I don’t know if this makes any difference to your point, but I said that the publication of ‘fumbling in the dark’ is interesting and useful when it is in the context of a worthy conclusion. I love to see the processes that artists/thinkers/scientists use to arrive at their products. Also, you could make the fumbling…

I didn’t know I wanted this until I had it. Thanks. Serious toddlers speaking Mandarin and men on the train eating gummy bears while adjusting their junk! Ha this is perfect and it seemed like loads of fun. Wish the Times would publish it too.

I’m not sure what you’re trying to say. This is his first year on the Tonight Show. He says he’s had the same writing staff for ten years. That means they transitioned from his old show to the new one. The show is doing fine.

First off, I admit that I did not read the article, nor do I care about what Scott Baio has to say about anything.

To be fair, if he’s had basically the same writing staff for ten years, then I’m not sure what he could do about it now unless we are suggesting that he should fire people in order to hire new ones. He should be more insightful as to why this happened in the first place and what he’s going to do to increase diversity…

It’s not about the educational system’s funding. That is a simplification, and the last thing education needs is more people from the outside coming in and throwing money at problems thinking it will translate into the outcomes they want. There are two GIANT issues. The first is that the educational system itself…

I see this point, and I thought of it myself. Why should they pass up Mozarts? It would not appear to be in their best interest to do so.

In theory, yes. But I wonder about who is actually applying? The article doesn’t mention that. Is the problem that they don’t have enough diverse applicants? They seem to be making the point that the applicants just aren’t there, and then trying to see why. But I don’t know. Maybe I’m reading into it.

Oh- I know this group I think. They are the David Bowie in space people, right?

I know I’m misunderstanding some nuance in your point here, but it sounds like you are saying that a woman’s public works should not be criticised.

Totally agree with the first half.

Yeah but if I walked in on them ACTUALLY jerking each other off, I’d feel that I intruded on a private moment. That wouldn’t bother me beyond “oops, sorry.”

OK, I’m not sure what you just quoted, but that’s actually funny. I don’t have any problem with someone publishing a memoir type thing about their daily routine if it’s well done.

Most high school kids are narcissists.

So she’s not woefully lacking then. Rituals and routines are not the same thing. Chores are not special. None of this is interesting.

Oh man, I can’t tell you how glad I am that the internet was not a thing when I was that age. Recently a friend of mine pulled out a box of notes that I had written when I was 15ish. It was a fucking nightmare. I was all, why the hell did you keep this? It made me want to hide in a hole in the ground, just knowing…

What?

No one is shaming her. We are chit-chatting about it with one another.

Well to be fair, they might both be much smarter than these emails demonstrate. Intelligence is a tricky thing, and plenty of very smart people do stupid things. It’s one of the reasons why it’s important for famous, successful and creative people to not surround themselves with yes-men. Someone (an editor? a close…

No. I get your point, but you are taking it too far. She published this. It was not leaked. She made a point to publish it. You cannot publish something and then say that people can’t criticize it. If you move a conversation into a public space, then you open yourself up to response. There is nothing wrong with the…