This argument is complete bullshit. No, “we” don’t all know that it’s different for an older woman/younger man. Furthermore, on your “10 years isn’t shit” remark, the age difference itself isn’t the crux of the issue. It’s at what age the relationship began for the younger person in the equation. It’s also about…

A lot of people would call that grooming.

This is a very interesting read and I won’t pretend to be able to relate to what this person went thru, but...

When I was growing up, it was the IRA. My first job we were told how to deal with a bomb threat or suspicious packages in the mall where I worked. There will always be people who think it achieves something to kill a bunch of people, other than make everyone who is left really pissed at them.

I’m far too old to have had any opinion of Ariana Grande before this, but she has impressed me enormously. She was poised, emotional, engaged and engaging and she did a fabulous job. What a role model. Really well done. Somewhere Over the Rainbow was outstanding.

I’m old and didn’t know most of the songs, but Ariana impressed the hell out of me for being so present and engaged throughout the entire show. I could see how much it meant to the people in the audience. Lovely, all around. (And I got a kick out of her and Miley singing the sublime “Don’t Dream It’s Over”.)

Whether or not one can hold onto political beliefs in which there are two opposing sides and still also hold onto love, compassion, and spiritual precepts (sorry: California reporting). This has come up for me quite a lot, politically, lately. When I perceive (through my own filters, no doubt) that someone takes a…

Helicopter parenting is bad and you can’t shelter them from bad stuff in the world too much but I feel like “I don’t want my children interacting with a known serial killer” is a fairly reasonable request?

See 3, and move on, for fuck’s sake.

I’ve never heard a good Alanis cover either, except my own karaoking of Ironic.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF NEWS I HAVE EVER HEARD.

A Jagged Little Pill musical is all well and good, but what I really want is for her to start filming that Sweet Valley High movie that she’s been talking about for years. I NEED THIS DIABLO!!!!

Some kids are smart.

“I don’t want to be associated with a man who puts his party before his country.”

This may sound decidedly unromantic but my last name is fairly ungainly. I have always thought that my decision would center around who had the most aesthetically pleasing surname. Does this make me a bad person?

This is truly a tragic day. I knew it would come but I wanted it to be just a little while longer. This band alone defined the way I approached music. The Allman Brothers crossed so many different genres across their multi decade career. They turned me onto funk, southern rock, blues, jazz, gospel and country. Without…

Men sure are emotional and irrational lately. I think we need to stop letting them make statements, run things, and read the news until we can get a handle on what’s happening.

am i too dark when i think what if a guy comes in guns women down like one did at trainwreck?

After something like this, I’d be amazed if I were able to get out of bed in the morning– let alone arrange a benefit concert and reach out a helping hand to victims’ families. Piers Morgan is one of the vilest dicks in contemporary media. If there’s a way to shame somebody, he’ll find it.