out the middle-aged guy in the…

Since you're a straight dude, I presume that you've seen more naked women than naked men? Gravity hits guys' bodies in some pretty unforgivable ways, too, fella—get ready for a droopy belly and saggy sac.

Excellent excellent excellent inclusion. Wondered why the list looked naked until now.

Exactly my first thought upon seeing the byline. Also: is she seriously 21? How young are the writers for Jezebel that they're in the same dating pool as someone who should be a college junior?

Shit, she's 21. Fuck. I assumed she'd be older because I thought she dated one of the other writer's (Katie's?) ex-boyfriends recently? Guess he was robbing the cradle... Or Katie's way younger than I assumed!

I think you're conflating the idea of personal overconfidence in one's self with an overconfident product: that is, someone can have mountains of faith in their ability to competently direct while still producing a work that is soft, subtle and reflective. (Likewise, a super self-conscious person—as many people…

Largely? She's not disabled, acne-ridden, balding, gap-toothed, etc. (Not that there's anything wrong with these; I'm just pointing out that none of them are typically associated with conventional attractiveness.) She's a little overweight and has unremarkable features. I don't think that's too far from being…

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I think the comparison is brilliant because they just both come off as artificial, falsely modest, and like they try very hard.

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Ha!

OK, I won't even touch the fact that their relationship undergoes huge changes through the course of the show, after the 6th episode. But to get back to the point that you'd rather we discuss: I don't see why considering whether a main character might have a personality disorder needs to be an "accusation," nor do I…

In my first year of teaching, I so direly needed caffeine that I spent many afternoons with Mountain Dew/coffee in hand. (Not proud.) It led to one of the weirdest interactions ever: a student, looking shy and concerned, asked me at the end of class whether I knew that MD lowered someone's sperm count.

Yeah: the idea that he should turn down a young, largely conventionally attractive woman offering no-strings-attached sex, simply because she'd be ranked more as a 6 than a 10, seems absurd to me. Would most guys in his place really do that?

Exactly.

A HOUSE OF CARDS DISCUSSION. OH THANK GOD. I have been waiting so long to discuss this show with people! None of my friends are watching it yet.

In this show, promiscuity, like just about everything, is a part of political maneuvering and personal ambition: people only sleep around to consolidate power.