There is most certainly nuance! There are those who say the entirety of Confederate history should be erased as an embarrassment. I disagree, not least on grounds that if we got rid of all of American history that’s embarrassing our history is going to consist in its entirety of the timespan from the D-Day landings to…

I can tell you what the flag was created to symbolize. Treason and hatred. Of the need for men to die that other men might be kept in chains.

the debate was had. you lost. by a score of roughly Sherman’s March to the Atlantic to nil. your flag commemorates hatred, treason, and the deaths of hundreds of thousands of americans in the name of preserving white supremacy. Dylann Roof waved it knowing that you and the entirety of South Carolina stood behind him…

I’ve interviewed the author of this post and Emma Sulkowicz for Gawker. I consider myself to have a reasonable bullshit detector, and a strong grasp of the issues involved at Columbia. I found the author and Emma surprisingly forthright, wholly credible, and supremely conscientious at all points in our interviews. I…

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While it remains to be seen how closely Lorne Michaels would be following Canadian television these days, the fact remains that This Hour Has 22 Minutes is not an obscure comedy show on some obscure cable channel. It’s a long-running CBC programme that, love it or leave it — Conservatives tend to loathe it — is a…

Fixed that for you.

As a said on the original article, offering a monetary incentive to something that was once done for free or had non-monetary incentives can actually lead to a decrease in the quality of the work; something known as a perverse incentive.

“Mods aren’t copyright protected” isn’t entirely accurate. However, everyone saying they ARE isn’t entirely accurate either. A copyright also gives the creator the rights to “derivative works.” It’s part of the legal language. So if you’re making a mod that uses or alters existing assets, then (on a case-by-case…

I'm a book guy, and I think I'm pretty much done with the whole thing. The story's plot-driven—there's not much joy to be taken from Martin's prose if you know where things are going—and once the show surpasses the books, there'll be nothing left for me. And it's too late now to start the TV show from the beginning,…

"If the hockey moms can't handle me yelling and heckling at the rinks, I think they should stick to crosswords and knitting," Simms said.

"If I had the feeling this site would post articles opinion-free"

It's a death trap

"What does seem more prevalent today than in previous generations is an inability on the part of many parents to be 'firm' when firmness is needed—the main symptom being that many parents today will endlessly whine and try to reason with their children at times when what is called for is a simple, 'That's it, no more…

In terms of "large" eggs.

This is completely untrue, and it's also why obesity and poverty are inextricably linked. They are all complex matters. I'd argue that the topic of obesity suffers more because it has the guise of being simple, when it's really not.

Another small government Republican at work.

I'm sorry, but you're still wrong.

Any real coffee snob knows that you simply toss 2 table spoons of freshly ground roasted coffee beans into your mouth, followed immediately by 6 ounces of 198.2 degree water. Wait precisely 184 seconds, then swallow. Your digestive track will automatically filter out the grinds. Coffee making devices are for…