That's what I struggle to understand. Is it because people view alcohol as less harmful than opioids, for instance? I know a guy who's been addicted to pretty much everything in the planet, and he says he's clean and sober now, but he's asked me a few times to meet up with him and have a couple of beers. He absolutely…

So tired, in fact, that you came here to read this piece and leave a comment. Best of luck in your recovery from this oppression 

I think you're safe 

As an adult, I've never liked it for most of the same reasons that others dislike it: too much commercialism, too much stress to buy stuff, and I get really uncomfortable opening gifts. If I could have the holiday season with zero emphasis on anything other than just decompressing after a grind of a year, that'd be…

Sometimes, kids act polite and well behaved in front of adults while skirting the rules at other points. A white former colleague of mine routinely referred to white students who fit this description as “Eddie Haskells,” while students of color who fit this description were called “shifty.” Perhaps not coincidentally,…

My two cents: two things can be true at the same time. I feel badly for his daughter because she's a kid and she's suffering. I also feel nothing for Cruz, who's an absolute shithead. Fuck him.

I’d send a thank you note and twenty dollars to the person who installed that faulty tile 

As a liberal in MKE who has family in states that require me to traverse Indiana, I feel for you. My favorite thing about driving through Indiana (and possibly the only really redeeming point) : the massive wind farm along 65

Sounds good to me. When do we start?

Without a doubt 

MKE guy here: I've been following the story since details began to emerge, and it sounds terrible. You bring up some fair questions about the boy's true intentions and his understanding of the consequences of his actions. No matter the cause nor the intention, charging this kid as an adult is reprehensible. If the…

Even though it made sense in the context of the show, and his death solidified Mags's image as someone who would do what needed to be done no matter what, it also kind of hurt to see Coover go out the way he did (even though he was a dangerous character)

Lebron James, Irving’s former Celtics teammate.

Question for the general population because I don’t want to miss the grand finale: when will Jezebel publish the winners and the noteworthy stories?

Way to be pedantic about a stupid fucking point. The point is that the old asshole is forcibly detaining a young man who did nothing.

Ego is an interesting thing, both for the famous and their entourage. I work at a music festival during the summer. The park closes at midnight. Around midnight, we're walking around and telling people that the park will be closing soon. One night, there a group of 5-6 people sitting on a short wall, so I walk up and…

Waiting in line story: in 1982, my friend waited in line at the World's fair with Sugar Ray Leonard. He said it was cool at first because, holy shit, you're waiting in line with Sugar Ray Leonard. Then, he said, it just felt strange because he didn't belong in the same universe as Leonard 

I mean, you're not wrong 

Wholeheartedly agree. A lot of people, media included, covered for him and his buddies big time. Chmura partied in a hot tub with a bunch of high school kids and allegedly assaulted a girl in a bathroom at the house, but he was found not guilty. I'm guessing his choice of the best attorney in MKE and his status as a…

MKE guy here to share some insight on the Anderson murder because someone downthread asked. Northridge mall was located at the north end of Milwaukee county, not far from Ozaukee county and several affluent suburbs. The Anderson murder built upon the "white people aren't safe at the Milwaukee mall" narrative, and the…