That statue is clearly to me meant to be a boy and girl unless at some point one of them wore a dress and had longer hair. I wouldn’t say anything but it does rather change the tenor of the statue and celebrates her as a public philanthropist and not a private mother. I also find it dicey to publicly dissect people’s…

That’s a completely different thing though. The quid pro quo you’re talking about involves prosecutors getting a benefit, a guaranteed conviction without having to go through the cost and uncertainty of a trial, in exchange for giving the defendant a benefit, dropping and/or reducing some of the charges, avoiding the…

Boy, if you ever wanted an example of how the criminal “justice” system serves to protect the powerful, this is it. A prosecutor makes a basically secret, informal agreement with a powerful man to help the powerful man in a civil trial regarding the same conduct, and that secret, informal agreement then forms the…

I feel like this article overlooks the most important and depressing thing here.

For standard grocery store pickles, I like Claussen. And the brine is delicious!

Yes, let’s expose the inherent sexism in the legal system by discussing how sanitized terms downplay underlying horrific conduct.

“Attempted Child Endangerment” is a pretty interesting way to say “tried to rape a 15 year old child.”

Agree. I think as well the article seeming to offer scientists a carte blanche seems somewhat strange. Look - I’m a scientist and I think science has made the world a better place, but scientists are also human, and some of them can be reckless, and some (all?) governments can also be reckless.

A slideshow-listicle seems inappropriate for a topic like this.

Adding to the excellent points from others in the comment section, I just want to add that I’m really disappointed at the tone of this piece. Jezebel is about empowering women, giving us information, and understanding the daily trials that society and the patriarchy throw at us. Or did this kind of mission change?

I’m thrown by the sneering at people who don’t want to use hormonal birth control? I haven’t used it in years, not because I’m a sucker for “wellness” buzzwords but because it made a noticeable negative difference for me. I’m excited that we’re exploring alternatives because my (non-hormonal) IUD was really painful to…

Pffft....I don’t even own a television set! Well...I mean...I do. But I never watch it! Except to peruse only the most educational documentaries. But that’s it! Mostly....

Exactly. Talk about a dumb take. Anyone who actually watched Mad Men would realise that hot take couldn’t be further from the truth. And if any dude who watched it took away that Don was some kind of hero, that would just tell me that particular dude isn’t very bright.

I don’t remember anyone lionizing Don Draper. He was an asshole. He did terrible things. Even when he tried to be good, he just couldn’t. But eventually we learned a little about his childhood, and what made him what he was.

Yeah, Phoebe is definitely, quite clearly, intelligent - she has a very different approach to intelligence (compared to Ross, and it was always a delight watching her cheerfully make him look stupid), but was kind and thoughtful and like you said, brought a much needed shot of (the most absurdist kind of) realism that…

“ It’s a moo point. Who cares what a cow thinks."

Plus Phoebe seemed like she had other social circles outside of the group, like she wasn’t as dependent on them to define her as a person. 

Phoebe was by no means dumb, and one of my favourite things about her was that she was this little seditious voice that pointed out how spoiled everyone else was by their social class, and she reminded the audience of this. She was a friend, but she was capable of taking the approach of, “oh, you’re worried about…

no matter who the best Friend is, Ross will always be absolute fucking worst.

“Excuse my naiveté, but I thought we had all agreed the answer was maybe yes years ago.”