I think you’re right to defend queer people, but it’s disingenuous to pretend that this isn’t a real phenomenon. It reminds me of the “bisexual” kids in my high school in the early aughts. Some were bi, some were gay but not ready to assume that identity, and more than a few were affecting it because they were…

I’ve heard that one of the biggest problems isn’t even the number of refugees, it’s that the DPRK’s “education” system is nationalist brainwashing, and most of these people will be unable to perform skilled labor of any kind without training. Many will have trouble adapting to even the most rudimentary aspects of…

Yeah especially Morissette. Maybe Portishead? Glory Box is evergreen.

That’s mostly true, but don’t forget our old friend bigotry.

They’re only breathless because of Black Lung.

He might if Trump publicly insists. That could even work out for Ryan; he looks like a strong conservative who is willing to take the president’s lead, and Trump is humiliated in front of the country for his arrogant attempt at imposing his electoral will. I suspect that Trump succeeding is actually Ryan’s worst case…

Yeah but if he keeps it now, he’ll sabotage it and say “see this is what we were trying to prevent!”

OTOH, modern medicine is barely a century old. That’s pretty young for a system of oppressive patriarchy!

That’s not fair; Ted Cruz has self awareness, which is why he’s always wincing.

The results would stand, but unless Pence spent the transition at the bottom of a well with earplugs and a blindfold, it would be functionally impossible for him to take office. Russia’s adversaries include just about every other major power, and they will resist trading or engaging with us diplomatically if anyone…

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Hey, I never said you lack technical skill. I’m sure you have plenty, and that, as you said, the things you draw look like the things that they are. That does not make you an artist, any more than knocking “don’t stop believin’” out of the park at karaoke makes someone a musician.

I don’t think you are a real artist. Not for a minute. Real artists paint the way they want to paint. Gerard Richter, perhaps the greatest living painter, did an entire series using only squeegees over layered paint - because that’s what he wanted to do and it’s his art (and they’re also great, although I suspect…

The painting isn’t for sale, so she’s not profiting off of it.

I’m sorry, what letter did you read? Because what I read was a publicity stunt, masquerading as an outrageous call for censorship backed up by an attitude calculated to get attention. As a former student of a prestigious, competitive program at the Whitney, Ms. Black already knows that:

It’s a tough needle to thread; I totally agree that a LOT of these celebrations have an unpleasant undertone of white cultural dominance... But there’s also a lot to celebrate about Irish culture, and Irish is the second-most common heritage in the US (after German, IIRC). I’m no anthropologist, but I suspect St.…

Did they? The deal with ANY government service, including the military, is that you make less than you would in the private sector, in exchange for job security and decent benefits. That’s how the government attracts competent, motivated employees willing to put up with the other BS that comes from a government job.

Are you sure what you’re reading into the looks of other gay guys at the gym is what’s actually there? Case-in-point: I was working out, noticed this extremely hot guy kept giving me disapproving side-eye, which made me paranoid about how I looked. Was it my messy, unstyled hair? The stained, hole-covered old T-shirt…

I’ve seen it at least occasionally at every gym I’ve ever used more than once, including a boutique small town health club and suburban franchise guns. But if you’re not putting out “sure I’ll check out your cock” vibes it probably won’t happen for you.

It’s not as big as it sounds. They can’t actually break most encryption, their solution instead is to hack the device itself so they can see the same unencrypted conversations as the device’s users - not exactly earth shattering.