If the father was this type of man, yes. Better no role model than a bad role model.

So you’re not for memoirs or biographies. Point taken.

Tragedies often make better reads than success stories. It goes with the whole “may you live in interesting times” curse. Which makes for a better story: a vacation where everything was wonderful, or where there was all kinds of mayhem and disaster? Huma’s got stories to tell...so I’m there for her.

I never argued about the legality of the playwright’s control. My argument is that it does a disservice to the work’s longevity: I’ve already seen the Liz and Dick version of ‘Who’s Afraid?’ - so seeing the ‘Viola Davis-Mark Rylance’ version or the ‘Cynthia Nixon-Courtney B. Vance’ version might bring fresh to it that…

OK, I guess the term “comparing apples and oranges” must make sense to you only if produce is involved. So I’ll use a theatre comparison.

And Sophie Okonedo scored a Tony nom for her role in ‘The Crucible’ - with a white cast.

‘Unsettled’ might be a goal of a director. But you’re right - the estate and the writer’s estate have legal control here. But the result will be strangling off the play’s relevance: re-interpretations of plays are what keep plays vital and alive. Otherwise, you might as well stay home and watch the Mike Nichols’…

But Sophie Okonedo won kudos and a Tony nomination for her turn in ‘The Crucible’. And Noma Dumezweni won an Olivier award as Hermione in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’. If a piece of work is strong enough, it can withstand non-traditional casting: cast a great Asian or Latina actress as Desdemona, and she should…

You called her a nobody - which most would take as not being successful.

the vast, vast majority of people wouldn’t be able to name her from a photo.

She is easily the least recognizable name in the movie she starred in... Shes a nobody...

Kudos. All the stars out tonight are yours...

Nope - he doesn’t milk it, which means he’s terrified of offending Madonna. He moves on quickly. He doesn’t want to get involved in whatever potential feud these ladies have.

Andy is also in fear of Madonna - which is why he quickly moves on here. Had it been some other icon outside his sphere, he would have milked LuPone’s brutality for at least five more minutes. But he was protecting Madonna.

No, I think that the assumption that if you’re a guy, you must not care or know about fashion is why Kimmel was judged a gender essentialist. And, conversely, that all women must know and care about fashion.

No government program today is in the same version it was when it began (see: Social Security). Given that the desire to do some form of healthcare reform dates back to FDR and we had entered a new millennium before it got done, do you really trust Congress to whip up a reasonable replacement in the next few months?  

If the victim wasn’t a WASP, chances are not all those charged are WASPs - making it easy to find a non-WASP to take the fall. That’ll absorb the outrage and make it look as though justice was done.

Wild card: the victim was white.

Savanna looks as though it could be white, so she’s half-way there...

Beyoncé, like all legacy artists, has become an album seller more than a single seller late in her career: she’s had more number ones than many on the list. If you’re looking at true album artists, look for someone like Sade: hasn’t had a top ten hit since 1985 - but every time she decides to release an album, it goes…