This is exactly why “empathy” is misused here. Thank you.

It’s a losing battle, I know, but empathy is the wrong word. It’s sympathy. “People often confuse the words empathy and sympathy. Empathy means ‘the ability to understand and share the feelings of another’, whereas sympathy means ‘feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune’ (as in they had great…

Regarding that “rudely athletic branch of the extended family” you are right. That Swedish prince is actually the princess’s former personal trainer. They married after they met at the gym, and only after he took “prince classes” because he wasn’t a member of the Swedish aristocracy.

For a work trip I got tag along with my boss on a 10 hour private jet flight. When the whole thing was being arranged I was asked if I had any special requests and I said “I dunno, sparkling water?” I’m so lame.

Defending nothing else about Matt Damon, but wasn’t it Peter Travers, the world’s least insightful movie critic, who made the father of daughters comment?

I love Gillibrand (would vote for her in a Pres. primary in a heartbeat) and can’t stand Harris, but then I think that’s because I’ve actually been represented by both of them.

If the croc fits.

Yeah, when I was in NYC he was always loitering in bars drunk and red-faced in a way that struck me as unprofessional and adolescent. Had some brief interactions where he was kind of a dick. Not surprised at all.

I’m pretty sure that Spirit was upset they were made to look bad by the free drinks.

Just teasing. Never heard anyone make this claim before, especially given all of Netflix’s prestige content. It sounds like someone telling you how much they prefer Hunt’s ketchup. :)

Yes, really bad, but I’m confused by your comment. How is he dictating what another sovereign nation calls its capital? Israel already calls Jerusalem (mostly symbolically) it’s capital and this would be the US recognizing that claim. Or were you referring to the Palestinian capital? Either way your comment seems to…

You work for Hulu?

Maybe 25% of men would ever use it in this context. It’s the same 25% who think there is such a thing as “locker room talk” instead of staring at your feet in silence and changing. These people are variably known as assholes and douche bags.

I’m a straight male and find her really attractive, but maybe it’s just transferred affection from Marcel the Shell?

Ha, not Georgian, but I spent about a week there and have a photographic memory for food/booze. I do harbor fantastical dreams of opening up San Francisco’s first/only Georgian restaurant though. If you want a good cookbook/primer on Georgian culture I highly recommend Darra Goldstein’s “The Georgian Feast.”

You probably had “chacha” which is actually a very strong brandy/rocket fuel made from grape skins and stems. We were frequently forced to have it for breakfast as well, an old man telling us “it will make you good at school.”

It’s because most of it was traditionally exported to Russia and the former Soviet Union until the war (and could be pretty bad given typical Russian tastes in wine, e.g. semi-sweet). They are increasingly trying to redirect exports to Europe and US now and make dry styles that appeal to the “Western” palette.

Bread boats are called khachapuri.

My esoteric wine shop has one brand of Saperavi, so just try whatever you find. When we went wine tasting in Georgia we tried Kvareli, which likes to advertise itself as Hilary Clinton’s favorite wine after she did a tasting there. FWIW, Saperavi is a type of grape (e.g. like merlot or cabernet) which we would…

The Mortgage Interest Deduction is one of the most regressive parts of the tax code, with most of the benefit accruing to the wealthy. Most countries have phased it out for that reason. This is the problem with discussions of tax reform, even supposed liberals just focus on the ffect on them. People be selfish.