I thought questions about Stephen’s sexuality was already a storyline prior to the slap incident. Wasn’t there something with Stephen being in an ambiguous situation with an out gay guy who thought Stephen was out and then Stephen denied it and then there were talking heads speculating? Or am I mixing up people and…

He’s not allegedly a thief. He stole some of her stuff, including a very sentimental childhood object. That was on air; it’s not in doubt that he did it.

Varner outed Zeke to his castmates at Tribal Council. Survivor could have chosen not to air it—he’s correct about that—but that still wouldn’t change that Zeke was outed to people he had to live and play with for as long as he could last in the game. Also, the way Varner did it drew on dangerous transphobic…

The genre was pretty new and the Internet was basically non-existent, so information wasn’t as easy to find as it is now. Remember how shocking the idea of manipulation on Survivor was, and that was years later. I don’t think original episodes of The Real World were as production-influenced either—I thought the…

Their Trump support doesn’t seem surprising now

The average man’s height is irrelevant to a discussion of women’s height. I’m surprised that needs to be explicitly stated.

5'1" is a whopping 3 inches shorter than the average female height (or possibly 4... my quick Google to confirm that average is still at 5'4" turned up conflicting results with some using 5'4" and…

I agree with you. I LOVE Niveen Andrews as an actor, but it was PAINFUL when he had to speak Arabic on Lost.

The casting article is odd because it lists actors who are still under consideration. So it doesn’t sound like they can’t find someone—more that Guy Ritchie is having trouble figuring out how to decide among…

5'1 isn’t even that short. Isn’t average height for a woman still 5'4?

Someone I knew in high school works for Breitbart now. We were not cloe friend, but it is extremely weird. OTOH, I feel like it gave me a bit of insight into how the right-wing radicalization happens, and I wish there was more self-reflection on the left because I think there are some pragmatic choices that could…

That makes me very nervous for his wife and kids. :(

I have a theory based on a lot of post-election reading, but I’m not sure if you’re question is serious or rhetorical. I don’t want to derail a good “enjoy Spencer getting punched” thread.

Yeah, that’s what I don’t fully understand. I am 100% behind the government not funding the treatment as it’s experimental and won’t reverse the already severe damage (so I’m also unclear what the 10% chance of success means... stabilize him enough to keep living without machines?). But if the parents have raised the…

That may be true for Park since her big breakout role was the popular—but niche—Battlestar Galactica reboot. I don’t think that’s true for Daniel Dae Kim. Lost was a huge, culture-defining show, and he was main cast.

I’m trying to remember... how did the show deal with the fact that she was already married to Tyrion?

I can’t remember now what was made explicit in the show, but I’m pretty sure Rober Baratheon explicitly raped Cersei in the books.

IIRC, the director didn’t even intend the scene to read as rape. Which is its own layer of horrifying.

All practical issues aside, I also find this policy infuriating from a simple fairness perspective. A high school diploma is supposed to be about certifying that the student has completed the requirements of high school. No more, no less. IMHO, it shouldn’t have any additional compulsions on it.

There was the infamous Solange elevator moment.

So I have never heard of Jimmie Durham prior to this article, and I’ve been Googling trying to understand the scope of his deception. From what I can tell, Durham claimed not just Cherokee blood but to have grown up with Cherokee language and culture.

Does anyone know whether that is now known to be complete BS. Like,…

We know what they both thought would happen. They thought the book would stop the bullet and he would be fine. WHY they thought this is another question!

I don’t know that she should face jail time since I don’t think she’s a criminal threat to anyone or society, but I do think CPS should be monitoring her closely.