That's what scares me the most about this verdict - it sets a dangerous precedent. If you are a "suspicious character" (read: black, male) and out in public, be careful who approaches you and how you respond. That person might be armed. If you "start something", you're liable to end up dead — and your killer gets…

I sincerely hope you are right. I'm getting reeeeeeeeeeaally tired of the "Moral Majority" hijacking the political system to trumpet these pet projects/low-hanging fruit instead of solving the difficult and monumental problems we all currently face.

I dunno. Consistently "blue" NJ has republican Chris Christie, and it looks like he'll have no problem being reelected.

Re: The New Yorker article - so basically the Disney version of Mary Poppins was a "traditional family values" propaganda piece? I haz a sad now.

I will watch the shit out of this. I love watching creative competition shows like Project Runway and Face/Off.

Agreed. When I first saw the ad, I thought they were naked, then I thought, no, looks too shiny and "airbrushed" to be naked, must be bodysuits.

I concur. He's probably surrounded by "yes men" who just want to milk him for all he's worth rather than put his best interests first. And, as an 18(?) year old boy, he's probably incapable of knowing what's best for himself.

I remember playing for hours with hand-me-down tinker toys, lincoln logs and my dad's old toy train set. Granted, at lot of the time Barbies were included in the play, but there is so much to be gained from creative play that challenges children to design and build. One Christmas I used the lincoln logs to build a…

I went to a similar wedding last summer. The pastor straight up said "THIS is what marriage is. THIS is what God intended. Never mind what society says, or what the laws might say. This is marriage."

Your story is mine, just swap "Cornell" for "Georgetown."

You have to go to the FAQ page. Hilarious.

This part makes me especially ragey. What possible justification/explanation could they have for that fuckery? Also, is it some sort of implicit acknowledgement that public hospitals in Ohio suck?

And pizza. And pretty much every delicious carb (which is to say all of them).

"Doesn't Newark have any infrastructure?"

Divide and conquer it is. Even the BF seemed to think it was a fine plan. Thanks for your input!

Query for the crowd re: wedding invites

It's not even original: my dad told that joke (I'm sure he heard it somewhere) back during the O.J. trial.

Aaaaand I'm an Old. I have no understanding of this betch thing, and I really have no desire to learn.

Glad to know I'm not the only one with very specific yogurt habits :)

Raspberry. Specifically Dannon Light & Fit. I'm a creature of habit. I'm probably going to get a ton of responses on how that's crap yogurt but, whatevs.