I learned about the Machine from Eating the Cheshire Cat by Helen Ellis, which is a FANTASTIC trashbook. But her explanation was much less thorough than this, so I thank you.

There is so much autotune going on here, that they really should have rethought the idea of the singing close-up. If you're going to focus on a lip-sync, or do it all, then it makes sense to have the voice sound like it could feasibly come out of that mouth. Dear god.

Sarah Polley is just awesome in general. But yeah, I loved Avonlea too.

So glad Kenneth Cole's smug self was single-handedly able to bring the news of Syria to light for the masses. No one would be talking about Syria if it wasn't for Kenneth Cole.

Throw it into the ocean. Has the tragedy of the Titanic taught us nothing?

It's like, how much more empty-headed could she be? And the answer is none. None more empty-headed.

Thank you!

You know what? One more thing.

I'm with you. Saints season is the only season we have besides summer.

On a level of total respect for Freedia here: I thought this was the strangest pairing of two musical acts of all time. (Like, weirder than Bing and Bowie at Christmas.)

I love you.

No kidding? I'm thrilled to hear this!

Walkin' it, perhaps, like a dog?

That's true. What's he up to lately? Besides sitting in his box at Saints games. A friend of mine had seats right behind him last season, and I was consumed with envy.

As far as statements go, Big Freedia is the only person I really want to hear from on this national matter of twerk, frankly. Can everyone just shh now?

Hahaaa, I was about to say the same thing.

Fact.

We'll not bring Cher Horowitz into this, please and thank you.

I know! It kind of blows my mind. She's killing it on OITNB.

I don't know how to feel about this. I didn't mind Prepon's acting as the current jailbird iteration of Alex. I like her character, and I don't love Piper (but I love watching her fuck all the things up).