Ok speaking as someone who was also mistreated by their parents, being “bitter” or angry can be part of the healing process, and no one is obligated to forgive their abuser. I take issue with this cultural narrative that it’s on the victim to forgive their abuser and if they don’t they’re small and petty and otherwise…

Untruth in a private text to a colleague is worth that much? Seems like this sets a troubling precedent.  Legal-literates, can you expand on this?

Anyone else not shocked that a dude can find relief and justice in court on a side issue when the subject is rape? smdh

A lot of people dismiss Harry’s role in the whole thing. Whiteness does let a guy get away with a lot. 

Agreed. State Farm is apparently not the kind of neighbor you want.

I was once a juror in a case involving State Farm, and they spent nearly half a million dollars to avoid paying out less than $100k to a woman because she had a pre-existing condition, which to them meant that any injuries from her car being rear-ended were not eligible for coverage.  They made it seem like she was…

The Apprentice was also pretty reprehensible. If only because it allowed Donald Trump to cosplay as a successful businessman. 

I think the fundemental problem with rich people is that once you have a certain amount of money and power, people stop telling you that you’re wrong. We need a modern equivalent of the guy who whispers in Cesear’s ear “Remember you are mortal”. I propose that everyone with a net worth over, say, 40 million gets…

Great article! You kind of forget about Undercover Boss, because its reputation has kind of made it blend in to the background of the TV landscape. Which is unfortunate because it should really be called out on its bullshit. This is why you get disgusting CEO worship, like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, a whole cult wi…

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I’m quite annoyed that she’s bopping around being interviewed and saying she wants a higher office “someday.” Which...great! Please go ahead and run for that stepping stone office that will help everyone here and now. We need her now, not later. And she won’t prove that she has the…

Not only does Abrams plan on running for president, she plans on winning

I almost make six figures and don’t have a couple grand laying around either. Rent and student loans take over the majority of my take home pay. 

What has this dude been smoking and is it legal where I live?  I couldn’t afford COBRA when I got laid off and thank fucking GOD for the ACA because it meant I didn’t have to panic when I broke my hand or have to choose between going to the gynecologist about a worrisome symptom or eating anything more substantial…

I make well into 6 figures, have no kids and have the “good” insurance at work and I’m sitting here figuring out how to pay for my MRI out of pocket because I need foot surgery and insurance won’t approve a fucking diagnostic test. Even someone as fortunate as I am to have money and benefits doesn’t have a few grand…

LOL at “a few grand at most.” My last job transition where I needed COBRA I got a quote of $1,300 a month! That would have been $3,900 for three months, not including other healthcare costs like copays and deductibles. This was 2012, and health insurance as obviously only skyrocketed since then. I was luckily in a…

Social re-insertion plan after killing your wife with a hammer and then stabbing her?!?!

Exactly the reason I prefer Sussexit if such term needs to be used.

I mean this with all respect and no snark intended: Stop calling it Megxit.

I started as a free-lance professional sideman; for 15 years I generally had the whole day to myself to practice (of course), but also to listen, to read books, to go to the grocery store, do my laundry, ride my bike, and so on. At night (or when recordings were scheduled) I’d set up, play, socialize, network, and…

They don’t care. None of his supporters care. At Christmas I tried desperately to get my father to entertain the idea that Trump is unfit for office, rampantly immoral, and clearly deeply unwell. He only cared about the Supreme Court.