In agony.

I think that insulting or berating Ocasio-Cortez is appalling and, frankly, undemocratic. But I wish she wouldn’t comtribute to the hagiography. Sending her thoughts and prayers (ugh!) to the family and friends, and thanking him for his military service would have been sufficient, appropriate, and shown restraint.…

No hagiographies, please. The man served the country during wartime and suffered greatly for it. He was a dreadful senator. I hated him passionately, but many people loved him and I feel for their loss. His death is undoubtedly sad for them and I wish that the mourning process goes well for them. I wouldn’t spit on…

You read my mind. 

Sideways and yes, it was a shitty role. She is, however, a fantastic actress. I hope to see her in many other shows and films because she always brings it.

The source makes it all the more laughable.

That vomit-inducing atrium is the equivalent of 11 floors. What a con artist. He thinks we all suck at math, like he does (at everything).

There is a book by Julie James in which a man shuts down Twitter (while he is drunk). He is later called the Twitter Terrorist (and sent to jail). I wish this happened, and instead of going to jail, the man gets a Medal of Freedom from the next administration.

Harrassment is about power, not sex. All these feminists defending Ronell should know that. I don’t give a fuck if they are Israeli, Bolivian, or Indonesian. There are rules that all faculty and students must abide by, some of them established by tradition and precedent than on paper.

DON’T CROSS BOUNDARIES!! That’s a blatant act of aggression, Ronell.

I hear you, fellow PhD. My advisor’s bipolarity made writing my dissertation very rough. However, she did her best to “sell” me to the field. She was proud of me and my work after I defended. Before, ugh. Very very difficult. And I was fairly lucky. She was a hardcore bitch to my colleagues. What you went through,…

Advisors have a lot of power over their advisees. They can make your life miserable, torpedo your career early on. I know mine, while mostly well-intentioned, made me suffer greatly due to her untreated psychiatric problems. The power imbalance in this relationship cannot be stressed enough.

I stand corrected. I checked also with my local recycling company and that’s what they said. 

You can compost grease. Dump it in the bin. The solids will absorb it. 

Regarding packaging, I have a suggestion. Don’t wrap presents. If you need to, use old newspaper. There is nothing more wasteful than wrapping paper. All my friends know that I put their presents in supermarket paper bags (that are clean, of course) that they will promptly recycle. Nobody is ever offended because they…

Seldom do these studies analize externalities, because (a) it is not the capitalist mindset and (b) they are hard to compute. But considering that islands of trash float in the ocean, killing sea life and destroying the environment, we need to start doing a better job of computing externalities now, and not deferring…

He cannot find an iron! May looks boring but impeccable. The guy stage right looks sharp. Why isn’t there a person with a steamer around this orange turd before an official picture? Why is he wearing shiny fabrics?

Sarah Linden, a fascinating character in a so-so show. Holden was the absolute best.

Yes, and the dad fixes the teacher’s porch light “to make up for it.” I mean, the guy was a mess but he destroyed the teacher’s life.