But, you see, sex sells, so everybody wants to include lots of graphic sexy goings-on in their entertainment product. However, if the actors on screen appear to be doing these sexy things for fun or pleasure or mutual gratification, that sort of thing is obviously indecent and not acceptable for broadcasting -…

This.

People bring up this criticism of GoT and its ilk all the time. Maybe it’s just not your thing, but for me a large part of the appeal of fantasy and sci-fi is that the characters within it are still realistic people, even if the world around them is not.

Oh, it would be terrible if we pretended it didn’t exist at all. I just wish media of all types would be a bit more thoughtful, and also more creative. Hell, the first season of Jessica Jones was about rape and its aftermath, and it carried through with that arc without depicting the act.

YEAH.

Too much violence happens against women in the real world

yea the reason author couldn’t enjoy bachelorette party is because she’s the type of person to write an article like this.

Why do you make your own?

I used to work for a woman whose day was made when she made an employee cry. Her mood became boyant, so much so the only thing she could do to feel even better was to leave work and go shopping. Without fail, the next day she would complain about how many thousands she spent on herself. This was during a slow period…

And what I keep coming back to is—again, this is about baking powder. It seems so incongruous. It’s this boring thing in my cabinet that i dont think about.

Oh, to be 30 again! And ramping up a career in investigative journalism! And to have this shit-show-of-never-ending-content drop in my lap!

He likes children who aren’t subpoenaed.

Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide,
No escape from reality

But then he goes on with “here’s something where you walk up and say I want my insurance, it’s a very tough deal but something we’ve done a good job of.”

Just presume he’s talking about a budget $12 life insurance policy, that accrues in value, for a payout when you’re old.

I read that as Trump just trying to make a joke since that video made the rounds. This seems like one of those exceedingly rare moments when Trump is able to brush something off with humor rather than getting comically and disproportionately defensive about it.

“Has he not seen Steven Bannon”... hell has he not seen himself?

Bannon’s a lost cause. There’s superficial beauty, and then there’s ugly that comes from deep in the marrow, in the soul. Ain’t no fixin’ that.

Considering Trump was all about saying how he doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, won’t do drugs, etc. it’s strange that his closest adviser is clearly an alcoholic.

Trump is reported to care excessively about the appearance of his staffers.