His daughter with Nicole had lightish hair as a little girl, but as an adult, it's not really what I would call blonde. But of course as you point out, genetics are complicated—I don't think that there necessarily HAS to be blonde somewhere in O.J.'s background—if I remember correctly, the genetics of hair color are…

She also looks quite a bit like her brother. She just happens not to look like her sisters, but that happens.

Why would Khloe having lighter hair than her sisters be evidence of O.J. Simpson paternity?

I too LOOOOOVE it. On its own or with peanuts. But let me give you a little unsolicited warning: someday you may say to yourself: "wouldn't it be delicious if I mixed up some wonderful candy corn in my ice cream? Like a candy corn Blizzard!" And I need to assure you that this is in no way good. It is a mistake, and a…

Yes, you absolutely can! If you can't find them in the store, just google "mellow creme pumpkins," I'm sure you can buy them online somewhere.

Patti Stanger is a nightmare human who makes me want to shriek, so I'm torn about even picking up this line of argument, but: do we even know that her assessment of their earning situation is true? With SNL and Parks & Rec, Poehler is probably more famous than Arnett, but he does tons of voice-over work, and that…

Pree-cisely.

I realized I sounded kind of snarky—he's probably a great guy. The fact that he spotted the capsized gentlemen is amazing in itself. It's just funny to read things that way—"he steered the ship over to them! Then he ordered his crew to rescue them!"

Isn't this the second story this week that basically goes like: "seafaring celebrity orders paid employees to rescue strangers in peril; celebrity giving orders is hero!"?

Exactly. This doesn't mean he gives two shits about PPFA, he just knows a staggeringly dumb strategic move when he sees one.

It's also creepy because who knew that Julie Andrews was Emma Stone's mom?

The problem is that the prevalence of this kinder, gentler sexism creates a comfortable environment for the more damning culprits to take root. You're right that it's probably not a great plan to live one's life in a constant state of indignation, but it's good to at least call this stuff out when we see it.

So very well said. Further, his disappointment in the "downfall" of the woman in the analogy makes it very clear that she was only ever an object to begin with. It doesn't occur to him that she has intrinsic value, she has only the value that he assigns to her.

The problem with the home party model, which is the case even with businesses that are run ethically (and it sounds like yours is), is that it combines social and commercial interaction in a way that can only create awkwardness for the intended customer. People are invited to what feels like a social occasion—it's at…

Oh yeah, by all means, teach kids that "it just doesn't seem right" is the standard upon which they should base all their decision making. "Eat your broccoli, honey." "You know, mom, it just doesn't seem right." "Did you just steal $20 from my purse?" "Only because it seemed right that I should have it."

Ha! Excellent point. Probably not worth the response you would've gotten to actually SAY that to her at the time, but I wish I could know what her response would have been.

I'm not taking issue with your larger point, nor with the very real problem that, as you point out, for some reason black people as a group are taken to task for the actions of individual black people with whom they have no relationship. I'm only challenging the idea that they're being embraced, because I don't think…

You're right, but AndyCoop aside, even the Boo Boo family is not exactly being embraced. They're being DISCUSSED, and there's a substantial amount of positive feedback, but also plenty of negative, "downfall of society" kind of stuff. I mean, Joel McHale consistently refers to June as "a human thumb" on The Soup. I…

Oh, for sure—it's not the kids refusing to eat that would have appalled my great-grandparents, it's the new means of responding to it—the wheedling and pleading and cartoon-drawing stuff, all of which is a far cry from the "starving children in China" technique. (or that other great moment from A Christmas Story, the…