Unless you’re white. Then it’s a racial slur. And, as a white guy, I am totally ok with that double standard. Words have meaning informed by the weight of history and it will only stop being a racial slur when white people say it when we invent a time machine and erase slavery from the history of the nation.

I’m black, and I’m perfectly fine with the double standard regarding who can and cannot say nigga. White people are going to have to let that one go.

Next week: Craig Finn on the Twins, Minnesota high school hockey, and hoodrats.

Fold the slice in half like you're goddamn supposed to and maybe it wouldn't be so hard to eat.

Parents with kids in strollers are a threat to air travel everywhere. Stay home.

I can definitely see how it'd be possible to take nearly 200 hours to finish everything in Dragon Age, especially if you're going after things like the shards. Unfortunately, I don't think the game provided much motivation, outside of "hey, it's something to do, so...do it, I guess?"

As for the worries that this will ultimately kill "non revenue producing sports" (i.e. everything besides men's basketball and football)... my response? who gives a shit. I never understood why men swimmers or female field hockey players should get full scholarships which cause regular students to pay more. You…

Word is that Scott became the team pariah after giving a detailed interview to some guy that runs his own Wyvern blog. Luke even got the dude a pass to the stadium and spoke on the record about teammates while sitting in the team locker room.

As a southerner, reading this just made me tear up. You just.... You just don't do this....

Does that come with a side of kale and boring stories about your time backpacking in South America?

Oh, you don't make your own coconut flakes?

Amen! I don't have time to buy whole, fresh coconuts direct from Tahiti. The shavings in a bag will have to do, lady. Don't treat me like I just clubbed a baby seal.

Listen, I know she caters to a specific market, and that's fine. I know she lives a fairy-tale life in the Hamptons, and that's fine. But the condescension dripping in her voice when she tells you that she always makes her own chicken stock, but you can use canned if you need to, she supposes. UGH!

This is why Barefoot Contessa cookbooks make me angry.

Funny you mention this. My 4-year-old daughter, who is obsessed with Frozen like every other 4-year-old girl, said this when I put on the Demi Lovato version rather than the Idina Menzel version:

maybe we can commit genocide against everyone who misuses apostrophes?

You're right. Keep reading to see what happened. To sum it up: I post stupid comment on website, get called out on it, realize what an ignorant load of horseshit I posted, regret it. No excuses, that's what happened.

lol, son.

I don't know about other people, but for me it's mostly a future prospects thing. Look at the amount of exclusives the PS3 has gotten since like...2009 compared to Xbox 360 exclusives.