My apologies Madam. New commenter here. "tips hat"

How about when that "A Good Jew" tag started trending on French Twitter and it filled up with Holocaust jokes? OH THOSE WACKY FRENCH PEOPLE.

There was a lot of that going on in the comments section of a Gawker story about the whole quenelle phenomenon in France. And then there's the recent incident in Belgium where a couple of guys got on the intercom system of a train and said, "This train is bound for Auschwitz. All Jews are requested to disembark at…

When it comes to race issues, Europeans (apart from the Brits perhaps) will not catch up to the whole "black face is wrong" thing for a long time, if ever at all. If we sit down and explain to a "normal" person on the street that race isn't a costume and that PoCs might find dressing up in a caricature offensive, a…

Believe me, you are not alone. And nobody tells you about this stuff. It's not like the period talk you got when you were 12.

The only thing he's on is brainyquote.

My sole takeaway is that Callie had Facebook in high school. Facebook barely existed when I finished graduate school. A case of the olds is hitting me today.

I haven't spend the full time slot I allow to read this week's post yet (ironic#sorrynotsorry) but I 'almost' plan by mid-week 'what-the-hell-it's-nearly-the-weekend' wine bottle around this post. Possibly (not!) sad but true (true!) THANK YOU!

I find London has a much more free, cool atmosphere, like things are going on, people are getting ideas, exchanges are being made, individuality is much more ok there than in Paris. Even when the weather is shit, indeed lol

Frankly, I'm only surprised that the contest is not between London and NYC... Paris is a gorgeous city but it's clear that it is past its prime. It feels a bit dead-ish to me and I say this as someone who loves history, architecture and who is half French.

Oh Babs, you are SOOO right! What better way for Dylan to sabotage her father than to pick one of NUMEROUS nominations and accolades since oh, 1978 and talk about herself? Genius and my god what a sloooow burn. This must have been her ultimate plan!

WHY DO I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH JENNY MCCARTHY ON A THING HELP

That's not Soon Yi. That's his daughter with Soon Yi. Not all Asians are the same.

She doesn't see it in the simple manner portrayed by the info in this post. She and the company have put out video and statements regarding the soda stream factory and how it is a great thing for Israeli-Palestinian relations, in that they provide an environment of cooperation between people from both groups (and…

OK I'll admit it. I bathe but once a week usually. I have that dry earwax gene that makes your sweat not smell, my shower head is broken and the landlord is taking his sweet ass time getting a plumber round ("Oh, but the tub is so old we can't get parts".... which is total bullshit), and I am just too lazy to run a…

From the Vanity Fair article:

I find this whole thing hilarious. Especially since Trierweiler was so publicly hostile towards his ex partner and then checks herself into hospital when she finds out he's having an affair. Dramatic much? If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you!

The memo from the prosecution also states that the Oregon DOJ investigated as well, and that the victim failed to appear for follow up interviews and failed to provide the medical documents requested. The Oregon DOJ issued an opinion to the county prosecutor that there was insufficient evidence to proceed. I don't…

And, you know, from as objective a standpoint I can muster, lying about personal details in your past when you're running for elected office is both weird and sloppy.