It’s like this article was a dare to see if Barsanti could write an article with nothing but praise for its subject that still managed to make everyone who read it at least kind of angry.

Somebody just got dunked on.

I think charlatans/psychics do call themselves entertainers in order to prevent lawsuits. At least when speaking to a wider audience which doesn’t include their marks.

Yeah, I don’t think the original comment was really defending him so much as pointing out that Netflix was mostly mad that they were outed.

Yeah, this definitely seems like they’re just shooting the messenger. I mean, the very stupid, callous messenger, but still..

A tortilla is definitely bread, and a taco is a sandwich if a hot dog is a sandwich. Is a doughnut a sandwich? Because I’ve always thought that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches have more in common with doughnuts than they do with other sandwiches. If it is in fact a sandwich and you deep fry it, does it remain a…

I think Jack in the Box might be the worst regional fast food chain I’ve been to. They definitely win creepiest mascot.

I actually have no idea. I think I assumed it was like cable, where there probably shouldn’t be commercials, but they do it because most older people don’t seem to care that much about being advertised at. Loudly.

But, I mean... podcasts. Anything that you can’t pause or won’t allow you to skip over advertisements feels archaic.  And fuck Steve Bannon.

When I worked at McDonald’s, it was around the time the dollar menu was added, and people quickly realized they could spend $3 for the Big Mac or $1 for the double cheeseburger and ask the employee for Mac sauce, which we usually just yelled to the grill until everyone realized it. Even adding the button to upcharge…

Yeah, that’s the bummer here. He could have had a good response. This is the guy who became teary-eyed when reflecting on making Tootsie. It seems like there’s something going on there that would be interesting to hear.

The tweet itself reminds of the Justine Sacco tweet, which was similarly critical of the thing it was making light of and mildly, if darkly amusing when taken in good faith.

I second that ignorance and curiosity.

I’m pretty sure I’ve only ever seen Annie Hall. I remember renting it from Blockbuster as a teenager, aware of the fact that it was a classic and blissfully ignorant of the details of Woody Allen’s life. I liked it a lot but read more about him afterward and never really felt compelled to dive deeper.

I really feel like they should try to find a neutral photo for a lot of these rather than trying to find the accused in the weirdest pose ever. Not that I feel bad for them, but I do kind of resent the attempt to manipulate when it’s not even necessary.

Bono’s fuck style involves giving too many.

Thinking about Charlie Rose trying to distract himself from the inevitable over the past month is schadenfraude for sure. I kind of wonder when the exact point he realized this wasn’t going to stop happened.

They did say for starters.

Yeah, I don’t think it invalidates the good she’s doing today, but I’m surprised that she’s not been asked to comment on it recently. The original interview featuring the quote above is from 2011.

I’m not bringing this up to discredit Rose McGowan, but has she ever addressed the interview with The Advocate where the interviewer asked her about Victor Salva and she minimized his predatory behavior? I can’t find anything from her talking about it. It really does show how we all can turn away from evil, especially…