I’m disappointed that BU responded at all. What’s the point of an East Coast ivory tower if you can’t ignore the illiterate horde at the gates?

The main difference I can think of is that I’ve never heard any metal bands brag about being “real” when it comes to, f’rinstance, fucking and eating baby corpses, or having one’s testicles smashed off and then eaten by a zombie woman (cf. Cannibal Corpse)..... But rap stars are always bragging about how “real” they…

I think even more than the rape reference, it bugs me that he’s not even directing these lyrics at the woman in question. He’s aiming them at the girl’s boyfriend, like she’s a toy that he’ll take and use however he wants. Kind of makes my brain feel like a rage volcano.

EXACTLY. “I don’t need a smartphone!...can I see your iphone for a second?”

You must be exhausted after all that critical thinking. Good work. Hit the showers.

I missed the call for censorship. I saw only critical discussion of his work, which, really, is what all artists should aspire to.

Snark aside, this young woman sounds like she’s truly got her shit together. I’m actually really impressed by her, and I think she should be really proud of herself the way she seems to have grown up and is using the skills that she learned through therapy and rehab to improve her life and the lives of others.

Catcher in the Rye is the correct answer here, right?

The Lord of the Rings. Great story, but Tolkien’s writing style and especially his dialogue are so clunky — intentionally on his part, it is said, but still clunky — that I now find it all but unreadable.

Oh, honey. They're not Christians. They're some sort of swarthy Eastern Orthodox Catholic-y sort of thing.

I work with a nut like this. The mental gymnastics needed to support Israel while hating actual Jewish people is astounding.

this commercial is all the more upsetting because Cottonelle is actually a great product! it’s perfect!

I think we are going to see the end of the World Cup and the Olympics as we know them soon.

nancy what the fuck are you talking about please

*Holds envelope to head*

I’m generally of the mind that the rule is dumb, and that’s why it was never really enforced. If the best QB of a generation wants to throw his footballs at 13.2 PSI instead, so be it. If Aarorn Rodgers wants to throw his balls around over inflated, well that’s cool too. If Matt Schaub wants to throw over stuffed…

No, because the other owners agree with Goodell on this. Kraft can flail and cry all he wants now, but if the other owners don’t support him it won’t mean shit.

The thing about this story that I love is that there are absolutely no winners or sympathetic figures (except the two poor schmucks who lost their jobs and are Public Enemies Nos. 1 & 2 in their homes). Anyway, the rest of them all deserve each other completely and forever. Fuck. Them. All.