host John Dickerson backed Donald Trump into a literal corner

I remember reading one study which basically (can’t remember exactly) reported that after taking a test the highest scorers who had the most reason to be confident had much lower confidence than the average scorers or the low scorers. Basically, they knew enough to know they hadn’t gotten everything right and had a…

As a woman who works mostly with men, I agree.

I cannot get enough of this Fyre Festival Failure. Its SO funny to me. Keep the updates coming!

“We were a little naive”

I gotta say, watching the French election post Trump is a dread-packed endeavor. At least with Brexit I, sweet summer child that I was, could say “u fuckin morons.”

It’s also not an equal choice for all teenagers, when some of them are more likely to have parents and caregivers and mentors focused on their well-being, organized sports and other extra-curricular activities, a multitude of entertainment options, no economic worries, good nutrition, a belief in a bright future with…

It’s not an unpopular opinion. It’s a ridiculous oversimplification.

....If only everyone who ended up doing hard drugs was raised in a nice, level-headed environment which engendered high amounts of self-confidence and esteem and imparted myriad stress-reduction mechanisms aside from substance abuse.

....if only.....

Not enough of a fuss has been made about Ivanka going to Berlin for the W20 summit. She has no qualifications to work in policy, international law or norms, diplomacy, or women’s rights. She has no reason to be the representative for our country, other than being the daughter of the president. She is not a fucking…

It needs to be connected to WiFi so that it can cost $400.

That’s awesome! First person to win a Grand Slam while pregnant! GOAT. Take that, Roger.

“I am not a racist.”™

I will say this re: calling ahead. My local theater is so focused on automation that it is basically an act of God to get a real live person on the phone. Are you supposed to leave a message and hope they get it?

Setting the theater up to fail and gin up public support is relevant AND the theater still could have handled this better/been better equipped (eight devices for the entire theater seems like *clearly* not enough for a multiplex).

Yeah people are still total assholes to disabled people. It’s just a fact. Ableism runs so deep in or society and nobody cares.

I use closed captioning at home always. I have an issue with my brain that makes it almost impossible to hear/understand one person speaking if there is any sort of background noise. I can’t separate sounds. For instance, I cannot understand a server at a restaurant over other people ordering or someone else speaking…

I struggle with British accents, so I always watch Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones with captions.

My step-uncle(whom I’ve never met) is deaf. His family sent him to a school for the deaf. He learned sign language but NO ONE else in the family bothered. I was absolutely stunned when I learned this. I mean, do they just not want to communicate with him? Is he just supposed to lip read? I’ve been disabled since birth…

Everyone else in the theatre: