It's not warranted ever, because we are a civilized society and don't need to punish murder with murder, but goddamn if I don't hope some AWFUL traumas happen to him in prison.

Starred for the Robertson Davies reference!

Wait. WAIT. So it's someone like YOU who named my favorite nail polish "Madame President?" That's important work.

no credit to Robertson Davies who, as far as I know, coined the term millihelen in Rebel Angels in 1981?

LOL. Yes, it's an unusual job and one I accidentally stumbled into. I name and write copy for fragrances, body care, hair care, makeup and, yes, shades. :) Only area I do not work on at the moment is facial skincare, but I spent some time doing that as well.

Counterpoint: people who join expensive mutual aid societies aimed at maintaining a shitty status quo should be mocked every minute of their lives.

Here's a perspective from someone who makes a living teaching at a university: I find it instructive to see how some of my students spend their time when they're not in class. It allows me to call bullshit when they claim a $25 reader is just too expensive, or when I have to deal with the gazillionth person trying out…

Because they're racist.

Unless we're going to see articles critiquing blackface parties or other morally reprehensible/ethically scandalous topics

1. I don't understand even a little bit how a sorority being expensive correlates to not letting other people wear their shirts.

They actually do get into a lot of trouble when these posts go viral, and can result in them being put into probation, all the way to being removed from their campus.

Am I against all sororities, of course not. I know a lot of really great woman, who are smart, driven and did good work through their chosen Greek organization while in school. That having been said....do I feel bad that shallow, abusive, fat-shaming, and vapid sororities are being called out on their ridiculous…

And look back one more generation to the Greatest Generation itself, which brought back home all the horrors of World War II, then self-medicated with alcohol. In my family we had one Section 8 who was never the same after the war, and other cases of what now looks like PTSD. We also had endless cases of depression.…

Everything in that area revolves around State College and PSU. It's very cultish. The only social worker who would have seen any signs of anything as being untoward would have been one who wasn't so shiny-eyed and awe-struck in the face of State College Royalty, so to speak. Aren't too many of them up in that area.…

what's "tragic" is an old man covering up child rape. Nothing else.

If he killed a dog he's a psychopath. That's not too sexy.

You have to keep playing or else you fail the level. That's what Guitar Hero taught me. I think it's applicable towards learning to play an instrument as well. You hands need to feel different notes and chords, and you get them by playing through. Otherwise you will only progress a little ways before making a mistake…

The irony here is most people with low emotional intelligence are doomed from the start. They will never even know they need this advice and anyone who has spent any time around someone like this knows they aren't likely to change. They believe the world around them is what needs to change and they are perfectly…