As a college professor who has taught the whole spectrum, from Berkeley to Southern Oregon to Tennessee, I couldn’t disagree with you more. Top-tier schools have the advantage of being extremely selective. Harvard has a 6% acceptance rate and Berkeley is around 15%. But UMass Lowell has a 50% acceptance rate, and…

Exchanging money before you leave is a ridiculous suggestion. Talk to your bank and make sure you can use your card overseas and just use an ATM at the airport. Use a major international bank or the national bank of wherever you are. The fee is often the same you’d pay in the bank, but you won’t have to wait a week…

Obediently went to the theater and saw Captain Marvel, just as the Mouse commands me.

Her Instagram is on point. Great travel photos, but also funny, sweet, and exciting. 

I loved it. Also: mid-credits scene!

Yes, I was a baby once, too. And my parents who traveled the world as part of my dad’s work had the good sense to leave me with family friends or relatives who were willing to look after me until I had the capacity to understand how to deal with myself in adult spaces. No to babies on planes, or in bars, or in movie…

“It’s helped literally millions of people, and while it desperately needs improving, the ACA has been and will continue to be a net gain for the Americans who needed it the most.”

Uh, I’m trying to eat here... 

Have you seen college students these days? I teach college and it’s all I can do to keep myself from throwing a stapler at some kid’s head on a daily basis. 

Even though I find your comment to be very reasoned, I would argue that Trump’s base won’t see Bernie as “white.”

They had to wait so they could own the libs with it. If you’re a piece of shit bully, it’s no fun to get what you want if you can’t twist someone’s arm and force it on them. Then that backfired, so now here we are.

The Beatles peaked with Revolver.

Marwan Kenzari was clearly the top student in his Advanced Smoldering class.

For me, nothing beats the Berkeley Rose Garden at sunset. Just a gorgeous spot to stop with the dog and take it all in. 

Jesus H. Fucking Christ. Can the weeping for white men like me please fucking stop? It’s embarrassing. I promise you, WaPo and Professor Allen, we’re actually doing fine and will continue to do fine under President Hillary.

Truth. I leave the office at 4:30 or 5:00 and the childless are the only ones still there. The parents all left around 2:00 to drive Dick and Jane to guitar/swimming/sports/home to play video games/whatever. So guess who has two thumbs and got stuck finishing the project for the parents? And guess who makes about the…

All the stars in the world to you, good sir/madam.

On a related note, does anyone know whether any of these laws empower private citizens to intervene in a case of, uh, mistaken bathroom usage?

I heard someone say once that it’s about straight men being scared other people will treat them the way they treat women. I’ve always thought it was an insightful comment.

“Homos, algebra, shit like that.” I think I need to have beers with this dude. He sounds like he lives in my neck of the woods.