Just FYI the Harvard Crimson named Winston first—not Yoffe: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/1… Read more

As New York points out, though, the film does use one heavily-cited statistic that’s looking shakier all the time: the assertion that most campus rapes are committed by just a handful of serial rapists. The study that produced that assertion has lately been heavily criticized, and a subsequent study this summer found… Read more

Much like The Rolling Stone piece, I continue to be frustrated by how a widespread problem can only be talked about on a case-by-case basis by the obtuse. People get so into picking apart the individual instances that they can’t see the forest for the trees. It’s exactly what’s happening with the undue use of police… Read more

You know what else doesn’t make sense? How you pass yourself off as a journalist. Or do you even try? This passes as news? Why don’t you try taking away your obvious personal vitriol and write an objective piece for once?
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Politico had an article on how McConnell could only get votes to pass the repeal because Republican Senators from purple states were assured that the bill would be vetoed. IIRC the article went on to say that the Republicans had to put in some sort of grace period for repealing Medicaid expansion until whoever was in… Read more

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it’s america who has the problem Read more

What in fuck? This article is a joke, right? Read more

could’ve sworn this one was jeb!.

I recently went to see a standup show where Trevor Noah was a surprise performer. His whole set was a joke about Oscar Pistorius and the punch line was that his fiancée had annoyed him so badly when he woke her up in the middle of he night that he shot her. Read more

with you on this, Anna. Read more

Can we talk instead about how this looks exactly like every other music biopic that has ever existed? Read more

I’m one of those women who has had to travel for an abortion from southern Ireland to the UK. As hard as having an abortion is its nothing compared to the trauma of having to navigate your way around a different country. I was lucky though it was an option for me, for so many others with no money or freedom it’s… Read more

“I’m a strong, tough, rugged, urban man who can stomach the gritty violence and strong themes of films like The Revenant, because I walk the mean streets of the naked city every day. I’m an apex predator and the metropolis is my pre...OH COME ON YOU GUYS, STOP BEING SO MEEEAAAAAN! It really hurts my feelings.” Read more

If anyone’s curious why Mr. Wells starts off his statement with “Every time this happens,” well, let’s just say he has a long and sordid history of this kind of behavior. Specifically, he was the guy that made so much noise over Jennifer Lawrence being “too big” for The Hunger Games, and said that readers should… Read more

This guy sounds like a winner.
Anna, what would you think of adding an “emphasis his” to the big block quote? Is it standard to assume that the emphasis is the original author if you don’t add “emphasis mine”? That’s just...so much bolding. Read more

“Working in government usually blows, but being President? Fuck yeah, that’s the stuff.” Read more

It’s just a little airborne, it’s still good, it’s still good

I didn’t get the Tom Hiddleston love until I saw Only Lovers Left Alive. Now I get it, you guys. Read more

You sneaky bastard! I’m onto you!!!
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