It seems like the point flew right over your head. I interpreted Bilbo's comment as a sarcastic remark of the ethno-centric state of today's press. With the recent Seattle Quarterback story, the word thug was passed around like no big deal, but bilbo was switching up that convention.

I want to like this essay, but I don't. In fact, I hate it.

I don't know figure skating but what immediately struck me about her performance was how balletic it was. I'm a bit biased as a former dancer but I love when figure skaters actually look like they're dancing rather than just moving from one big trick to the next. Can anyone explain why they don't call it 'ice dancing'…

I have trouble watching figure skating anymore simply because I want it to always be dance, and am usually disappointed. Most skaters have sections in their program where they're 'doing the artistic stuff' and then as soon as they're done with that section they drop any pretense at artistry and dance; their arms go…

I mean...if you watch dance competitions with 15 year olds they're doing a lot of the same stuff. Yulia probably just spends a LOT of time taking dance classes to improve on flexibility and grace. People always seem so impressed with the performances olympians put on that quite obviously utilize dance (Nastia Liukin's…

Argh, yes, I know ALL about that too, I'm not a native English speaker. Even though it took me about six months to speak English fluently, I still had trouble with the ch vs. sh. I used to go chopping a lot until I learned about shopping ;)

Zelda, that was very well-said!

One person at a time, one day at a time. I see why you're no longer an educator if I have to tell you that. You don't quit trying to teach something this important just because you have to do it alone.

What we need to do is make sure that fat is a "describing word" with no other baggage. I am a nanny with a degree in education and I am fat. "My" kids have learned that "fat" is a word like short or thin or blue. It describes a physical characteristic and that's all. I also occasionally use it in a positive way,…

The point of not letting him get off this easily is two-pronged.

Nah. It's Clarkson so true schadenfreude would be having to go through the effort and expense of an assault trial for hitting Morgan and losing.

Man has (abusive) sexual relationship with at least one of woman's daughters: "It's just a little age gap. The heart wants what it wants. Besides, he's a GENIUS."

Structurally, he lumps together not wanting to believe that Allen is a child molester with the "bitchery." They both come before the "but," and are therefore his two reasons to potentially disbelieve Dylan. So what situation is suffering from bitchery? The only logical answer here is the "situation" is the act of…

I find it strange that Mia's apparent....instability is being used by some people to defend Woody Allen from Dylan's accusations.

Poor word choice indeed. I STILL don't understand how "bitchery" doesn't apply to the two women, but whatever. I do believe his apology is sincere.

He's pretending he didn't say what he said. It's insulting.

Because he's still apologizing for the wrong thing. He's apologizing for "choosing the wrong word," but he should be apologizing for the meaning of the word, because there's no way in hell he could be so unaware as to the implications or connotations for it to be an innocent misstep. He's still putting the…

No. Since I have read literally everything this guy's written, I think I can say that the way he writes has the effect of creating a mood. Well, at least in the earlier books which were enjoyable, the later books, not so much. Suffice it to say 'palpable bitchery' also creates a mood of sorts. And not one of…

You realized there's a LONG process to apply to college right?