Strictly speaking he wasn't writing about Jesus, he was writing about the history of Judaism. Which is why the reference to Jesus has some pop to it; there's not a reason to mention him unless he's already well-known/accepted. And while Josephus didn't overlap with Jesus (if Jesus was there for the lapping), he would…
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Well that's not strictly true, there is some evidence that he existed and was executed by the Romans. Primarily that Josephus in writing for a Roman audience refers to James the Just as, "James, the brother of Jesus, who is called Christ," which indicates that at the time of James' death, Jesus was famous enough in…
Ugh, what. It's not stupid enough to laugh at, it's just so fucking obnoxious and racist. This is the problem with Megyn Kelly. When something effects her personally (e.g. maternity leave), she's capable of nuance, thought, and apparent compassion. Then we get all excited because she's on Fox News speaking Truth. But…
Good news! I don't think that's happened. There's this NYT article where there's some discussion of him having trouble overcoming being typecast as a pretty-boy love interest and he says, "People saw me as just a singer — yeah, a pretty face who could sing — and not more than that," but that's in a discussion of him…
I definitely agree that Britney's comments are heartbreaking, but I also strongly feel that if that is her attitude towards having a daughter (and maybe it's not. Context, etc.) she absolutely should not do it. Expecting a child to emotionally complete you is a lot of unhealthy pressure, and can result in some serious…
Obviously, I have no idea what morning radio show you may have been listening to, but I had to completely stop listening to the radio in the mornings because of this kind of thing. It was just a constant barrage of privileged people being entitled to their privilege (i.e. a dj getting pissed off about organizations…
Oh my God, yes! When we were little my brother called them "marblers." I would build as many configurations as possible (which couldn't have been that many, as our set was pretty small - but the horizon felt limitless at the time), and then let him drop the marbles in. That and this were near bottomless entertainment…
Ha, thanks! I've been using it as my all-purposes celebration gif lately.
The part of the story I'm the most confused about is why a high school brought in a speaker to give students dating tips. Is that a thing that happens? At my high school they split us up to show us the terrifying STD slide shows for a week to try to scare us off of having sex; they certainly never gave us any tips…
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Ha, I'm sure he goofed around with them a bit before. Though I kind of love that Loki as a character is the type to push a little kid and then take a, "What? I can't have been the only one who felt like it" attitude. But then, I find bizarre honesty and poor impulse control charming in fictional people.
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Um, have we all seen him in the Thor promos on Comedy Central where he's in character as Loki holding kindergarten focus groups? Because, um, YES.
I definitely agree with everyone who is pointing out that Marilyn was a complex human being with a lot of pain in her background, a lot of talent, and a lot of (now publicized) passion for civil rights issues. I am also sympathetic to what I read as a distaste for the way in which her suicide, and suicide of…
A lot of the little ones seemed to be having the concept introduced to them for the first time. And kids can short out a bit when you try to introduce them to new ideas. The last time I tried to explain the fact that I was a vegetarian to a 5-year-old, she went item by item through her fridge, asking if vegetarians…