I’ve gone back and listened to “So Appalled,” “Devil in a New Dress,” and “Blame Game,” and ... yup ... still great.  I had forgotten just how great they are, so thanks for the reminder!

Every guest lyric on this album is perfect. Nicki, Pusha, Rick Ross, CyHi, etc.

Someone can be an asshole and still be in a situation that deserves empathy. Severe bipolar disorder is a hell of a thing to deal with just by itself, and “well he’s an adult and has money” absolutely brushes off what it is, how it manifests, and how it needs to be treated. The only difference between Kanye (and…

Is the 2019 essay going to be about how Kanye went from creative director of the Pornhub awards to gospel icon in a year’s time?

FWIW one of the main definitions of clinical depression is showing all of the symptoms and still not being able to help yourself. In the case of being bipolar it’s either due to delusion during the mania or disillusionment during the depressive. No, Kanye is not unique.. he is typical!  Money doesn’t buy your way out…

If there’s anything we know from Kanye and countless rich/famous people before him, it’s that being rich enough to find solutions to your problems doesn’t mean you’ll have the self-awareness and motivation to do something about them. In fact, it often means you have more resources you can put towards ignoring those…

I can’t help but think of him as Bojack Horseman.

The fact that he’s super rich also means he’s got an army of hangers-on feeding him absolute constant bullshit and reinforcing his worst habits. That kind of signal-to-noise ratio is difficult for people in a healthy mindset to deal with, and it’s pretty clear Kanye’s mindset is a million miles from healthy at this…

I will also add (in unison with the author) that Kanye raps his ass off on MBDTF in a way he’s not done before or sense. And, the lyrics are top-notch. Power, Gorgeous, Devil in a New Dress, etc., are all fantastic. 

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is a masterpiece. There’s no two ways about it. It’s the work of a genius producer toiling at his peak, and—mock me for it, but—I say that without irony. It’s a shame that it’s led us (and him) to this point, and that he eventually became who he became. I wish he’d had someone…

I hate reading and hearing about Kanye West. He is a major doofus.

I recall the commentary (2002!) for Final Destination 2 where the director was talking about one idea that he didn’t get to explore: If it’s not your “turn” in the death line, you are basically invincible. I was struck by how interesting it would be to see the Rube Goldbergian machinations to keep someone alive if…

If it was a rip-off of those movies, wouldn’t it be the ... Final Countdown?

Anyone under 60 who installs an app on their phone that’s bigger than the operating system deserves whatever happens.

Lololol let’s make fun of people caring about sexual orientation representation the same day that the Supreme Court hears a case whether someone can be fired for being LGBT

The slow-motion flashbacks to the bombing itself (we never learn anything about who planned the attack or why) are more quiet than extremely loud, but they come incredibly close to tastelessly evoking the ashen horror of 9/11.

You must have missed in the essay where the author mentions that the director and executive producer were from Colombia, so they probably should have known that black Colombians exist.

The whole point of using the x is to get rid of the binary gender system implied within latinas and latinos. Yes, grammatical gender is not the same thing as human gender, but the intersection of grammatical gender when talking about people who have human gender is what’s happening when talking about why people don’t…

help me get this tank on its side, I’m gangsta

Perfect, I’ll give you full access to the catering blimp.