What an excellent article, one of the best I’ve read on this topic in a mainstream publication. 

My step-daughter is due “any day now” and my grandkid will be living with me. My wife and I were both born in the window, so just last week, we went to Walgreens and got MMR vaccines (no anti-vax at my house). Insurance wasn’t going to cover it, so we decided to just pay out of pocket. It’s $100. That’s much better…

I currently subscribe to the theory that the Night King, conspicuously absent from last episode’s final scene, is en route to King’s Landing, where shit will get real and he’ll amass more dead (golden dead even!) to his army. While that happens, the poor souls at Winterfell will be battling the wights and white walker…

This is what all you cut-the-cable goofs wanted and now you’re getting it. Who could possibly imagine that every major content holder would want their own piece of the pie? If only there was one service that brought all of this stuff together in one package!

“Netflix says the company will just replace the shows we watch with new shows. Problem solved”

I looked at the average salary of an adjunct college professor and measured it against the cost of a PhD in my field. Boston U was offering a 2 year MFA, which is also terminal. I chose BU and the MFA. What I didn’t know at the time was that most colleges prefer hiring people with experience in the field over people…

Tomorrow on Kinja-deals:

I think I might actually hate these women. I’m having a visceral reaction to their words.

Magical thinking, regardless of its source, is ultimately damaging.

And you just explained why vaccines should be mandatory. Screw those assholes putting others in danger because Jenny McCarthy told them to.

I took some classes in community college in 1998, and they required immunization records. My mom and I were still on speaking terms then, so she easily produced them.

THANK YOU! Enough with everyone pretending it wouldn’t go straight back into the economy (this goes for universal healthcare naysayers too - we see you!!!!)

A massive wipe of student debt in the U.S. would trigger a huge spending boom in housing and autos, and probably bump up birth rates as young Americans who were looking down the barrel of decades of debt would decide they could have the 2.5 kids their parents had. And all the critics are going to worry about is that…

Wrap dresses don’t work on my lumpy, bumpy body. I feel like they just settle in between every roll and make me look like I’m wearing a robe. If I have to wear a dress, I’m going for one that is made of non-stretchy fabric and has a fair amount of structure. But really, I’d rather just wear pants and a nice shirt. 

She’s a great actress and I wish she got more quality work.

Major props to Sophie Turner in this episode, she’s really the closest we’re gonna get to Lady Stoneheart and I’m all for it. I’m really happy they’re showing just how much she’s learned from her stay in King’s Landing, and even happier that she didn’t for a second let Jon’s aunt’s spiel make her lower her guard.

Should I point out that Pete has a serious mental illness, and that living with a parent is maybe not the worst/most pathetic idea for an employed, single adult who struggles with suicidal ideation and other self-harm issues? No? We’re going to continue making fun of everything this person does, even though he’s…

The purpose of sanctuary cities is to aid law enforcement in stopping violent crime. I.e. prioritizing violent crime over immigration. It’s a good policy that allows people here illegally to report crimes rather than having a subset community that’s too afraid to go to the police to report murders, rapists, etc.

Students should show up for the class wearing “Believe Sexual Assault Survivors” t-shirts and wait for Brett to melt down screaming “I LIKE BEER!!!” over and over.

There’s a very easy rule to figure out who to tip since you seem so confused. If you’re ever in question just ask your self a few questions.... Is the service provided the person’s livelihood or some piece of it (is this their job)? Is this person’s profession compensated in a way that relies on tips to make it a…