"That said, it feels pretty typical/traditional? For the man to be this inspirational figure? "

Oh EVE.

What is barley punk? Is it some lame, watered-down version of regular punk?

This is wonderful! And I'm totally not crying.

Who wears a bra with pajamas?

meanwhile, a black woman gets 30 years for firing a warning shot.

Boy.

It's really a shame how disastrous these rapes can be for the rapists. Rambold, the Steubenville guys, the Michigan football player — it practically ruins their lives.

Maybe it would be better if they didn't, you know, rape people.

No, she's not January Jones. That's because she's a talented performer.

Hal Clement (And many other science fiction authors.) had like a zillion stories based around this premise, life on a planet with a highly elliptical orbit, through a habitable zone. Nice to see some evidence supporting that fiction.

The boy just lost his parents. You can't just end there.

Where the hell is God when you need him?

Well, it's nice to see that this country has its priorities straight:

4) Romance is longing for something we should have the wisdom to know can't happen!

I remember the various speculative fiction genres succinctly summarized by someone thusly:

New definition of science-fiction: "that which Margaret Atwood does not write".

Over the years I've never seen anyone work so hard at refuting definitions of science fiction. What's her problem?

Confession: I too am haunted by a demon named Raul.