He was both a crowd pleaser and respected. His work was not considered elitist, but it wasn’t considered the kind of schlock that Cameron turns out either. Ben Jonson’s famous preface to the folio says, “He was not of an age, but for all time” and suggests he should be buried in Westminster Abbey next to Chaucer and…

This comment is so good.

No writer ever resented being quoted anywhere, anytime. :)

My favorite single from her album, 1589, is definitely Welcome to New Yorick. Shake it Out, Damned Spot takes a close second.

Not sure “controversy” is the right word to describe what surrounds the Ghostbusters remake. “Controversy” implies some legitimate material dispute of facts, interpretations, or values. This is just a mass man-child temper tantrum.

60 is so “be grateful for every day we have” young.

Whether I agree with her opinions or not, I think asking older women—especially one of Greer’s background— to sit down and let the young’uns take over is a bit much, too.
Let her talk and defend her views, or let her talk and change her views. If we just tell her to sit down and shut up, old lady with outdated views,…

This man right here:

Shouldn’t an arrest be made here? Kicking someone is considered assault, no? Or is this one of those ‘he was a minority so it’s totally cool’?

Yup. Generally the thing that people want first and foremost is peace and stability. And also, frankly, I’m still not convinced democracy is the best form of government. There’s just too much stupid in the world.

Observations:

My favorite musical genre is “Breakup Song. “ No idea why.

Right? People are acting as though this is a song about her getting her heart broken, but it sounds more to me like she bailed on this guy living in a nowhere town and now wants to get in touch to make herself feel better? She sounds like a dick.

I mean, is this peak Adele or what?

Stop me if I’m wrong, but this is basically Adele singing about how she broke a guy’s heart, left town, and then decided to start calling him all the damn time even though she knows he’s moved on.

Ya, sad that's all I can remember 10 seconds after watching it.

This was great until they didn’t pick up their trash.

I know what you mean. It’s a big part of why I’m moving to Ontario. While they have guns, they don’t have this gun culture. They don’t have insane amounts of gun violence like we do. I’m almost becoming numb to it, that’s how frequently it happens, and that is not a good thing. But hearing this, about her? I just want…

This is making me want to cry. I just cannot. I know I say this often, but I am seriously making plans to move to another country where guns are not prevalent. There is a story developing about Corey Jones and that is right up the road from me. I know people who grew up with him. I am just at a loss. We have so many…

Ten replies without a direct answer? Webber’s a natural professor.