I am not aware of a holiday celebrating the cultural accomplishments of the Mesoamerican cultures.

One could not construe this as limiting free speech, since it only applies to public schools that are an arm of the government and therefore do not have the right to freedom of speech. Private schools can still be as racist as they want to be.

The analogy is merely illustrative. The central point is that an unintentional positive outcome of a systematic atrocity does not justify the celebration of that atrocity.

Celebrating the unintentional benefits of a systematic enslavement/genocide/what have you is profoundly absurd. The Nazis invented rockets and without them we wouldn’t have a space program, or the very many wonderful things that have been the result of our space program. It does not follow that we should therefore…

Yes. More psychological horror please. All the psychological horror. I need more games I’m afraid to play at night. Only Silent Hill and Amnesia: The Dark Descent have ever done that for me (haven’t played Soma yet).

She could hit her head and have a flashback of somebody else’s experience, it could be a dream she has before they get there, she could walk through a door and then suddenly be riding a rollercoaster, she could be having visions/hallucinations as she gets farther into the park...

A baby is overqualified.

I continue to believe I can best serve the country and this conference as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

This week I took whatever was in the fridge that could be microwaved, wrapped it in a tortilla, and called it a burrito. Then I did it again. I will do it two or three more times this week.

The only time in the last 5 years that I’ve turned 38 was right after the ONE time I watched Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.

You could say the same thing about Amnesia. The monsters in that game are only scary until you figure them out, and after that they’re mostly annoying. The scariest parts of that game happen when you know you’re not in any danger at all.

Lotta people seem to have skipped the paragraph where you said achievements are great if done well.

I just preemptively don’t spend my time and energy getting to know anyone. It’s super effective!

It would be a way for Peeple to SMS the person the reviewer claims is the person being reviewed. How do they know that’s the real phone number?

The landlord of my rent-controlled building is trying to force us out again by making it impossible to pay the rent - they do this once every few months - so yeah. I’d pay my goddamn rent if I could.

If you meant vague and cheap feelgoodery isn’t meaningful, then it has nothing to do with anything. If you meant vague and cheap feelgoodery isn’t an effective way to market a coffee business, then Starbucks is an example of that not being true.

Former commercial real estate agent weighing in:

Vague and cheap feelgoodery like Starbucks’ endless greenwashing campaigns? I think they’ll do just fine.

Assuming the BMOC/Prom Queen Who Peaked In High School cliche is based on some real experiences and not just bitter screenwriters’ wish fulfillment, I’m sure you’re right. But I’m guessing none of those people comment on Jezebel.

I sure hope you’re right.