Any country music fan would know the Dixie Chicks were not the headliner. They’ve been shutout by the indiustry for over a decade for criticizing Bush on Iraq. Only in the last year or so have I heard a few of their old hits occasionally getting played, mostly because country radio doesn’t play new music from any…

technology equals options and the chance to be stupid/deplorable and then get caught more easily. 

Wow, this girl even had friends who supported her enough to help her make anti-bullying posters, yet the pressure overwhelmed her.  Sounds like the school had allowed a hostile climate to flourish as well..

“tax-avoidant opossum testicle” an insult to opossums and their balls.

Kind of like “Wino Forever”

“I’m just a Spanish tamale according to Mae

“Wigged plate of moldy haggis” an insult to haggis

Go home Amy, you’re drunk.

I disagree with most of the commenters, that this is a ploy to reach white voters. Of course it kind of is -- but I also think Trump is stupid and arrogant enough to think that if he reaches out to black voters in the 12th hour they will come running to him because “they have nothing.” This is why he’s also decided to…

not sure this is a person we need to know. She will eventually play Magenta in a Rocky Horror Revival on Broadway, then open a cafe in Silverlake if my intuition is correct

Dear Congressional GOP Dumb Asses,

Iran CONTRA scandal

I had a friend who met Reeve after he was paralyzed at a graduation party for a woman who had gone to medical school in her 30s. Reeve went on to say how much he admired the woman for her courage doing something so difficult — saying this from his wheelchair. My friend found him a class act. Has anyone ever described…

I was there in 1986. Madonna was the CENTER of music and controversy. Even during her breakout, Gaga didn’t come close. She’s talented but no overriding cultural force like Madonna was....Among current artists, Beyonce is the most similar in terms of impact on the culture as a whole

Who are we kidding? Gaga would die to be 1986 Madonna.

thanks!

Ok great -- glad you didn’t take it as rude! Easy for nuance to get lost in these disembodied conversations!

I’m not trying to denigrate anyone. Women can choose what is right for them -- but we can’t pretend those choices occur in a vacuum, and that individual attitudes/feelings etc about make up aren’t impacted by sexism, capitalism, rape culture etc. The fact that they are is the reason why having a respected feminist and…

I hear you, but the average woman is not making millions off the beauty industry -- that industry is taking her money and time, creating “demand” for stuff she doesn’t need, sometimes making her feel less secure. I love Alicia Keys for opting out, which may give other women encouragement to opt out if that feels right…

I get that, I do. But even as these beauty ideals allow some to express creativity and artistry, they traumatize and limit others. It would be wonderful if we could get to a healthy place with all this, but I don’t think any culture ever has.