God, I hate that stupid ultimate deference to the customer, "mustn't ever make them feel as if they are being rude or obnoxious in any way" mindset. When I worked in retail I was allowed to start vaccuming, close the register, even lock the doors - my manager was awesome and told me to do these things "as obviously as…

oh Christmas Eve customers...

As a group, Americans are much bigger fans of gluttonous eating than social justice or self-reflection...

Well said. Slippery slope arguments are often the crutch of the lazy who lack better arguments, but I think that we're in really bizarre, dangerous territory when we talk about how the personal religious beliefs of for-profit, secular employers can impact labor conditions. Really the idea that corporations are…

My experience skiing was: pizza slicing it halfway down the slope, then slowly straightening my skis out resulting in achieving a speed above 5mph, followed by guttural screaming and falling over to stop the madness.

The first time I ever went skiing (I'm from the southern South, I had only ever seen snow, like, twice before high school) I had this idea that skiing = ski jumping, and I was absolutely TERRIFIED. This gif basically summarizes how I thought my first trip down the slope would end. So I asked my friend/instructor,…

I'm wondering if as he started to tip, he tried to roll to his back on purpose. If it were me, my arms and legs would be flailing as soon as it felt out of control. He seems like "well, I'm rolling, better assume the crash position and relax".

On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad is it that this gif made me excited for the Winter Olympics?

Yup. Normally I'm very against using the "slippery slope" argument, but in this case it actually is scary. If Hobby Lobby wins this case, and then in the future a company whose CEO belongs to a religion that, say, believes women shouldn't drive decides to only hire men because the jobs include travel... Is that then…

I cannot stop watching this. It is horrifying and mesmerizing at the same time. Also, it excellently illustrates your point.

Yeah, can we get a discussion going as to the normalcy of the folded toilet paper barrier? Because I have been secretly doing this for years.

And he's not going to rely heavily on child care? He and his new wife are professional athletes. Unless one of them plans to quit their job to stay home...

BLISTER IN THE SUN. Oh my god, I give this kid ALL THE GOLD STARS.

The Muppet Christmas Carol is the BEST version of A Christmas Carol, ever. The inimitable Michael Caine; Gonzo as Charles Dickens, narrating; special effects that, for the time, were really special; and Kermit and Miss Piggy as the Cratchitts, solving the age old question of how they mate and reproduce: the girls are…

I don't want to argue with your general point as I feel you are allowed to make it, but you are wrong about the history thing. Robust women were typical in the Renaissance era, for example. King Henry VII looked nothing like Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the Tudors - he was fat as hell. So maybe leave the history argument…

Now this is a song I can listen to. Thank you. Kanye: stop. just stop.

RE Drake's date with Zoe Kravitz:

We should have a Jez Rav group!

My crochet hook is gonna get crackin on making these adorable Bert and Ernie vests IMMEDIATELY.