gah, me too. that’s some excellent advertising

That’s funny, I have that same fantasy, only the food in question is a chunk of well-done Trump steak.

This is my first year teaching college freshmen literature and I was shocked at how little history many of them came in with.  It’s totally not their fault and I teach Russian lit, so obviously that’s not going to be the priority history in American schools, but I remember at least learning about the Russian…

Maybe have some empathy? Most of these overgrown manchildren are good at grooming their victims. Like many abusers, they can pick out a woman with vulnerabilities (low self-esteem, troubled background, negligent parents, history of trauma, etc) and make her feel special. I know a couple of women who were preyed upon…

Oh I’m sure a huge number did, and not just because of the law of large numbers, but because institutional sexism in academia has made it incredibly hard for women with children to reach the same position (such as tenure) as their male counterparts. I know a number of older (childless) female professors who clearly…

As a college writing instructor, I can’t believe this idiot even got into law school! His writing reads like a poorly reasoned high school assignment. He doesn’t even maintain proper academic style. It kind of reads like a reddit post. See below:

When I read he struggled with mental illness and substance abuse, it made me very sad. Our society still treats people with dwarfism like sideshow freaks, which is apparent in roles such as mini-me, which are played for “look at that funny little guy” laughs. Troyer was terrific in the role (and great in Harry Potter…

Aside from political intrigue, she was also a crucial figure in the development of Russia’s intellectual tradition. She brought a lot of the big European enlightenment figures to Russia for various teaching and research posts and also advanced women in the sciences. She appointed her favorite lady in waiting Princess…

I was a girl scout for 8 years and loved it. My troop had leaders who taught the outdoors skills alongside crafts, science and volunteer work. But my troop disbanded in middle school and my new troop was like the ones you described. all gender conforming activities. When I suggested planning hikes or camping trips,…

I’m generally with you on doxxing, but in this case, and with many of these creepy neo-nazi rallies, I think it is warranted. The problem is these guys weren’t just protesting the statue. They were engaging in tactics that were meant to intimidate, and frankly probably meant to invoke violence. I mean, what normal…

Yep. there’s also an interesting point in the NYMag piece on this case that points out that there is a whole web community of people who have experienced suicidal ideation who are “non-biased”, i.e. if someone has decided to make that choice, then they don’t try to convince the person otherwise because it is that…

to be fair, I feel this way about most celebrity memoirs, particularly those of politicians. :) but agreed that it felt out of place in this article.

given the fact that Faux news and others like to call Obama a Bolshevik, I cringe to think what sort of mudslinging they would have done to a guy who was actually a card carrying socialist at one point. I like democratic socialism and support a lot of what Bernie believes in, but I have moderate relatives who voted…

Yeah, and Bernie was some sort of political genius/saint/socialist God who was going to come down and save the Left, despite the fact he didn’t have appeal among many key demographics, like black voters, and he didn’t try to do much about it. or the fact that his record in congress is pretty unimpressive. Or the fact…

yep, I ordered prefab shelves from Target because they were slightly less expensive and had more appropriate dimensions than a similar set at Ikea. it was a mistake. the target ones were such bad quality that they arrived broken (very shoddy particle board). Meanwhile, my ikea furniture has survived two moves and is…

I’m from Northern VA, and this district is technically the DC exurbs. 12 years ago, those areas were solid red, but starting with Obama, many of the outer suburbs have slowly gone blue, which is a big reason Virginia has gone blue in the last couple of big elections. I had actually been expressing a bit of proud…

The majority of people who voted for Bernie in the primaries supported Clinton in the generals and I don’t have a problem with them unless they coupled it with sexist generalizations or complain that “Bernie would have won”.

Thank you for stating what I’ve been thinking for months. Sanders is a populist (like Trump in some ways) and has a huge ego, but hasn’t gotten much done in his multiple decades in congress. I’m pretty darned progressive and would love to see some democratic socialist policies enacted here, but I frankly don’t think…

This is an interesting point, actually, and one that is certainly rooted in the patriarchy and impossible standards on women. We are supposed to be some perfect formula for male desire. We can’t be too into our jobs, too smart, too athletic or boyish (or if we are boyish, we need to clean up and look hot in a dress),…

yeah that’s how it felt to me. deeply narcissistic and abusive but probably had nothing to do with the actual crime. there was just something that made me feel icky about them accusing him of murder and then showing the taped interview when he was feeble and sort of out of it (and knowing how much the internet likes…