I was inexplicably surrounded by Burning Man people back in the late ‘90s in SF. They weren’t rich people; they were just regular 20-somethings probably working $30K-40K/year jobs. They also weren’t approaching from this New Society angle. They went because they liked the raves, Ecstasy, and hooking up.  And for a…

I remember seeing the music video for “The Other Side” repeatedly and unavoidably on MTV, and I thought their shows must be a ton of fun.

He’s got the proto-Trump I’m-hot-for-my-daughter blues!

Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, MUTHAFUCKAAAAAAAS!!!

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I’m curious if famous people like Santana tend to misread their audience or just forget that everyone will hear about what they’re saying. I agree with Meatwad that it’s hard to imagine Santana misspeaking about gender when no one even asked him. I feel like Santana’s surrounded by people who agree or only silently…

So should I or should I not listen to Santana’s terrible music?

Fair enough. No proof at all provided that any of the numbers came from underage girls. Again, that might not matter to the employer, but now that I think about it I’m a little surprised (although maybe I shouldn’t be) that there’s no union contesting this. Maybe it’s just a matter of time before we get an update with…

That definitely adds a little context now that you mention you’re an educator, just as much as my being a parent probably does, too. My educator friends are having to navigate the complexities (even through formal training as part of beginning-of-the-year orientation) of dealing with parents of all types, especially…

I don’t know why your responses are so angry and leading you to resort to insults. Your idea that my kids will be going to therapy because of my caution that they shouldn’t be just handing their numbers to random adults? How is that any less an example of catastrophic thinking than what you think is my overprotection?…

Great rebuttal.

He’s incidentally collecting the potentially underage girls’ phone numbers by asking them to text him. If he had bad intentions, you can imagine that he could start texting them back and start something else. I have young daughters, and I would not want them just handing out their phone numbers to random adults. It…

It’s not weird if there’s nothing unsavory about the guy’s history, about which we don’t know much yet. He seems harmless, but that’s just not the basis for how HR will operate. It’s one of those “if we let you do it, then we’d have to let everyone do it things”, which extends to peers of his who are seemingly if not…

There are lots like you who are loyal superfans but can draw a line between you and an unhealthy fandom (presumably, unless you’re funding your ticket purchases by stealing your mom’s social security checks). There are lots of dadrock bands from the ‘90s that have fans this loyal who don’t have a reputation for being…

“...it’s easy to be generally skeptical of it while not realizing that you’ve fallen for it...”

“...there’s a certain kind of psychological or emotional grounding that someone has to lack in order to become fanatical...”

I don’t understand why Swift couldn’t have just celebrated her friends’ wedding from inside a broom cart.

You must be a Twin Cities guy. I’ve heard nasty things about Har Mar Superstar well before the most public accusations came out. Not sure which came first between his harassing ways and his onstage schtick, but apparently they’re one and the same. Onstage, people (used to) think it’s funny, but I hope people react…

“Hi, this is, um,...Dizzo?  Dizzo. Lizzo’s the best. My other dancer friend,...Bizzo..., agrees.”

I didn’t see your post before I wrote mine, and now there are three posts from Midnight Run fans. Glad to see the admiration for it. Such a fantastic movie.