There are so many times, after these "snubs," I think, "Meh. not really." But this time? Joan? This was an actual snub. This was an Academy "She pissed off enough people and no fucking thank you are we honoring her."

I'm not even shocked. Joan worked her ASS off and never got the respect she deserved. She freaking MADE the red carpet into what it is now ("who are you wearing!") and she STILL couldn't get her picture run through a cheap photoshop filter by an intern and thrown into the line up.

I'm not into Joan Rivers' work, but it's absolutely absurd that she would be left out.

Fuck off, Larry!

Thank god. I went from liking, to empathizing, to straight up hating Larry. What a bastard.

It was an interesting way to phase his character out and indicates a pretty big divergence from the book. I wonder if, when Piper gets out, the show will continue without her. Hmmmm

Dad here to say Pavement was great.

I think a lot of my dad's friends would unfortunately consider themselves too cool for Pavement. (They're wrong/not cool at all.)

Worth noting that he played it at his daughter's request and that "You Who" is a variety show for kids.

Everyone listens to Taylor Swift. It's not a big deal.

Your dad's friends like Pavement? Your dad's friends are cooler than my dad's friends.

So what's a bigger, more pressing problem in Hollywood circles: drugs or scientology?

I KNOW I MEANT TO MENTION THAT TOO! SERIOUSLY WHAT THE FUCK. HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY EQUATE SOCIALISM AND ANTI-COLONIALISM AT ALL. COLONIALISM HAS BEEN FIRMLY ESTABLISHED AS A TERRIBLE TERRIBLE THING.

Also, is anti-colonialism some kind of problem?! COLONIALISM WAS AND IS A TREMENDOUS EVIL, RUDOLPH. I want to staple a copy of King Leopold's Ghost to Giuliani's stupid face.

When you're not able to think of a legitimate criticism against Obama, it just makes you look like a pathetic, whiny, resentful child that is still upset that he didn't get to be president.

Jesus Christ on a bicycle.

Giuliani also can't be racist because some of the people who died on 9/11 were black. What don't you people get?

There's a nice tie-in between this story, about how Obama doesn't GET America, man, and that thing Madeleine posted yesterday about how that one Fox News lady wants to change the way America learns about history http://jezebel.com/jezebel-bestie…

He added: "What I don't find with Obama — this will get me in more trouble again — is a really deep knowledge of history."

As a history teacher this makes me shake with rage. Fox commentators thinking history doesn't matter because they get bummed out having to think about slavery and the extermination of Native Americans is textbook white privilege.