One of my favorite movie extras was a commentary track on the otherwise blink-and-you’ll-miss-it black dramedy “The Rules of Attraction” based upon the book by Brett Easton Ellis. The commentary track consists of bringing in comedian Carrot Top off the street to watch the movie and comment on it in real-time having…

Yeah, “distractions”, like signs, traffic lights, pedestrians, the cars around you...

Well, that’s easily rebutted.

It’s not for everyone. Also, someone’s value and life worth isn’t determined by their marriage and offspring.

“Chelsea Manning used a position of responsibility and authority to steal hundreds of thousands of documents that may well have put American lives at risk,” former New Zealand minister Michael Woodhouse told Radio New Zealand this week.

Nope, I am unfamiliar with that particular merchant of possible swill.

The Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917 is slightly different from the Maritime Marine Act of 1920. The initial Jones Act made Puerto Ricans citizens but did not grant them legislative representation at the federal level (which is another issue on its own). However, most people do still call the 1920 act the “Jones Act”, so…

I had this reaction at first, too. While I do believe there’s a gradient to these things it’s still worth discussing as a part o the conversation as a whole. When I’m teaching my oldest son about consent I mention Aziz’s episode in particular because one must realize that, even if a girl is into you, even if you’ve…

Yeah, you don’t take someone who abused a power/privilege dynamic like a perceived mentor relationship, find out about said abuse, and then ease them into a different mentor relationship and call it therapy. What is this, the Catholic church?

Also, R. Kelly. That dude needs to be in jail.

Wow, an interesting take I hadn’t considered. I’m seriously glad to read your input.

Exactly. The Merchant Marine Act, as one example, squeezed them financially and hindered their ability to make much needed infrastructure improvements that would have allowed for better disaster preparations and resilience. By keeping much sea cargo traffic funneled to the mainland and away from the island territory…

One of the more popular print papers where I live is free and available in many local hangouts. They make their profit on ad revenue. The advertising is expensive compared to other media, but the circulation numbers and accessibility of an audience that doesn’t have to buy it to consume it keeps things floating.

I got shingles when working a graveyard shift and trying to go to college.

Unfortunately, the respect wasn’t mutual as McCain had remarked in the past:

I guess I’m implying how long would it have been before he finally did something to turn the tide of public worship against him? When he was killed he still had mountains of fans. Imagine keeping up such an invincible facade in the age of the internet. We won’t put up with Depp’s spousal abuse, Tambor’s temper…

That show is often far more real than it has any right to be. The “thoughts and prayers” episode in particular was a treat.

Maybe George Harrison also wouldn’t have done the Traveling Wilburys because he’d have been too busy on a Beatles reunion fueled on by mountains of cocaine. I’d say we got the better timeline.

On one hand, fuck Chapman. That guy’s nuts and it’s probably the sort of nuts for which there’s no honest treatment.