I feel like the characters have for the most part become caricatures of themselves. The last really defining moment I can remember Robin having post-Japan was when she reinforces to Kumar (yeah, I know its not his name but despite seeing him in person can not remember it right now) that it isn't just a matter of her…

Okay, this seems a bit much. As a matter of fact, based off canon (in the episode where they were having their "Every Three Years Star Wars Trilogy Viewing" party, Ted is suppose to have his daughter by year 10 or 11 (can't remember if it was the seventh or eighth season). That does not leave a lot of time for…

I'm hoping he runs into one of the strippers that use to work with Barney's ex-fiance and then calls back to the episode where he made them think that he met her while she was working as a stripper. Except, that really was how they met and all the other stories after that were just because he wanted to spend some…

I agree. A relationship counselor who talked to a psych class I was in said that money (along with parenting approaches, religion, and inlaws) was one of the most important things to seek compatibility on. Even if income and debt levels are different, people in the relationship should agree on the approach they will…

I feel so bad laughing at Rick's cranberry sauce related breakdown, but dang I think that was hilarious.

I feel the same way. Everything that led to Kirk getting command seemed like contrived garbage. Not only were the cadets apparently more qualified than every single other person on the ship, other officers included, to be appointed as executive officer, but Kirk was the most qualified of the cadets? More qualified…

How dare you?! How dare you?! Why, I have half a mind to call you out for that comment! Are you really going to disparage the brilliance of the scene in which Scotty and Black Guy are invaded by the ear worms? Do you suggest that some of the scenes in those brilliant movies, Khan chief among them, border on…

Hell yes to Xantos! His version of a failed plan was when he only got some of what he wanted as opposed to everything he wanted. I am re-watching the series now.

No joke, my mouth just dropped open. Are there muscles on the muscles?

I think it is just a marketing and categorization gimmick for the most part that does little more than let prospective readers know the likely age range of the protagonist(s). It can be helpful in catagorizing certain books in stores and online, but even that can cost problems. Unless of course, stores are willing to…

Funny, but the fact that books like this keep getting picked up is just evidence of how necessary feminism is. It seems that darn near the entire world is conspiring to tell women that independence of thought, negotiation, decision-making, and boundary setting is the worst thing in the world...... for women. Being…

That is an extremely reductionist view of third-wave feminism that completely glosses over the fact that third wave feminism arose in part as a response to the racism, classism, homophobia, transphobia, gender essentialism, and xenophobia of second-wave feminism. Not all third-wave feminists, and I would argue that…

Personal choices are affected by political and social constructs. However, the saying "the personal is political" refers to the fact that the things that affect us personally often require political movement to be addressed. It goes back to the notion that women who are being oppressed in their own lives, need to band…

I'm sorry, but that smile, that mind, that voice, and now this? He should be required to have a license for that much sexy.

I think the point is that the majority does not matter in an institution like the police. The police are institutionally corrupt because a minority do some seriously messed up things, and the rest cover for them out of a sense of loyalty, benefit of the doubt, and believing their colleagues would not do something so…

I actually liked Celebrity Fit Club for this reason. They celebrated reductions in body fat percentage and weeks where contestants lost 1 or 2 pounds. No matter how much the Biggest Loser tries to mitigate this, at the end of the day there is an unhealthy message being reinforced when losing five pounds in a week is…

Time Zones does sound awesome, I'm kinda jealous I didn't think of the story. And you have me brainstorming all the ways The God Particle can be bad now. Its a long list.

I don't know, Kid Nation (ages 8-15) got off the hook eventually I believe. I think the central argument there was that reality t.v. is more like a documentary than acting. And due to the ages, stress of trying to govern themselves, and relative lack of parental contact, they even had child psychologists on-hand in…

Not even. Savage supports people being honest if they do not want sexual exclusivity and being honest with their partners about their desires. He does support marriage and having one primary partner. The problem I have with one of his stances is that it is ever better to cheat because you want the relationship to stay…

I have a lot of issues with Savage, but generally like his advice and column. I think it is actually helpful that he tells people that they shouldn't be so quick to sacrifice their sexual well-being and will even recommend just ending the relationship when people have obviously on agreement that one person has sexual…