Eh, what? Everything he's said is easily verifiable by, you know, looking at the site. Mark is uhmazing though, and I mean that in a very pandering way.

Is there a treatment for permanent line-mouth disease? Because I seem to suddenly be afflicted.

Well, though, define your terms. What do you mean by 'discouraging?' And do you have any proof that your version of discouragement is actually effective?

Ooh ooh ooh, and Shappi Khorsandi:

Tig Notaro's Taylor Dayne story is one of the best bits of comedy ever performed, fact.

Yeah, because it would be TOO WEIRD to have a mostly or all woman bill unless it was a theme night, amirite?

I already loved Bluestone 42 for bringing Boyce and Naughty Rachel back together, but this is just gravy. Yay.

I'd settle for being front row here:

Well, you've made a series of good and correct points. You win the internet for at least the next hour, minimum.

Yes, this. The amount of cranky caused by a temporary sleep shift does not even compare to the amount of cranky that is alleviated by more of the great flaming ball, especially more of the great flaming ball at times of day when I can actually see and enjoy it.

Thurston Moore turning out to be such an assface doucherson is really giving my inner 15 year old the sadz.

Maybe this is how oldey timey cats used to look! WAIT, MAYBE MICKEY ROURKE IS ACTUALLY A CAT.

What I learned today: there is a person in the world called SLATER TROUT.

I'm pretty sure that will happen naturally once sex workers aren't a victimized class of people anymore.

I lived in England for a long time, and whenever I flew back to see family (to the midwest) I felt so skinny as soon as I stepped off the plane. Of course, the reverse happened as soon as I got back home...

Relevant:

This is widely variable. I see someone else mentioned the UK already, so I won't repeat, but I don't think there is a universal 'feeling' about this for all South Asians and S. Asian emigres.

Yep. The most pro-breastfeeding thing my husband ever did was to regularly fetch me my 3am ice water and granola bar while I sorted out the wee milk vampire.

Did you read the above article at all, or was this just a jumping off point for your rant about religion? If it's the latter, I get it (I'm sure I've done similar in the past), and given your clarification I think we broadly agree, but given the context from Burt's piece, your initial comment was well out of order.…

I'm not arguing in favor of religion. And just so we're clear, I'm a strong atheist. However, the very idea that every single person who attends religious services or is under the influence of religious leaders either a) has 'blind faith' (or even faith at all) or b) has the agency to reject that religion, when it…