Agreed. It's always the so-called free market champions who are the first to freak the fuck out anytime a private company decides to make a decision like this in the name of profitability.

Regarding One Direction - I thought at least one of their songs on SNL sounded pretty fucking similar to the Mumford & Sons whole schtick. I dunno if anyone else thought this though. Which isn't to say it was copyright infringement or anything; I think their songs are probably carefully crafted to sound current with…

Holy crap. So glad I read your comment, that made me giggle. He seems really happy with his wife, too.

I have heard the buzz about this show (and Bates Motel) but my sad lack of cable has prevented me from watching. Should I queue it when it comes to netflix?

Oh dear. Didn't someone publicly accuse him of that recently? I remember seeing that and thinking "omg, please don't let this be another Sandusky…"

Does anyone have any personal experience living with pigs? I know they are supposed to be super intelligent, and I'd love to hear stories about their personalities as pets. I've always had an affinity for them.

I recently became vegetarian, mainly for health reasons (a GI disease that meat apparently exacerbates). But I can't deny it feels good to finally know that I'm not eating slaughtered intelligent beings anymore. And I know that sounds smug, but it really is something I've struggled with on my conscience for a long…

That would be a great idea, to have a UK offshoot of Jez. I have always noticed a strong UK presence within the commenters here. I know they have other Gawker media sites (gizmodo?) for Australia, so this isn't something they are incapable of. It probably just comes down to a UK writer offering themselves up for the…

My six year old niece, I swear all she ever cares about right now are her Monster High dolls. Honestly I probably would've loved Monster High when I was a kid too, they are way cooler than the plain old Barbies we had. And she watches like every crappy Disney movie featuring girls (including those insufferable Cheetah…

Not gonna lie, when I first saw this on the homepage, I squealed with delight and clicked on the article, thinking it was a photo of her holding up a new Christmas album. I would rock the shit outta a Christmas album by Adele. But alas, it was a false alarm. :(

OMG, yes. And little do they know…. one of them is an alien! But she hides it well. Like a paranormal version of Hannah Montana.

You know, the other day I was thinking about whatever possible wedding theme I might want, should the day ever arise that someone makes the terrible decision to marry me. And I decided that maybe I should do an X-Files themed wedding, complete with UFOs and shit like that. Because fuck it, why not. At the very least,…

I am sad to see the other response your comment got here, and just wanted to let you know that it would be completely understandable to be infuriated by those two people. Fuck, I wouldn't even begin to understand 0.1% of how you feel. I'm so tremendously sorry for your loss, and if your comment is any evidence, you…

Aaand I just looked. For a minute there I was incredibly worried that it may have been Mindy Kaling (I know she and Lena are good friends), so I'm relieved it wasn't, although anyone dating that guy is a tragedy in itself.

Whoops, should have clarified - the girlfriend.

Who was it? (I apparently missed this story.)

I mean, I see your broader point about wanting American media to consider British culture more in general during events like the wedding or the birth, and I think that's completely fair. But if I click on a UK blog that presents UK-centric jokes about American celebrities… well, it just seems like a strange thing to…

Hang in there, and know that with time it will feel better, even though that seems impossible at first. But it's always, always true. I've been through several big breakups, but none so ruthless and awful the one last year. After a deep lonely depression, I recovered. I'll probably always miss him. But that doesn't…

I look forward to cheering her on as she sweeps the award shows of the future.

I do love the idea of whatever PR firm represents him, exasperatedly trying to spin his crazy outfits as "the latest trend".