@Blazing_Scribbles: Yeah I debated whether to link directly to the clip and decided not to, although since it's already all over the internet anyway it doesn't much matter, unfortunately. Read more
@hydrogen_jukebox: Oh no, see, they used an "objective rating system." Because that's possible. Read more
@laureltreedaphne: I think Razib's argument about mutation is basically a sciencey way of saying "genetics are a crapshoot." I would think especially in the case of something as complex as hotness. Read more
@laureltreedaphne: I totally agree that most women who watch romantic comedies do so to watch fantasy and do not think they are seeing gritty realism. I'd never say that the target audience for The Ugly Truth thinks it is Real Life. Read more
@Sputnik_Sweetheart: Yes he loves punk rock. Read more
@rednrowdy: One of the weirdest and most interesting things about the article is it says Savage actually once worked in a clinic that served mainly gay men, and saw the beginnings of AIDS firsthand. He has this weird moment, which I didn't include in the post, where he sounds really compassionate toward this guy he… Read more
@la.donna.pietra: If she were still a journalist, she would be one of those good ones who never criticizes anybody or impugns their values or their patriotism or darkly hints that they might be a terrorist . . . oh wait . . . Read more
@EkaterinaBallerina: The only way I could see her avoiding the "D'oh" moments is if she got some serious coaching between now and 2012. But since some people say she doesn't even listen to Todd's advice, I don't really see that happening. If it did though, if someone could really teach her not to put her foot in her… Read more
@pantsless economist...access RESTORED: If I treated my love life like my professional life, Anna H. would send me a list of guys to date every morning, and then I would make fun of them all day. I would totally be married by 30. Read more
@MissyMcCLung: I think the law professor ANver Emon's take on this makes sense. He says: Read more
@spunkay doesn't have a middle name: But when you're in a relationship with a fictional character, you DO get to define all the terms. And yeah, maybe it's a refuge from a looks-and-money-obsessed world, but it's also a refuge from having to have any give-and-take in the relationship. In moe, you pick the girl, she… Read more
@saraheartburn: This makes sense — I do think that having "control over your image/dressing up to your neck" and being perceived as a "good girl" are linked. It's sad how this shows that someone in the public eye CAN'T truly control her image. Read more
@KalamataInterrobang: Her heart is OBESE. Read more
@Perhaps Not: I think the quote is simplistic. And if a woman gives explicit consent, her feelings afterward shouldn't be grounds for any sort of criminal proceeding. However, there's a difference between "feeling violated" and "feeling regretful." Feeling violated does carry the implication that something violent has… Read more
@NefariousNewt: My nails have a special tracker that locates Seriously Great Guys. Read more
@dianersb was bit by a zombie: Unfortunately I think this is less about "everyone feeling they need an apology" and more about Chris Brown's people feeling he needs to apologize in order to rehabilitate his image. Read more