being basically cornered into doing a scene partially naked

What a perfect demonstration of the technocrat’s eager dehumanization of the person to shore up the integrity of business contracts, that most hallowed of entities.

It depends on the contract. Usually there is a special rider attached to contracts specifying what type of nudity is required. If memory serves Lost was not an overtly salacious show. She’s still a human being entitled to her rights. Don’t be gross and condescending.

I doubt that any of the women in this settlement will be getting enough money to have the “freedom and the ability to not have to work while still providing a roof over your head”. A lot of this money is going to the lawyers who represented the women. Then the money will be divided depending on the severity of each…

Money is freedom and the ability to not have to work while still providing a roof over your head cannot be overstated.

It’s great news that the cops kept their composure and didn’t commit any “shooting fouls”

I think athletes who do well and stay sane see it as doing their personal best, setting goals for themselves and accomplishing those, rather than being in a constant cycle of trying to be the best ever. It shocked me how often American athletes will win at the Olympics and be done. Like oh I got a gold medal, awesome!…

Yep, that was pretty much me. It was tough. I love my parents, and I actually get why they raised me the way they did in many ways (my grandmother was probably codependent and smothered her only child, my mom, in her emotions, as a result my mom was probably too emotionally distant with me as an overcorrection for her…

Goddamn this was an amazing comment. I’m the child of immigrant parents too, and boy do I get it. My dad would always say it was never enough to be the best. You have to widen the distance between you and the person behind you. (How you do that in academics, I don’t know.) My dad used to give me homework on top of my…

“How does being cruel help anyone?”

I’m glad your daughter was able to escape that teacher, and that you stood up for her. The arts are full of people who act like abuse is how you create a great artist. I saw Whiplash with a friend who is an excellent violinist, and he said that the teacher’s abuse and invective were not very surprising considering…

The thing is, I really don’t think being “best” feels as good as highly competitive people imagine it will, you know what I mean?

Thanks for sharing this. Your daughter kicks ass. Good to hear that monster didn’t take away her passion and dedication to do what she loves.

Watching the trailer was difficult for me - it reminded me of my own parents, and how I was brought up in a culture of constant comparisons to the children of my parents’ friends (many of whom I was able to realize were either lying to their parents about their achievements, or weren’t being forced into classes as…

Thank you for sharing this. Your article is beautiful. Audiences and fans only ever see the final results of the sacrifices artists and athletes make. And sacrifice they do.

Especially after I read some of the other comments in the greys. . .

That was a beautiful and heartbreaking article, Ms. Meyers. I really appreciate your commitment to showing the human costs of elite sports.

In my case, I’ve dated a few people while working on the PhD. I think it’s hard for people to understand just how much work it is. Sometimes I have to disappear for a week here or a week there, just to keep my head above water. It’s not easy to understand when you’ve never done something like that before, let alone if…

Right. You’d think a woman who is saying she wants sex but hasn’t been able to find a partner would be the best thing ever to happen to a place like that.