I agree. The fact that they didn’t address that chemo in your mid-late 40s would almost beyond a doubt put you in menopause, as it does for many women in their 20s-30s who have not have a chance to make choices about family planning, was despicable. Especially with that whole SATC 2 movie plot line about Samantha and…

Thanks for that tip. I’ll watch it this evening.

I saw this news last night, then noticed his new Netflix stand-up special dropped the day after his wife died. I watched the special—which is pretty good—and just felt so awful for him. There are bits where he talks about his wife and his kid, and death, and it was suddenly a far more complicated set than I think he…

IDK, as someone who has experienced far more death in my life than anyone should (literally half of my quite large family is dead), when you’re grieving it can be a hassle to field call after call after call of well-intentioned people wanting to express their sorrow.

It’s really hard to deal with a barrage of calls when you’re meeting with the funeral director and mourning your loved one. He’s a famous guy who has a ton of friends, so it would be even harder for him. I actually think Twitter is okay in this case (although I think it’s super tacky when people post condolences on FB…

It’s not really self centered if you take in today’s social climate. Think about it, say someone who knows Patton very well calls him up with condolences but doesn’t tweet about condolences, what happens online? You get nosy people calling you “cold,” “mean,” “selfish” and “uncaring” for not saying anything about your…

“Looking to be offended” is true. People, perhaps such as you, do this. Nice try brushing it off. It gives you a little excitement during your day, or its a substitute for analyzing things you don’t like, or a multitude of things really.

And its only “shock value” ... if its shocking. To me, it isn’t shocking. The…

Except Deadwood, Rome, Game of Thrones don’t just rely on shock value.

Unless it’s the shock value of main characters being killed off.

I see them as actors who do their own stunts.

People who think they are smarted fail to realize that the competitive part might be theater, but the moves, even those rehearsed, still require training and if those involved are not properly trained it can still go very wrong.

Would it be better if doctors didn’t give people medication for their pain, inability to sleep and depression?

In the case of Bond (and I like the Daniel Craig movies) there WAS in fact a LOT of people that were outright livid that Craig was cast. Reference to an entire website devoted to the subject: http://danielcraigisnotbond.com/boycott_casino…

I am absolutely certain that if they cast a black actress in this role instead of ScarJo, guys like Wedge would be hailing it as a fantastic casting choice and anyone complaining about her not being Japanese would be hearing that familiar cyborg argument or just being called a racist.

I’d bet by left nut that most people offended are white, not asian-american.

The Japanese tend to be even more racist/xenophobic/hateful towards other Asians than they are towards Americans. And we dropped a pair of goddamn nukes on them.

So, while any Asian actress would “suffice” for most westerners, it would be much more offensive to the Japanese.

My point is that its a major recurring theme in the original manga, the sequel manga, Arise, SAC, and even movie, despite your assertions to the contrary. BTW the exact wording is “In the future - Corporate networks reach out to the stars, electrons and light flow throughout the universe. The advance of…

It should have been a dude. I mean, there’s precedent for Makoto being in a male body, so why not?

But seriously, for an entire story that is built around the concept of identity, how malleable that is, what it means to be someone, and the natural and unnatural limits placed on humanity, it seems sort of short sighted…

“Would the Japanese complain about a Canadian Chinese girl being Motoko Kusanagi?”

I tried a handful of images after reading this article, but this is by far the best response I got.

With a dash of homophobia thrown in there.