Pope Benedict is gay, many Vatican officials are, and the Curia is just one giant beard

Dick Cheney started the Iraq War solely to gain both wealth and favor within the U.S. military industrial complex (Blackwater, etc).

Italian Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi of the Curia. David Bowie’s dead. Fuck, man.

God the inertia behind this stuff sometimes.

This is really good writing!

Upward social mobility.

Go get em, Cleveland

“I use small white balloons to signify the rabies.”

Cardinal Cardinal weighs The Way, calls Heyward wayward

“to let his various bruises and tears heal.”

“The mayor isn’t involved in police disciplinary matters or decision-making...” This is misleading at best. He either chooses to maintain the obviously racist, illegal police tactics, or he chooses to end them. Both are intentional choices. The CPD is a direct reflection of the will of its mayor.

Decent? This is a craven political tactic to save his own administration. He only gives a shit because he has to. He has directly and intentionally exacerbated racial disparity in this city. Fuck Rahm.

God that pornstar baby name thing is easily a top 5 anxiety. So much going on (forced to reflect on my own gross porn knowledge, sexualizing infants, etc. Fuck it’s all bad). I don’t want a boy—Definitive ranking of kids: 1. Girls, 2. anything but a boy, 3. Ugh a fucking boy—but he’d be a hell of a lot easier to name.…

Haven't seen a cockpit slam into its target like that since 9/11

Welp, see ya in 2 hours

On so many songs he was his own trio, a great vocal chameleon (Vedder, Lydon IMO, Bowie, Corgin, others). You either love that or you don’t. If you don’t, you’re wrong.

Wow that's a great song. STP fan here, and never heard it. A definite Waits affectation

Roger Ebert was gently mocked for once saying Stallone in this film reminded him of the young Brando

Can confirm: storycorps is one of the coolest radio projects out there. My wife and I recorded in Chicago a few months ago, and the recording has become sooo valuable to our family. Find a few minutes to talk with your loved ones if you can!

Was all interested n shit, then got to the bottom “You’ll never believe what happened next!” bullshit then immediately left for any other site. I hear 538 is trying to capture some of that sweet, sweet Buzzfeed demo