Willfully mispronouncing Beyonce's name like that is SUCH a microaggression (well probably not so micro). Basically he's saying that he will identify her as he pleases, in the context of a guy who understand French inflections but will not accept a different interpretation of the sound in reflection of her own…

We're all in agreement that the Beyonce critiques are just a proxy attack on Obama, right?

I'm pretty sure this is Johnny Knoxville in a body suit and make up.

You have a good point. I never know whether Rudyard should have two syllables or three.

My first thought was, "Are there even any female characters in The Jungle Book?" I had forgotten about Rakcha, but I simultaneously think casting a woman as Kaa is genius and awful, mostly because of Kipling's "Female of the Species" poem that references female snakes. I actually really, really hate Kipling.

maybe hipsters are unfamiliar with comedy, but comedy is based on the comparison or contrast between two ideas that creates a friction or cognitive dissonance that our brains recognize as funny. Here, Rivers is comparing living in her daughter's lavish guest room to the hellish conditions of The cleveland kidnapping…

But the joke wasn't at the expense of the victims. It was a self-depricating joke about her living conditions. Her living conditions were so terrible, that they were like those of the victims. You can say it wasn't funny, but to say that her attempt at a joke trivializes the plight of the victims is just stupid. The…

If you've never met a woman with whom you can talk about a variety of interesting, engaging topics, you've either been extremely sheltered or you're not good at conversation.

This read a bit too good to be true, like FB brought them for 2 billions and ask nothing in return? Ultimately I have no stake in this, I was neither part of the kickstarter nor was I particularly looking forward to the rift, I don't think it has the power to revolutionize the gaming industry much less the social one.…

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As a recovering bulimic, the Gaga thing is triggering as fuck. Like, legit triggering. I hate her so much.

That is sofucking irresponsible for someone who says they suffered from bulimia. I don't care if it's art. I'm getting sick of female "entertainers" trying to leapfrog each other with ridiculous acts to get attention.

Why can't people just write songs, put them on records, and play them on stage? Is it that hard to just do that?

The thing is, as much as I want it to be the adults 'just don't understand' and clutching their pearls over ALL OF THE LOST INNOCENCE, I'll lay ten to one odds it's just about not getting sued by some parent.

It's like they don't even bother with the pretense that they are trying to train them for jobs in journalism. It's absurd. That's a quality, substantive piece. I'd fall all over myself with pride if my teenage students put together a story like that.

It's a really well done article and a shame that the school wants to stop this kind of work from talented young minds.

I'm impressed enough that it was even written for a student newspaper. The fact that the students are now battling censorship like that just makes them all the more admirable.

"Procrasturbation" is my new favorite word.

Since gum disease is basically just advanced gingivitis (if I remember correctly), and it helps with gingivitis...

that's exactly how i read it as well. i was all wtf?