“It’s pretty common for people to feel a bit down after all sorts of enjoyable, intense experiences”

$100 says in 2020 they reboot Who Wants to Be a Millionnaire with Wolf as host.

the joke is really that CNN is the worst and wolf blitzer is a garbage reporter who wants to be a reality show host

“Not going to CarMax would be a great writing challenge.”

FUN FACT: This is one of three movies in which I walked out midway through. And for teenage me, that was a big deal, you all. Movies are expensive!

I just don’t see how it’s useful to double-down on shaming someone who fucked up, but then took the appropriate actions after the fact. I feel like if the way to overcome rape culture is to “have an honest discussion about rape,” this kind of extreme vindictiveness/persnicketiness is ultimately self-defeating. I mean,…

You think so? Personally, I think it’s so eyerollingly wrapped up in jargon and buzz phrases that, even if the message is good, the delivery makes it hard for me to take it seriously (which isn’t saying I doubt her sincerity, one thing this apology does convey is that she is having a crisis of conscious).

Apparently a statement that essentially says “This was completely my fault, I have caused serious irreparable harm, I apologize profusely, and I will do my best to avoid doing it again” is rape apologism? I guess they wanted her to just say “I AM A DOGSHIT HUMAN BEING WHO RAPED SOMEONE”

Are we supposed to ask for consent before every sex act?

Just a reminder:

oh god yes! My mum’s family is (distantly) russian and i still remember getting fruit salad covered in mayo. And that seems to apply to a lot of fruit salads served in older restaurants in tianjin/beijing (or at least last time i was back) because after the civil war those cities had a massive influx of white russian…

Vox has some great BINGO scorecards if anyone is playing along at home.

For each mention of “grandmother,” consume one full glass of sherry, followed by a peppermint found in your pocket.

Cheers to our Ada!

NOW WATCH ME JIF

“Word on the street is I’m not his favorite person.”

You must have an opinion of me. You must deal with what I’m saying and deal with the consequences.

I absolutely despise the idea that famous rich white dudes who refuse to listen to or consider the voices of people who aren’t famous/white/rich/dudes are somehow “brave”. What exactly are they risking, remind me? Obviously there are limits, but on the whole I find that being PC is what’s actually brave, because it…