As a lit major in the 80s, I was forced to consume so many American male authors who A) didn’t speak to me, B) didn’t speak to the boys and men I knew, and C) were idolized by the male professors at my small liberal arts college. Hearing about his passing makes me pine for the great stories by women of his generation…

Unitarian Universalists! Pretty much the only major theological points are 1) Hell is fake, and 2) LGBTQ+ people are real and have the same inherent worth and dignity as everyone else. Our local church has a reproductive justice ministry. It’s pretty legit.

I love how Seth can just hand the reigns over to his staff and let them shine. Some of the shows best bits barely involve him....which is how a late night talk show should be.

Yes, it 100% can happen in “civilized parts of the world.” Germany considered themselves civilized at the time. America thought it was civilized when it started Japanese internment camps, and people currently think we’re civilized as we’re throwing immigrants into detention centers, sometimes purposefully separating…

I have no doubt that she is mentally ill, but the vast majority of people who suffer from mental illness do not show such rage against kids or any other people who are not threatening them. She has shown absolutely no remorse, and the nature of the murders were brutal. She’s still playing the pity card without ever…

Yeah. Don’t watch her videos, don’t write articles on them. She keeps her youtube views up with controversy.

TMZ reports that Rihanna’s stalker Leon explained to the police that he was there to have sex with her.

TMZ reports that Rihanna’s stalker Leon explained to the police that he was there to have sex with her.

The Christina Grimmie killing at an autograph signing was fucking horrific. I remember her from The Voice and she was bubbly and cute and had good pipes (her “Wrecking Ball” audition is worth watching on YouTube). I believe her murderer waited in line and chatted with her briefly before he shot the shit out of her.…

I’m fascinated by people who support behavior and ideology that they are against. It would be like finding out your local donut shop is owned by a casual racist. “I know he says Black Lives Matter is bullshit and Colin Kaepernick is a traitor who should go back to Africa, but damn he makes the best apple fritters...”

This exact clip came to mind when I heard the new Roseanne was going to be a Deplorable. It’s a classic moment, and I’m certain old Roseanne wouldn’t have suffered Trump’s snake oil.

The reboot does explain Roseanne Conner’s Trump support by saying he “talked about jobs”

“Singer”

Can we not make this a thing please? Not even a thinkpiece type of thing? There’s no mystery here, and it doesn’t take investigative journalism to see this is clearly a small child being coached by overbearing stage parents to perform an annoying, badly Blaccented, not very clever character. This is cringeworthy at…

Oh, definitely. He’s a quack who clearly doesn’t feel the need to comply with HIPAA regulations (you don’t disclose what medications your patients are on without appropriate permission). I hope he loses his job and his license over it, and part of that is lingering resentment for giving Orange Mango a big rubber stamp…

And as journalists, you’d think they’d be the first realising this borders on an actual first amendment issue?! This is a comedian, exercising a right to free speech, speaking truth to power, and while obviously no one is writing a law saying she can’t, a presidential administration is leveraging influence to have her…

Of all the hot takes, this one annoyed me the most:

We need to stop playing this game with the right wing. They elected a president who publicly mocked disabled people during his campaign speeches. Who gives a shit what the right wing thinks. All that matters is dismantling right wing power as quickly as we can. Vote. Ignore right wing distractions. It’s the only…

gesundheit

Addiction is not a "weakness." It's a chemical dependency that the body invariably develops. There's also the mental aspect of compulsive behavior which is often co-morbid with the chemical dependency… Does Kim exhibit any signs of compulsive behavior?