Kanye did a remix of a Bieber song for G.O.O.D Fridays years ago. I loved it.

It’s def joking. This kind of self-deprecating joke is very New Zealand.

There are definitely some cases where being a good teacher is more important than having a detailed knowledge of the subject matter. That’s what Teacher’s Edition textbooks are for.

If that’s your experience that’s wonderful, but I did say that my comments were from my observations. And my observations are still that people with disabilities are very absent in Tokyo. I have discussed this with friends and coworkers in the past who felt the same. If we’re just working and hanging out in the wrong…

Yes, disability has been treated pretty shamefully in Australia (where I’m from) too. Things still aren't perfect here by a long shot.

That must have been a really tough time for him. I think a lot of people who go to Japan to work have this really idealised image of it in their head because they grew up obsessed with anime or whatever, but when they get there they’re really surprised by its insularity and exclusiveness.

That’s great, I hope it gets better and better for people.

Maybe, but there are definitely more merciful ways to die than by stabbing. Either way it's monstrous.

Yeah, it seems like it's not even really a topic of discussion for most people. They're too embarrassed to even talk about it.

I left in 2013, but I was in Tokyo — it's not really built for accessibility, so I think change will take a long time to filter through there.

Also from my observations while living in Japan, people with disabilities are even more disenfranchised and invisible than they are in the west. You almost never see people with visible disabilities out in public. It’s sickening but not surprising that some twisted motherfucker might view the disabled as subhuman when…

Thanks for the info. They look really different/not at all confusing to me but I spend half my life staring at minute design differences so I’m not the best judge.

Me too. And it's not the same font, Hard Candy is wider and squatter, and the layout isn't the same – covergirl is font heart different font. I know a lot more about copyright law than trademark law but this one seems like a long shot to me.

THAT WAS THE BEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE!!!!!!

Rupert Murdoch’s biographer claimed in 2008 that he was embarrassed by Fox News and Roger Ailes and Murdoch was furious (http://mobile.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/boo…) but I always believed it. Murdoch’s Australian holdings are still deeply conservative but they’re basically Communist rags compared to Fox News.

Bullies exist for adults but they’re far less populous and generally feel far less important. I think Hollywood stunts people emotionally.

It has always baffled me that other people didn’t think she was a mean girl because everything about her behaviour screams mean girl to me. She acts so much like the worst girls that tortured me in school.

I don’t think Kim/Kanye gossip can really have the same impact because no one has ever bought / they have never sold the illusion that they’re perfect angels. The reason people love this shit about Taylor is because it violates the image she’s selling.

I KNEW she lied. I love Kanye but he doesn't have enough shame to bother to lie about this.

This story makes me so angry!!!