I’ve come to the conclusion that the Emma Keates byline is actually Herb using AI-generated content trained exclusively on Sam Barsanti articles and Wattpad fanfics. It would explain a lot.

Exactly. I would not have known about this interview if I hadn't read about it on the AVClub. Pot kettle!

I’m more inclined to think we should he blaming editorial for this; there’s no way the demand for “content” covering this story wasn’t coming down from on high, IMO, and that’s the real source of this kind of trickle down toxicity. 

“What happened to Gadd was awful. The fact that people took his story and immediately turned it into an exploitative media sensation is awful.“

Check and check.

“Sometimes, it’s okay to just appreciate a piece of art for what it is and stop trying to dig any further.”

well I guess the important thing is to promote the interview by linking to it and making claims to be concerned for this woman's mental health

I don’t believe her, sounds like pure drunken bullshit and wishful thinking. Who the hell answers calls from unlisted numbers?

For real. If I had her money you’d never hear from me again.

I imagine she truly and passionately believes in what she’s saying, so it’s a cause for her. Also, and I don’t know much about the Potter scene, but I think those books and movies appealed to a very broad spectrum, including people who sympathize with Rowling.  People live in bubbles and I like my bubble, but there…

It feels like almost a million years ago, watching Jon Stewart make one last desperate plea on the eve of the 2004 election for voters to please make his job harder. Comedy was great under Bush, but imagine how boring it could have been under Kerry.

I mean, they expect us to exclude Danny Elfman, so anything is possible.

Possibly Elfman is more famous for composing than Oingo Boingo?

Fair enough, you state up front that you’re excluding Danny Elfman, but why did you make that decision? One could argue that he set the standard.

He didn’t reveal who those “certain people” (plural!) actually were and it seems unlikely that he will in the future, but for the record, his co-stars for the majority of the show were Bryan Cranston, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan, Jane Kaczmarek, and Christopher Masterson.

Jesus Christ, I mean I get that people should get consent before touching anyone, but this feels like a faux pas that deserves an apology, not eight months in prison.

Oh fuck all the way off twice. Emma Stone did nothing wrong.

Scorsese’s epic was undoubtedly one of the best films of the year.

nonbinary people are allowed to have “gendered” sounding names!

Shut up Sam.