After Republicans made a modest increase to the child tax credit, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is now on board with the (still) very scary Republican tax plan, as is Sen. Bob Corker. Three Republicans senators, Susan Collins, Jeff Flake and Mike Lee, remain undecided. Republicans plan to unveil a final draft of the bill…

Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenager in 1982. Murray denied the allegation and weirdly attempted to spin it into a feminist teachable moment. “While I am deeply disturbed by this false allegation, I choose to allow this to serve as a reminder of how important it is…

Yup. Women with deep roots in Hollywood, who come from powerful families, aren’t spared. Gwyneth Paltrow is an example.

Like the fact that Jared Leto is still the Joker and his ass wasn’t fired two weeks into shooting.

Why is Justin Timberlake still give movie roles? Why is Mark Wahlberg given every opportunity for acting and producing?

I could definitely see that, as in 1998 they were way bigger stars than the actors who eventually got those roles, and much better known in the USA. And I could definitely see Ashley Judd as Arwen.

And he has no reason to lie.

I wrote elsewhere that it’s notable how often all it takes to derail a woman’s career is to be labeled “difficult.” And yet people fall over themselves to work with difficult, even monstrous men.

When I think of all the assholes that are working consistently in Hollywood, making a lot of money, winning awards, getting bigger and better opportunities, this is the only explanation that makes sense. I always wondered why Mira Sorvino fell off the radar after she won an Oscar, why I didn’t see her in any films so…

I believe Peter Jackson, not just because the Weinsteins are scum bags, but because Peter Jackson has demonstrated himself to be a good person in his personal life.

1. I believe accusers. So yeah, I believe this gentlemen. Sorry not sorry.

another customer requested that their flight attendants sing Christmas carols for the duration of the flight

Corporate pilots definitely have their most and least favorite regular passengers, and they remember who doesn’t tip.

Talley, the withdrawn ghost hunter nominee, DID do this. Hence the questioning.

She gives the most exquisitly concise argument yet seen about how things should be; what a developed society demands of the human animal...

I fully admit that I find the Taylor-Johnson coupling’s origins VERY creepy, especially as 1) he spent half the filming time in a school uniform, and 2) I remember he did a load of interviews talking about how he got into a “method”-style mindset about looking for a mother figure because of playing John Lennon (“you…

This is a solid strategy and I support it.

It’s like someone running up to you, lips quivering and eyes filled with tears, wailing “Sometimes it doesn’t snow on Christmas and it rains on the Fourth of July!”

I never understood how so many women — including Jez writers and editors — fell for Hugo, and believed him, and called out those of us who were like, this guy is an obvious Trojan Horse creep.

It is funny you mentioned Hugo — when I read Spurlock’s very smug stealing the narrative of his rape victims, the first thing I thought of was Hugh and the face-jizzing article, and everyone fawning over him in the comments of that article.