This is the second time a science problem has taken me out of the moment. Please indulge me and not just say “It’s a TV show. Just enjoy it.”

I've been to all those places, and there's enough bustle and diversity that people seem left alone. In Toronto, it's especially evident. That's a city that seems to actively promote tolerance, even if there are intolerant individuals.

You're right! Very bad example. What's a better one?

I *was* listening and you talked to me like I'm a child. Now I'm not listening. See how that works?

No offense taken. I was listing "liberal bastions" off the top of my head, and your response caused me to remember recent examples of racism in each of the places on that list. You're right to call me out. I have the privilege of being naïve, but it makes me profoundly uncomfortable. I read deeply into stories like…

Okay, I'm a tall white man in rural upstate NY. Though I'm a liberal, I can walk anywhere in my conservative town without fear. I wave at local police and strike up conversations with them. Indeed, no matter where I go here or in nearby cities, I feel safe and, well, normal.

I love my Dyson. The best thing is how it comes apart without tools so you can pry out hairjams. There are about eight pieces that snap together this way to reveal the entire vacuum tract.

I'll have a tall Ejaculatte.

Quick thing: the brawl happened in south Anchorage, which is an hour's drive, at least, from Wasilla. The Anchorage Police Department filed the report, so it couldn't have happened in Wasilla, a completely different place. This is all accurately reported in the source material for this story.

I keep my hair long for religious reasons too because, you know, Jesus.

Nice nod to the German sausage bun in the main photo. The bread is less of an enveloping cradle to contain the meat and condiments and more of a handle. Makes me crave currywurst.

There are also more opera singers and nuclear physicists in the US than Germany. America is a big country.

Don't get South Carolina going on its inferiority complex:

I use my microwave exactly once a day to heat one cup of water to exactly 185 degrees for my Aeropress coffeemaker. Microwaves heat up water pretty well.

Because the messages Katy Perry signals to tweens shapes the next generation of women. Jezebel often dwells on feminine ideals; a manic pixie girl with blue hair and pouty lips is fair game.

My first introduction to Emma Thompson was in The Tall Guy, still one if the funniest movies I've ever seen.