If only that were possible, Papa Bear, you'd be next.

Don't you judge their love!!! He got confused when his third younger (and younger and younger) wife kept aging, and he just looked for any port in a storm.

One of the most telling things about him and his allies is that it is hard to imagine anyone other than his family having a reaction of intense grief. He had no empathy, and people in his camp generally lack empathy, and I cannot imagine anyone at Fox News or in the Bush family feeling any deep or lasting sadness over…

Thank you, lady staff, and thank you, AVC for brandishing the term "social justice warrior" like the compliment it is. Much like "liberal" used to be, this is an insult to be embraced. I always respond, "I know, right? It's cool to care about other people!"

I don't want to appear to be defending him at all, much less zealously — I can't defend him, because I don't know what happened, just like ol' Esther doesn't know. And I'm not trying to suppress discussion, the allegations are of course a legitimate and newsworthy basis for discussion. I don't disbelieve the two…

Thanks - I agree the allegations against him are disturbing and certainly open him to scrutiny. I just don't believe suspicion should equal condemnation, which is what seems to be happening. It's doubly concerning when it comes from an alleged journalist. Maybe I'm over-glorifying AV Club writers. I WANT TO BELIEVE.

"the sexism implicit in commending Affleck despite widespread knowledge of the suits"

Man, it is not Aziz Ansari's day.

Oh crap, I fell for it: "How can I get my name out there?"

The one thing this song is not, is urgent. Her nervousness should be over her taste in music, not the popularity of a decades-old R&B classic.