I haven’t read all the comments. The only “pearl-clutching” I saw was someone characterizing as “disgusting” the rumors that she’s doing sex work. I disagreed with that characterization.

Writing “blackface is wrong” a billion times on a chalkboard in purgatory. Wondering where Jean is with his sandwich.

Surfin USA was flat-out Sweet Little Sixteen with different lyrics. Berry didn’t just mention it, he brought legal action (and got the rights and a songwriting credit). But the Beach Boys are pretty far down the list of white bands drawing heavily from the work of black artists, and their most critically acclaimed…

I agree with Bobby that her smile looks more genuine here than it has in years. The light in her eyes isn’t the sort of thing that can be photoshopped. She really looks healthier. So I assume she is doing better for herself.

If she admitted that, she could face criminal sanctions. Why ask a question if a truthful answer would put a harmless woman in danger?

It’s entirely possible that sex work has also been a responsible choice for her. No paps, less booze, and a steady income in Dubai. Maybe she’s got a group of sex worker friends who have helped her take better care of herself, taught her how to better screen clients and set terms, save money, always work on the exit…

Talk about not aging well, check out this video of highlights from Pot Psychology with Tracie and Rich. In which Rich responds to a question from a trans woman about how to handle the subject of her anatomy on a date by laughing hysterically at the idea of a woman with a penis.

To be fair, Sam Jackson made himself a star, sua sponte. It was just a matter of the rest of us catching on. Most people caught on at Pulp Fiction.

You could start by measuring real-world consequences rather than your emotional response. QT was directly responsible for Thurman’s serious physical injuries, which continue to affect her to this day. She also spoke about the breach in their artistic partnership, how that was even more painful to her than all the…

It pains me to put a sympathetic gloss on anything around Tom Brady, however, I get it from the kids’ perspective. Dad is a workaholic. He travels a lot. He spends his free time reviewing game tape. He’s got a weird diet and exercises designed to keep him good at his job. They have to believe that his work is really…

So angry and self-congratulatory at the same time. Watching a movie, finding things you value about a movie, does not necessarily involve a complete endorsement of the creator’s worldview. I mean, I’m laughing at people for whom this interview represents some Last Straw, especially since Uma Thurman went on the record…

I’m just going by the imdb page linked in the article, episode aired 19 November 03. I have no memory of the interview, but I have many memories of 2003. Bit of a turning point in the ol Republic.

Because he made Samuel L Jackson a star? Because he uses it with the same transgressive and menacing tone of a six-year-old talking about poop? I don’t think it’s ok, but he seems to get away with it because of his overall harmless dorky genius vibe.

On 11/18/03 the Massachusetts Supreme Court overturned the state’s gay marriage ban. I recall spending about 20 hours over the next several days reading every legal analysis of the decision I could find. On the political side, the Bush admin was pushing Medicare reform and lefties were mobilizing against that.…

Title IX applies to ed institutions that get federal funds. Can people use FAFSA for UCB classes?

I’m talking people suggesting that it’s not fair to biologically female Olympic runners to have to compete against people who don’t have childbearing hips or periods. Or who are lesbians and wouldn’t have sex with a person who identifies as female but has a penis.

Tumblr is for porn. It’s actually really weird the way Tumblr usage has evolved. Originally it really was more for visual artists (and the internet being what it is, that turned into a lot of porn). Blogspot and other text/conversation based platforms were right there to be utilized if nuanced conversation and/or…

This isn’t really a new thing. I feel like I’ve got 20 years of receipts on how my GNC behavior *must* be a sign of internalized misogyny.

I’m gender non-conforming in many ways and I would never feel comfortable putting myself in the same category with trans folks because I’ve never experienced the internal dissonance of being perceived by the world as a different gender than the identity that feels right to me. I don’t require medical or surgical…

I don’t even care that he’s a man as much as that he’s a humorless shit-stirrer who thinks being asexual makes him King Queer and somehow obviates the assorted effects of him being a white cis recent-uni-grad.