As a member of that Troll Patrol team, I want to second Slay's position here. It was a system and a pretty basic one. It also allowed much easier access for Jez readers to find one of us and make requests for bannings.

Not really digging the insinuation that anyone who is upset by violent rape gifs isn't sane, grown-up, or doesn't realize the internet isn't a safe space. Maybe you didn't mean it that way, but it comes off kinda shitty!

I think she's had a small stroke. Honestly, it's hard to tell. How do you know for sure when Bleu cheese has gone bad?

"If there's one thing I love about the geriatric population..."

A friend of mine died. I was really sad. I was sitting outside missing her on a bench outside of work on a beautiful sunny day. A lovely orange butterfly landed on my knee and hung out there for several minutes. It cheered me up immensely, and flew away.

Ell, anything you say is anti-Islamic and Anti-Arab. We already know you well enough to know that you never have anything useful, insightful or valuable to add.

Actually, if they're to marry in Italy wedding banns are required here. They have to be out two weeks before the marriage. There is no such thing as elopement* in my country, I'm telling you, unless, you go to some other place that allows quickie weddings (coughtheUSandmorespecificallyLasVegascough) and then have the…

Yes. So what? So what that Ebony has blacks on it's covers. It's a black magazine. It's what it purports to be. Vanity Fair of Vogue don't claim to be "white" magazines. They pretend to be for a racially general audience yet only pander to one race. Why would Town and Country suddenly start including articles on…

I always wonder about comments like this. Are you really so stupid as to not understand that magazines like Ebony are a response to a lack of representation in "mainstream" (read "white") publications? I mean, are you?

That interview with Naomi Watts is weirdly unnerving. If you follow the links to the whole thing in Town & Country, it's got that nauseating let's-breathlessly-describe-her-exquisite-clothing interview vibe, but beneath that, it's essentially three pages of Watts grimly describing why being an actor is a fucking…

You think I'm "whining" because I'm sharing stories from people who have been through difficult, heartbreaking, and totally unfair layoff cycles in the video game industry? You think it's "sensationalist" to want to publicize some of these awful stories and practices? Right. OK. I'm sorry you've drank the Kool-Aid and…

I'm sorry you had to deal with that. My mother is cut from the same cloth.

When JK Rowling was touring small bookstores for the US release of Prisoner of Azkaban, my family got really lucky — she came to a store very close to us and we got to line up to get our books signed and meet her. I had been elected by my little brother and sister to ask her a question about a small character detail,…

Your FIL is just trying to survive the only way he knows how. He has to live with her, and finding any peace at all with a narcissist is so very hard.

I think it's more ironic that people are congratulating each other on how snarky they can be about someone else doing something good. You'd think someone that detached and oh-so-above-it-all that they have to find fault in a good deed wouldn't be so easily butt-hurt about people who disagree with them.

His superpowers include apathy, withholding child support payments.

I believe at the memorial service, Ms. Stay also mentioned the strength she received from her faith in Christ. But as of yet, St. Matthew has yet to write her a letter in the voice of Jesus and send along a care package with an autographed copy of the New Testament. Guess we know who cares about their fans more now,…

*Raises hand* I was. I wouldn't wish my childhood or relationship with my father on my worst enemy. Of course, he is GREAT at turning on the charm when necessary/in public, which is why so many people couldn't FATHOM the things I was telling them when I was younger. Hugs for you, my fellow friend.

When I was in high school I was diagnosed with depression. I had supportive parents and a great therapist who constantly went to bat for me. A few teachers wanted to see me succeed and they were willing to accommodate me and accept me for who I was. Other teachers perceived depression as apathy or laziness. They saw…

Try being raised by one.