Sounds typical of the trend in "interviews" in the US. More an attempt to showcase the writer's prose rather than an actual interview. In other countries, long, straight-forward Q&A are still perfectly acceptable.

This is what she wants to find out:

I guess you missed the io9 article about this over a week ago. It is not very contagious since it is no airborne, but it is highly infectious—just a bit of contact is enough to get infected.

Don't people spend that type of money on sporting events and concerts?

Yes, indeed. I believe now they are usually referred to via their language, Nahuatl. So, "Nahua peoples."

It's the first link to LiveScience. It compares entire states. And, unless I'm missing something, not really that noteworthy.

Until it becomes a big issue in a senate race, then people make it seem totally uncomplicated.

I dunno. Doesn't seem like there is any clarity at all in this. You call it bullshit if they are "practically speaking white," but you also say it's a bad move to criticize for not being "native enough."

I thought you were questioning the use of the phrase? I think you missed that my comment was too.

I was talking to a German student who's been studying in the US for a few years now, and she started talking about our "rape culture." "You guys have a rape culture. It's scary what goes on here, especially in those fraternities. Germany doesn't have a rape culture."

Wow. Indiana has a new law where you have to card EVERYONE of ANY age EACH and EVERY time they enter the store/bar.

I remember Bill Clinton giving a talk to students in China and he stopped to explain what a census was. Ha!

Some of my friends signed up using their real name, but when they later realized their postings might cause problems in their professional lives, they changed to using a pseudonym. But we all know who they really are and things continue as before in the social network.

And she probably looked like the one on the right. Lucky dude...

Well, my secret is to get super cheap, but still nice, ethnic knives made of regular steel (not stainless).

Ha. Sorry!

When talking about fish, and since most fish for sushi was once frozen—even in Japan—I don't think that means that previously frozen fish is not considered fresh.

I use that word a lot too and in the way you do. Had no idea it might only refer to black people until I read this article. Hmm...

Yep. "este."

"there might be some disconnect between what the mind perceives as arousing and what the body does"