But she stated that the “Magical Congress of the United States of America” was founded in 1693 - when the actual term “United States of America” wasn’t invented in 1777 and the “states” weren’t even states then, they were colonies. Technically, it should be called the “Magical Congress of the North American Colonies…

I mean to refer to the fact that the phrase “United States of America” was coined by Thomas Paine in 1777. Source.

We’re losing farmland—and gaining big farms at the same time—not because of quirks of the environment or the farm itself, but simply because of the economics of farming.

Craig Ferguson for host. Brilliant, funny, technically an American.

As long as they don’t follow it up with Star Trek and Robin.

Thisthisthis!! I am a renter, I don’t even pay a water bill, and I’m SO CAREFUL about my water usage, because it IS a zero-sum game and it might just run out, sooner than we’d like.

The Sisterhood of Karn’s greatest secret: they picked up that chalice and twelve others like it on sale at that big-box store on Skaaro. You know, Dal-Mart.

Trump’s thin-skinnedness is probably his biggest weakness as a politician. His horrific beliefs aren’t bad, his insubstantial policy objectives aren’t a problem, but the fact that he can’t laugh off or dismiss even the gentlest criticism is going to be deadly for him. He’s not always going to be in a position where he…

Does her tattoo say “We will laugh at grilled butterflies”?

P.S. It also makes your stools amazing. Full on odorless, bulky, and clean.

I want to preface my response by saying that I absolutely am strongly in favor of gay rights and think that under anti-discrimination laws, a baker should have to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple just as for any other couple. But this wasn’t a wedding cake, it was a cake with a specific message on it saying…

OK, Maybe it's my generation or something subconsious. But Rhianna's life seems so profoundly empty and shallow to me (as it's published anyway — DeCaprio huh? Autotune hello?) I would not want her life, I don't find her inspiring. I don't get the worship, and no one has provided a single rationale (or even…

I like William Hurt, but it just reminds me that literally every aspect of The Incredible Hulk was at least a tic inferior to the Ang Lee version.

I think this Wired article expresses all the misgivings I have regarding the basic premise of Tomorrowland. I’ll probably end up watching it, but I keep my hopes low.

Please don’t. Interstellar was boring.

Maybe the issue wasn't that you were planning to write a rape scene, but that the only purpose for your rape scene was to motivate a male character. It's not the rape scene that's the problem. It's the fact that you, the author, should have more respect for your characters than to simply make them objects that you use…

“a Targaryen alone in the world” is “a terrible thing.” and Jon Snow enters

If by “unprecedented political transformation”, you mean: