Sometimes it’s the Sword in the Stone, sometimes it’s a gift from the Lady of the Lake.

Suki Kim’s memoir investigative book on North Korea, Without You There Is No Us touched on this. She went undercover as a teacher in a North Korean University, and it was really amazing how little the students (who were, for the most part, the sons of well-off, politically connected North Korean families) were allowed…

My husband’s grandpa worked for American airlines and they flew standby as kids all the time. They dressed up. It was required because you may end up traveling in first class. These folks were flying for almost free. People feel so entitled. I dress comfy to fly because the airline industry makes flying extremely…

When my sister worked for United, we all had and followed the dress code for people getting basically free flights. And often, she and her kids would end up in first class. I really don’t see anything wrong with this policy. The passengers using the pass should have been aware of it too and dressed appropriately. …

Excellent article, thank you! Also want to say that James Baldwin has many, many books, both fiction and non, and all are worth our immediate attention. He is one our greatest American writers and I wish he was taught in every school.

None. She is a top five greatest athlete of any gender.

There really should be no discussion on this, ever again. Serena is the G.O.A.T by a significant margin. Playing in a much more competitive era, often would get a singles title AND a doubles title (which no one else can touch) and took a significant amount of time off in the prime of her career, too.

Her court vision…

“As a sitting board member you have amassed a record and established a pattern of behavior that is equally egregious and violates your oath of office and professional ethics as a board of education member,”

Because if he’s implying that “The Imperial March” won’t go down in history as one of the best pieces of composition in generations

The issue with GMO shouldn’t be about whether or not they are bad for us. One example of a real issue with GMO seeds concerns Monsanto’s glyphosate-ready seeds. Glyphosate is a herbicide weed killer and glyphosate-ready seeds are seeds of crops such as wheat that are genetically modified so that the wheat is resistant…

You know, it’s so refreshing to see that they both grew up to be normal. Jason went through a druggie period but came out of it fine (remember that actor from Suddenly Susan who killed himself after a night of hard drugs? I was surprised to find out that Bateman was out with him and Andy Dick that night. Something…

I like that he ended up being the more famous one out of that pair.

I love Jason Bateman very much. He was my first crush when he was Ricky’s “bad” friend on Silver Spoons (yes I’m old). I think that he’s just not considered for leading man roles so he takes what he gets and has a good time making movies with his friends. It’s a shame because he is such a good actor when he gets the…

Every time I go to the museum I have to spend time staring at that painting. That and Prometheus Bound.

When I was a kid I head my heart set on this Batman alarm clock:

I’m not a Baylor fan nor apologist, but in this one particular case, I’m not sure that what he did was morally wrong. There are many, many victims of sexual assault that just want to forget it happened and not have to relive it.

I am a scientist and I have personally experienced severe mood side effects from certain hormonal contraceptives. With that position stated upfront, I was pleased that this study had the impact that it did. It’s unfortunate (but not surprising) that many headlines/readers ran straight for the implication of a) a huge…

Subjecting people to ideological purity tests (like this article does) is what’s suspect. You act as if the only possible way someone could not agree with Kaepernick’s protest is if they are a full-fledged bigot.

Her friendship with Scalia reflects a trait that’s now viewed as a weakness, but is actually more or less…