You you are using the benefit of hindsight and waaaaaay oversimplifying. I know several people who voted for him who did not vote for him because they want others to suffer. Some regret their decision now, some have their heads in the sand and refuse to talk about it, but never forget how much people love their money…

The people who voted for Trump didn’t see the democratic norms as helping them at all when their jobs dried up and their incomes shrank over several decades. There are many many reasons for that of course but Trump was the one who promised to remember the average person and help them - something a lot of politicians…

Just to give DeRogatis credit - he’s been chasing this story for 18 years now. He got an anonymous fax after he reviewed R. Kelly’s album from 2000, made some phone calls, and realized how serious this story was. And it’s gotten worse over the years - it started with him targeting 14 year-olds for sex to this…

One of the best long-form interview show after Cavett was Later with Bob Costas - he was a great listener, keeping the conversation going but really digging in if the conversation went somewhere he didn’t anticipate. Now that Charlie Rose is gone, no one really does the one-on-one format anymore, which is a shame.…

I am ashamed to say that I really love Casamigos - it is so damn smooth. We break it out at parties and once people try it it disappears quickly. We feel embarrassed we put more money in Clooney’s pockets by encouraging others but lucky for us more tequila makes us forget our shame!

O Organics is store-brand Albertson’s / Safeway.

If you are a beginner, try to find a class that is very small - 5 or 6 people. That way the instructor can keep an eye on everyone and help you correct things like hunching your shoulders or hyper-extending your joints so you don’t hurt yourself. Big classes may feel more comfortable so you can hide your inexperience…

You wouldn’t be able to live on it alone but Stockton is much more like the rest of California versus the Bay Area or LA. Rents go for around $700 and up depending on how many bedrooms and how nice you want in Stockton. So if you had a minimum wage job that $500 would go a long way to helping you out, especially if…

I’m always looking at my work and thinking, What did I do, what did I not do, what does the book need? But as always, I tried to take this book in the various directions that felt right for it, rather than trying for balance, because it’s a novel and not a comprehensive social study. Something I did try to do…

Would be even better if his middle name is “Allen.”

In her mind and this administration’s view these issues make perfect sense linked together since all black people (especially young men) are in gangs and are drug dealers. So of course their problems will end once the drug war has been won. None of these victims were just average people living average lives.

Nice trolling, Vlad.

I dampen them and swirl them in The Masters Brush Cleaner (available online or at art supply stores for cheap), squeeze, rinse, repeat if necessary - does a great job. Keep the 3-month-old ones and use them dry for face powder or cream blushes / bronzers / highlighters for awhile until they won’t clean up anymore.

Here are some quotes from an interview in 2013 - it has some context on what the writers were thinking....reading it now it has eerie implications for our current political situation:

From what I’ve read, Vince Gilligan and the writers were shocked people thought Walter was a hero and demonized Skylar- we were supposed to hate him and support her! Sure Skylar waffled a bit on whether to enable him or reject him but damn, give a woman a break.

I think it’s more your pre-emptively telling people their feelings/opinions don’t matter that’s the problem. And there are plenty of children who aren’t newborn babies waiting for families - it’s fine if you want an infant but it would be nice if people considered even a slightly older child. My parents adopted my…

Yeah, kids waiting to be adopted - no one wants to hear your sob stories about wanting to have a real permanent family! Boo effing hoo! ffs

Or swearwolves

Except then the shoot calendar starts to push out; if you’re booked for other work, it starts affecting your availability which is decidedly not cool.

Especially since he literally wrote the book about the Oscars!