Hi, Hannah — it is sad to me that there was almost no response to this post. Was it cross-posted to main Jezebel? I think people need to know about Astra’s film, and there ought to be more attention paid. Thanks for the wonderful interview, and for bumping it to the main site, if you see this!

Michael Cohen’s father in law, Fima Shusterman, was the initial connection to Trump. Michael was apparently given the job with the so-called Trump Org. as a favor to Fima. (I’m just typing off the top of my head, from a post on TPM I read recently.) Fima, a Ukranian native, has a ‘93 conviction for money laundering.…

And, of course, Eliza Dushku was in “Bring It On.” That, to my mind, will reign supreme above all her credits, forever.

Tonja — this is hilarious but also bewildering, as Louisville has several major performing arts organizations, and the Brown Theater complex (endowed by Brown-Forman, the bourbon producer) is among them. (Whatever hick notions one might have of Kentucky, Louisville has been a big theater town since the advent of…

I do! I found (as an adult) that otherwise I unconsciously wipe my hands on my thighs, which, if un-apron-covered, means my pants get unnecessarily grimy. And if you’re doing any kind of spattery cooking, an apron is a vital shield as well. Go aprons!

If I’m not mistaken, Mathilde Krim inspired the character of the doctor in Larry Kramer’s silence-shattering play The Normal Heart. I vividly remember a line of the doctor’s, a wrenching, desperate cry as she shakes a sheaf of data on her inexplicably dying patients: “Take my patients!”

Carrie Coon is a wonderful stage actor (just appeared in an acclaimed new play called Mary Jane), and Tracy Letts is the playwright of August, Osage County, Killer Joe, and Bug, as well as being an actor himself.

Not even the beginning of the (acknowledged) AIDS crisis. Reagan refused to mention the acronym out loud until late in 1985. Deaths from AIDS in the US peaked in 1995. (I agree with your point about the caricaturing, but wanted to provide some context to the sidebar discussion.)

Damon, I am so sorry for your mom’s passing. This piece breaks my heart; it breaks for her, for you, for your whole family. It also breaks for Serena, but, thankfully, her tenacity (and likely her incredible physical condition, in spite of the coagulation issues) resulted in her surviving to receive the treatment she…

Yes to all; others are saying it better than I could. But on the side topic of sans-serif fonts, what is up with the poster for The Post? Of all fonts to use — it’s Helvetica, or something, which bears no resemblance to newspaper type. It looks like a pharma ad. Or was that somehow the “catchy” angle? To make sure the…

The USPS was much more an active part of daily delivery life before Congress set about destroying it (in process for about 20 years now). Sears probably also had locally based delivery systems in place, but I don’t doubt that the Postal Service was able to handle a lot of it.

Merkin seems to be employing the self-absorbed straw-person argument that if she and perhaps a couple friends think this way, “we” all do in private. Extrapolating her own ambivalence (and internalized misogyny, and inability to acknowledge a spectrum of harassing behaviors — all of which are inappropriate, some of…

Off-topic: I’m so excited you’ll be reading Electric Arches! I (anonymous Kinja commenter) was involved with its publication. It’s fantastic — hope you enjoy it. It’s a fast read, too, so don’t hesitate.

The second allegation by a writer definitely happened, as several of her colleagues can attest. Please don’t suggest the accusers are making up these incidents.

Congratulations, L. Shauntay. You are amazing. I wish I had anything useful to say about the asshole who distracted you from the home stretch, except that where was he? Standing on the sidelines. No guts, no strength, nothing.

It’s clearly harassment when you’re in the workplace.

Just wanted to clarify that his parents founded and taught generations of Chicago-area actors at an amazing theater school (beyond owning it). They were/are incredible teachers and lovely people. (Jeremy is another story.)

Pretty much! I think it’s a nod to a Confederate regiment flag with a red St. Andrews cross (X) on a white background — you can see that (still) on the Alabama and Florida state flags.

Your username makes me so happy I can’t even describe it. How had I missed it until now? (I never comment but almost always read the threads.) Perhaps you had been on hiatus.

Hi, Yesha — thanks for this update, which is horrifying. A pedantic note on Korean names — Kim is the family (last) name; Jong-Un is his first name.