The threat might not be death. Maybe some girls are raised to be Handmaidens rather than wives.

My theory was that Adnan didn't do it, but for some reason as yet unrevealed, Jay felt certain enough to lie to make sure that Adnan was convicted. Maybe just because of how Adnan was acting that day.

As far as the picture he painted of her as a dilettante that paid her way to the top of every summit, he wouldn't be the first man to have such a hard time believing that a woman's experiences were just as impressive as his that he dismissed them as illegitimate.

The book was sort of unfair to her, in that it presented her as some random socialite who was climbing on a whim, when she was actually an experienced mountaineer who had attempted Everest twice before, with Everest being her final summit to complete the seven summits.

Yes. He strikes me as that guy, who almost every woman has probably encountered at least once, who considers himself to be a 'nice guy'. He may or not have good reason to do so, often it's just because he isn't interested in casual sex, or because he likes romantic tropes. And he knows that every girl is looking for a…

I don't think Anita being a 14 year old unit is that inconsistent. She wasn't created as commercial product, she was R&D. There is 14 year old technology that is still too expensive to be widely commercially available that is more advanced than present day commercial tech.

When I was in high school, a student organized a 'Coming Out Day'. If you have never experienced one of these, individuals are encouraged to wear name tags identifying themselves as Gay/Lesbian/Advocate so that closeted individuals will feel comfortable coming out, knowing they are among friends.
The student who…

When I was in high school, a student organized a 'Coming Out Day'. If you have never experienced one of these, individuals are encouraged to wear name tags identifying themselves as Gay/Lesbian/Advocate so that closeted individuals will feel comfortable coming out, knowing they are among friends.
The student who…

But the internet file sharing boom wasn't completely isolated from all of the other developments introduced by the internet. iTunes, which ushered in the trend of people spending $0.99 on a song rather than $14 on the whole album, was introduced in 2001. Youtube, which allowed people, legally, to listen for free to…

But the internet file sharing boom wasn't completely isolated from all of the other developments introduced by the internet. iTunes, which ushered in the trend of people spending $0.99 on a song rather than $14 on the whole album, was introduced in 2001. Youtube, which allowed people, legally, to listen for free to…

My rescue dog hates Golden Retrievers (Golden Doodles too, pretty much all light colored fluffy dogs of that size). Like, whenever she sees one she starts snarling and growling and I have to drag her in the other direction or pin her to the ground. She's kind of a bitch.

Hitler was quite fond of dogs…

Are you aware that there is a 1937 Alan Berg opera called Lulu which pulls from the same source material as the album?  If they commissioned a production of that Lulu I would tip my hat to them.

Unfortunately, I plan on continuing to be too poor to leave Detroit.  What opera?

I always feel awkward if I am on a first date or something and I picked the movie and there is a graphic sex scene. I feel just as awkward if I am with my parents, though for obviously different reasons.

Most of the twitter accounts of the major houses will live tweet opening night.  The NY Metropolitan allows and encourages cellphones/tweeting at dress rehearsals, but (at least tries to) forbids them from actual performances.  I suppose in my opinion, the live tweets of an opera are no more boring than any other…

As much as I would love to meet a man at the opera, I sort of go off of the assumption that if you are there and you aren't with a girl, then there is a 99% chance that you are homosexual.

I would have respected you if this had turned out to be a Die Fledermaus joke.

That would be a rather intriguing response.  At the very least I'd continue talking to you long enough to understand the anachronism.

I think that part of it is that in this day and age, we are exposed to so much media that we get sick of things quicker and Lady Gaga feels compelled to move quickly to keep up with the expectations.