I have a firm belief that Doug is Nick Denton's godson or something. His writing is mediocre at best, and the notorious Chris Brown post made me sick to my stomach and made it crystal clear that Doug has no business writing for a site that attempts to address issues like sexual abuse. Seth Abramovitch over at Gawker…

The moment that epitomizes cat behavior is that once he gets the door open, he has no pressing desire to actually leave the room. The dog trots out immediately and the cat sits there, admiring his own evil genius.

Yes 1,000 times on The Hours. It's impossible to convince people who saw the movie but never read the book of how breathtakingly good the book is, because the movie was dreadful. The Hours is one of those books that gets mentioned and you sigh, like thinking of a great love or something. I actually get jealous of…

Where'd You Go, Bernadette? is the first hyped book I've read in a long time that lived up to my expectations. It falls into that category of book that I call "The Good Will Huntings": stories that are tragic and comical in equal measure, and wonderfully satisfying at both. Also, props to Semple for not falling into…

I think everyone in America has read Devil in the White City and I freely admit that I'm a colossal fraidy-cat (is that hyphenated? I don't think anyone of typing age has ever used it), but it's the last book I can remember really bringing the suspense/scary. If you're into like, gore and horror (no judgment) it…

It's been a slow decline, and I'm only still here because I'm not sure which other feminist-blog-that-sometimes-covers-hollywood-gossip I should consider. I think gradually all of Gawker Media has sought to reach a broader audience and in exchange, its quality, both of the writing and commenting, has gone to pot (and…

Yes. A thousand times yes. I keep thinking, "oh shit...you're That Girl? I had class with That Girl and oof, she was a dummy." I'm so disappointed, because I thought she was bright and now I think she's just smarter than the rest of them but not nearly as smart as she thinks/I thought.

Everything youlove gets canceled early? Girl, I was a fan of The Dana Carvey Show, Arrested Development and Don't Trust the B. Heavy is the head that...knows good tv.

Maybe I shouldn't have preempted this conversation and just let it happen. Honest to god, I have had exchanges with people on Jezebel who argue that there is nothing wrong with using abortion as a primary method of birth control. And I don't disagree with them, morally speaking. Medically, it's not ideal. But…

Sorry, I'm not sure if you read my other comments of if what I wrote here was unclear, but I am treating abortion exactly like other medical procedures. I would rather that people never get [cancer, unwanted pregnancies]. I would rather they didn't because [they took preventive measures, they didn't have a genetic…

Second most underrated movie of all time (first being Troop Beverly Hills, which is every bit as good as Citizen Kane).

Fair enough. Regional differences. My Yankee folk would name a cat Jethro as an ironic joke, like having a Chihuahua named Tank.

Misery and terrible people love company, right? My cats and dog have Halloween and Christmas costumes, plus fancy "we're having company" ensembles. For Halloween, this year the cats are a mermaid (complete with seashell bra) and a sushi roll, while the dog is Oscar the Grouch (trashcan included). For Christmas, the…

Oh no no no. This cat for sure has one of those For Humans Only names. You can name your cat certain human names, Oscar for instance. My rule is if your grandma/pa might be named it, it's on the table. If your mom or nephew might be named it, it's off. And thus, this cat is totally named Ethan or Linda.

Thank you for sharing this.

Right. The confusion with morality is problematic. I want fewer abortions because I would rather that things always went according to plan, that preventions were always available and utilized because it's simpler medically. But the right-wing seizes on that, as one commenter discussed above, and says, "See! You…

See, I don't mean to call you out because maybe it's not exactly what you meant, but this argument is actually why I think people go down the "pro-abortion" rabbit hole—because your argument implies that abortions should be legal, even though they're immoral. I don't think they are immoral. I don't think…

Sorry, I can't tell if this came before or after my earlier response about having had this argument before with Jezebel commenters.

Easy: they're anti-woman.

I have several times been part of a Jezebel discussion where someone says, "Everyone wishes there were fewer abortions in this country. No one is pro-abortion, people are pro-choice," and someone will respond that they are, in fact, pro-abortion and that to not be so is anti-woman. That suggesting that you'd rather…