Because like most Western European countries, Germany understands that some tiny fraction of their population is going to do crazy shit, and that's okay because in the end we all pay for each other somehow.

I remember asking a guy I was dating once "What job would you have if you didn't work at your current job? What would your other dream career be?" because he worked as a sports reporter and I hate sports so I was hoping that maybe I could find out he has some other interest and I'd have a reason to date him beyond…

this is a lot

You think you'd be happy with a nice Protestant ecclesiastical leader? No way, baby! Cool Pope is it.

Queen Wizard JK Rowling is on fire today.

she looks like a drab 1990's holiday barbie

I always found Doris Lessing's decision to leave her husband and children behind for her personal growth/ focus on her career/ social movements etc. fascinating. It seems acceptable for men to do this, but almost 'against nature' for women.

I think it's even worse than Zimmerman thinking Trayvon was dangerous.

The kind of people who think killing an unarmed teenager is justifiable are also the kind of people that think these DV incidents are the woman's fault. She was probably being "mouthy."

You bring up many good points. Copying and pasting my reply to someone else to cover the same things.

His comments about the movie in general make me really not like him. You'd think he sold monogrammed coffee thermoses or something.

I agree. I just watched it to see what all the fuss was about and, similarly to the Chandelier video, I saw an amazing dance that's weird and challenging. Shia's performance was great too. Nothing at all sexual.

I didn't say that. There wouldn't be as much juxtaposition of their size with an adult. It's clear from the video that his character cannot fit through the bars, it doesn't take much suspension of disbelief to accept that. Just because she's female and he's male (what does his hotness even have to do with it?) doesn't…

He really was. It really made me rethink (not because he was attractive but because what a good job he did in the video) about how I look at him. Maybe a lot of people are really not giving him enough credit and maybe he is just full blown "artist"

I especially don't see how anyone that watched the first video with Maddie would see this one as sexual. The context is already there.

I didn't get a sexual vibe, honestly.

There is no situation where it is appropriate for you, as a guest, to dictate the guest list.

I think it was already clear that I'm well aware of that and don't care. The host of an event can't cover every cost incurred by guests — we don't send them gas cards or reimburse their outfits either. It's just part of participating in life

It is not the job of the person hosting an event to arrange care for children other than their own. They can do it as a favor if they want, but in general, people who choose to become parents assume the responsibility for childcare, or else they must accept that their social lives will be limited. Not all events are…

You are adorable.