Oh, PantsFever. (I don’t know what your user name means but I love it.) I understand feeling baffled by the ubiquity of the word “bitch” in popular music, but I’d be careful about suggesting that strain of misogyny is unique to rap and hip-hop. Doing so plays into damaging stereotypes about black men, aggression, and…

Also, Coco, please learn what a “candid” photo is.

Aww, you were a teeny tiny tyrant, weren't you!

Everything about this comment is perfect. EVERYTHING! Thank you.

Yep. That’s what happened to Dave Foley, whom I used to love from Kids in the Hall and NewsRadio. A few years ago he did a tour in the U.S. to raise the half a million he owed in child support to his ex-wife in Canada; the monthly payments had been calculated at the height of his fame, and after NewsRadio ended, he…

I'm so embarrassed but those mermaid bangs are kinda working for me

Oh my goddddd yes. I’ve been hearing ads for it on podcasts for years (I think? It def feels like years) and every time someone says the name I’m like, “Whyyyyy?” And then I spend the next 45 seconds wondering if there’s a reference or a pun I’m missing, which is, admittedly, less uncomfortable for me than thinking…

Yeah, so I just read the interview excerpt linked upthread, and I totally agree with you. I don’t think Common said anything bad—he spoke mostly about black men of a specific religious/cultural persuasion who don’t act in accordance with their professed values. He talked about the importance of fostering community,…

Haha. I have very little experience with the northeast, so that’s probably why it’s not screaming “JERSEY” to me.

Takeaway: your mom went on your first date with you. :)

She has a southern accent, but also she talks really fast and stumbles over her own words. Lots of “I’mma” (instead of “I’m going to”), an “ain’t” here or there. It was weird. I didn't like it.

I love Lucia Berlin’s A Manual for Cleaning Women. One of my favorite books of 2015.

Seth married Blair.

“You see, last year, when we started planning our wedding, we couldn’t find any good ring-bearers or flower girls, so we decided to make our own. Ha! Kidding.”

Trust your instincts.

A+ image use, Sqarr.

I love you both for this thread. Thank you.

Thank you for making me LOL, alone in my apartment, eating Cheetos in bed.