The universe’s supposed ruler, the Zeus-inspired God, is insipid and full of contradictions. He is the most serious defect of this entire fictional structure, awkward and tacky, abusive and absurd, and is not worth the prayers of his subjugated human herd.

Thank you for that, very informative.

She’s still a communist? Whoa.

It bothers me that he looks stereotypically insane. It’s obvious his lawyer thought it would help his case to remain ungroomed. I hate these manipulations. Some judicial reformers are saying it would be fairer to put the defendant behind a digital avatar, because it would mitigate a ton of bias problems. This is one…

However, the reason it’s likely not cultural appropriation is not the fact that she is half-Palestinian. Kind of ridiculous to bring that up. She could also benefit from reading a bit about the centuries-long Arab conquest of Indian territories.

“Long term brand development,” “foot in the grave” were also overheard :)

I hate this family, but, come on, it's not provocative.

Centuries of paintings of Madonna and Child confirm that Jesus was dead as soon as he was born.

I wonder how much Kim cried when she learned that the marketing arm of her enterprise made the decision not to include her.

It seems to me we’re still in the dark ages of medical science, and lots of simple afflictions can’t be cured or spotted soon enough. But more to your point: the reverence for doctors baffles me. I say this as a person from the (near) third world. Doctors, as a class, were the most abjectly corrupt members of society.…

Changing it after the fact is better than not changing it after the fact.

Really, really enjoyed this article. It’s got everything: social observation, declinism, humor, depression, brevity. Great job.

No oppressed people in Angola can afford Nicki Minaj tickets. Even if the concert was public, it was exclusively for elites.

New mother excited about her second kid - a true outrage if I've ever seen one. Absolutely worthy of class hatred.

True. They still owe their hosts a certain amount of respect for their rules.

I’m an immigrant and I totally think the value system of the adoptive country should be privileged over the value system of the home country. That’s why I left. Because the value system of the home country sucked ass.

Congratulations on your new niece, Mindymoo! I just looked up your comment, and the photo couldn't be more precious. Seriously, having a little one so close to you makes you realize in the most palpable way what you would do to for them, or to those who would harm them (especially in cases this unspeakably evil).

Maybe, though that’s not certain. If I were a friend or relative of the victim, however, I would be happy with such an outcome. I know it grosses many civilized people out to mention this, but revenge *is* part of many people’s sense of justice. Including mine. I’m pretty certain I’d be at rest spending my life in…

It would help insofar as the guy got killed.

Even if all of that is true, he’s still terrible for saying it. Off the charts terrible. It’s ok. We all like people who have said shitty things.