Okay, so, I started reading the coverage this story out of morbid curiosity, as you do, but then I had sudden realization that most of the coverage is dropping the most important aspect of the story. For so many kids, the school cafeteria is the only place they get food. At least it looks like Michael Herrell isn’t…

She looks exactly the same as when I met her in like 1994 at an All That kids concert thing.

Someone elsewhere mentioned that it would even be better if they were all facing him, as to suggest he drew them himself as a “I’m in prison” joke.

Part of it is lazy writing, for sure, but I also think that the “idiot ball” is the intended output of Harrison Well’s design. Or Eobard Thawne’s design, rather. The show has made a point that the particle accelerator was always going to be built, Caitlin and Cisco would always be a part of it, Barry Allen was always…

I think it’s the difference between style tribute and appropriation that sort of defines the line between monetizing icon status and being ghoulish. Marilyn Monroe provides all kinds of case studies on this. No one would bat an eye at a Marilyn Monroe branded make-up line, but at the same time, her image is definitely…

I never understand it when people actually articulate that line of thinking and don't hear the fundamental flaw, even if you were to accept for the sake of argument that she deserves more than fast food workers. The logical next step after raising minimum wage to $15 is raising the salaries of people currently making…

The stupidest part is that J. Crew has a label that is perfect for Jenna Lyons’ style. It’s just not J. Crew! It’s Madewell! The company pushed too many of their core customers towards J. Crew Outlet and straight up lost them based on the quality. J. Crew is supposed to be like if Banana Republic had Ann Taylor’s…

They made a point to mention that all of these people were all B-level project executive managers. The sort of people that never worked on special projects (or only worked on special projects) and never really dealt with Fury or the Avengers Initiative etc. Like a revolution of the the competent 5s and 6s. They have…

I think that is their "Plan B" ending. If SyFy pulls the plug prematurely, they can wrap it all up with that and boom mindfuck/callback/callitaday. And it will be effective! Regardless of where they are on the storyline when time is called, that ending works. That ending is good. They don't even necessarily need any…

I think the show is ultimately aiming for a epic take down of male entitlement. In a world with only a handful of people, being our culture's idea of a "man" just plain doesn't work. It's entirely dependent on an invisible network of other dudes sharing the same world view that reflexively distrusts anyone who isn't a…

The doctor probably told her she couldn't have casein. Most people who are lactose intolerant can have hard cheeses because the lactose is rendered out in the cheesemaking process. If your dairy allergy is to casein, you can't have dairy of any kind (even lactose free).

The letter writer mentions that his friend is "objectively" less attractive than the girlfriend. He mentions this as a reason that the girlfriend shouldn't be upset, but that fundamentally misunderstands the underlying reasons why "less attractive" women are commonly bullied. Remember Lindy West's cyber stalker? He…

Didn't Jake make a point about Huck being extra crazy a few episodes ago? I think he said something to the effect of "They did everything they did to him to me and even I have never seen anything like that." I'm sure that we haven't seen the worst of the mistakes, but that being said, Huck is consistently more…

I think Laurel is an example of a character that was hindered by trying to force a ship. It makes the character seem weird and the actor looks like they have no idea what they're doing. The real issue is that the production team is forcing the character/actor to swim upstream. I think we would like Iris if she felt…

I think she is only good at playing normal bland white ladies, but she is really good at creating unique bland white ladies with their own stuff boiling under the surface. The thing she doesn't get enough credit for is that she doesn't do Sienna Miller jobs where she actually is just an empty pretty girl character.…

I think she's a better actress than she gets credit for. She is kind of misunderstood because she doesn't have a lot of range in the sense of being able to play different types of characters, but she is very good at playing the same type of character in different ways. Like actors who always end up playing cops in…

Kathy Griffin isn't always right, but I think at this point in her career it is fair to say that she is an example of an "asshole style" comic that generally stays on the right side of history. Part of the reason her Bravo renaissance worked is that she totally understands that there are people who like "hate…

I really wish they would go through all of the comments and pull the best stories instead of just picking the most commented on ones. The obvious fakes tend to be the most discussed because everyone jumps in to call it out. Even if you're just going to pick the most popular ones, maybe, just maybe, the editor should…

We had been dating casually for about a year. I considered him a part of my life, but never even mentioned him to anyone. To put it in context, not only were we not "facebook official"... we were not even facebook friends. My student visa was up and about a week before I was set to leave for good, he surprised me with…

They could retcon him in with a single sentence in that scenario. Just a simple "Who do you think evacuated everyone to Brooklyn?"