@Agumen: I don't think it's fair to ask people to deal with their subconscious biases, as by their very nature we don't know what they are. Read more

@you've got red on you: Yeah, Kate Hudson doesn't really fit, at least from her public persona. #namegame Read more

@GreyEminence: My grandma was actually way into Beanie Babies than me. I was the one who catalogued them and helped her sell them — and no, they were not a good investment. I think I had like 2, she had at least 100. #prolifekids Read more

@J.D.Regent: The winners got a $1000 scholarship. #prolifekids Read more

@4000Sonnets: I definitely felt like she was speaking from the heart here. I really found both clips hard to watch because her emotions seem really close to the surface and her words seem raw and unscripted. It must have taken a lot of guts for her to do these interviews, knowing that people were going to pick apart… Read more

@kkatt: It's from The Big Lebowski, which, as The Sexist and the Phoenix New Times note, features a similar homework incident: [blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com] #fraternitynewspapertheft Read more

@Sugar Cochrane: I totally agree that body-snarking on dudes is not ok. That said, the cultural underpinnings of body-snark on men are totally different than those of body-snark on women. There's a whole long post to be written on this, and maybe I'll write it one day, but for now: you're right, body-snark is never… Read more

@Penny: Aww, blush :) Read more

@Penny: I do agree that she is, bravely, making the decision to step forward. But she is not required to do so. Read more

@hej hej: That's my typo though, not his. Should be fixed now. Someday we'll have totally searchable books that you can copy and paste from, and I won't have to use voice rec to dictate and introduce errors. Ah, the future. #superfreakonomics Read more

@purpleshoes reminds everyone to take typing breaks and stretch, ow: They claim the amount of sulfur dioxide needed isn't enough to really pollute. I'd like to hear a few climate scientists/chemists/air quality specialists on this though. #superfreakonomics Read more

@Grim Reaper of the Forest: It was more that she probably already had doubts, and that one (of presumably many) ultrasounds was the straw that broke the camel's back. Read more

@ccchild: Added cameras are great, but as always it comes down to "Women, you need to protect yourselves" (not that they shouldn't) with no discussion of "Here's how we can raise boys who don't stand around and gawk while someone's being brutalized." Read more

@morninggloria: Sounds kind of like Star Trek slashfic to me. #metrotextuals Read more

@thoughtthinker: Yeah good point — but not everybody has an iPhone. I guess pretty soon lolspeak will be over, and if I want to make fun of texting I'll have to just use the wrong word, like I do on my iPhone. Example: "See you insidious" for "see you inside." #metrotextuals Read more

@Diziet_Sma: Reading has helped me a lot too, don't get me wrong. But like I said above, I still believe the best writing is done not to help people per se, but just because the writer wanted to. Sometimes the result is wonderful — and yes, does wonderful things in the world — but I still think the act of creation… Read more

@Penny: Yeah, there's a pretty big difference between "a bad mood" (especially, in this case, an artificially induced one) and depression. Reuters doesn't mention whether they screened out people who had depression at the start of the study, but I kind of bet they did. #emotions Read more

@quatrevingtquatre: To be clear, I do think everyone needs info on birth control and STDs. This definitely does not come naturally. #sex Read more

@utensil42: Also, I would argue that everyone deserves a good defense lawyer, regardless of the heinousness of his/her crime — but the solution isn't raising funds privately by selling violence manuals (one of the items in the auction). Rather, we should be funding public defenders well enough that everyone can… Read more

@LindyLou: Well I'm an Anna who has been accidentally called Jennifer, so, oddly, I relate. #namegame Read more