Most of the sixteen year-olds I know can get way further than Megsie in an argument.

This is awesome. Thanks for taking the time!

While simultaneously freezing your toes and heels. Pneumonia of the foot, anyone?

Here’s the video from Apostrophe, the show in which Matzneff was confronted by Denise Bonbardier, a Canadian writer who called him out on his bullshit. It’s in French, but it’s not hard to figure out what’s going on.

Quite a generous assumption that she doesn’t suffer from her family’s genetic mutation of having no scruple or conscience whatsoever.

I imagine every friend with Barack or Michelle’s phone number texted them the instant they saw the episode. I don’t think the Obamas came upon it unawares, and I imagine they maybe watched it first just to see how it was done. (Reputation control and all . . .)

So glad he got fifteen years of peace and quiet!

Yeah, it’s amazing how well parenting works out when you see your kids as people rather than possessions. Good on you, mama!

I would totally see a movie about 22 year-old dreadlocked, freeganing Barron quitting weed long enough to get his shit together to go rescue his mother, who seems to be the only person in the family that acknowledges his existence.

Right? To me, that was the key moment in the episode. As fucked up as the relationship is between Margaret and Tony, at his most shocked and grief-stricken, he called his wife. And as self-absorbed as Margaret can seem, she’s clearly wrecked by what he’s describing. Of all the Elizabeth-is-this / Margaret-is-that…

I just watched the episode of The Crown in which they do the documentary. They don’t really learn, do they? It’s rather uncanny.

You might enjoy the reactions HBC and Olivia Colman have to this story. I think I’ve watched it four times since yesterday.

Her dad looks like Chunky Bobby Flay.

That tracks.

Freedia’s Instagram is one of my favorites. Heartfelt affirmations and SUCH amazing fashion. FOLLOW HER.

His given name is Satchel, so I kind of understand his choice to use his middle name.

Point taken.

I’m thinking they should each be made to pay full tuition, room, and board for several low-income students for four years. And to actually get to know those students so “a fair shot” has some meaning.

“I bullied a child, and you told me not to, which violates my rights.” Yeah, no.

I wish they had rehired some of the movie cast. Even before there was a movie, Sam Elliott was pretty much my vision of Lee Scoresby. Lin-Manuel Miranda . . . isn’t.

I was just talking to my cab driver about this yesterday. In Chicago, it’s a lot harder to become a cab driver vs a ride-share driver. There’s a long list of offenses that can get a driver’s chauffeur license revoked permanently. And here, I can call the city directly to put a complaint in, which then has specific…