The journey the title “Happiness in Slavery” has taken here is interesting. From the preface of a French erotic novel to a song about suffering artistically under a possessive record label to the ill-intended name of a climbing route.

I would like to see them make some southern style biscuits and have some good old boy there as a judge. 

Show us on the doll where the royals touched you.

Imagine being this insane.

To me ancestry kits are especially fascinating in that they challenge our political notion of where our privacy starts and stops and how much of who we are belongs to us exclusively. It’s an interesting era in the world of science and law.

Anyone else feel nauseous?

“The Mayor of 9/11" to “The 9/11 of Mayors”

Ok. This is a bridge too far. What is this Gilbert Grape bullshit? I know this probably will get lost in the grays, but my brother has autism, and I made a short film with an autistic character in it so that we could increase representation. I went to great lengths to find an actor ACTUALLY ON THE SPECTRUM to play…

“watched documentaries and YouTube videos to prepare”

IMO a B+ is way generous for this episode. The show’s choice to glorify Fagan as the voice of the working class becomes much more problematic in light of the actual details of the situation. Per the NY Times story on the history behind this episode, Fagan “sat on the bed six feet from the Queen, told her he loved her…

Three Funerals from a Wedding.

Early parole for the inmate who breathed on him!

I don’t see how we move forward as a country without bringing the Q crowd back from the edge of the cliff, and I’m all ears for ideas on how to do that.

“I’m not really one to promote conspiracy theories but look up hammer and scorecard.”

This is our reality now. Real-time gaslighting and the propagation of conspiracy theories in the name of keeping people informed and up-to-date on important issues. I don’t see how we move forward as a country without bringing the Q…

I feel you. I keep wishing for beauty to be fully acknowledged as another type of privilege that affects SO MANY THINGS.

Snyder’s “ideal” version of Justice League would be in black-and-white, possibly because he’s un artiste

Really great take. The sad thing is that spinning is actually a really accessible fitness activity for many folks new to exercise. Fun, intense cardio without as much strain on certain joints. (Obvi depends on resistance, etc., and it’s not true for everyone). But the aesthetic of SC and a lot of other boutique spin…