I REALLY think you're giving him too much credit here. So he's secretly mad at the companies but can't write about that because of reviews? Odd how he devoted a ton of column space to describing the "beauty-obsessed, frustrated wannabe models who can't get work" so hang out at conventions, then. Read more

That was my point — "who is he talking about, exactly?" I don't think significant amount of women who aren't hired models are attending conventions to profit off the attention of men, do you? Read more

This is a great comment. Why does Peacock get to decide who is and isn't a geek? Why isn't he mad at the companies who hire the booth babes? I get the Olivia Munn thing too, but she's just ONE person — there are male actors who profit off the "geek" brand, took. Basically I agree with all of this. Read more

I mentioned that in my piece; Kate Cox said that anti-booth babe policies "foster an environment where women are around to sell the products, not to be the products." I completely support that too. I'm not pro booth babe, but they're hired models, not groupies; it's bizarre that so many men are afraid of these… Read more

Would you be interested in writing a piece/talking to me about your experience? I'd love to hear more about it.. if so email me! Katie @ Jezebel dot com. Read more

I think it's definitely worth pointing out what Manning's defense attorneys said and that Manning owned one of Brown's papers in the context of this post about Brown's research. Read more

Woah, what? The paper forwarded that email to you? Do you think it was by accident? Had you ever communications with the celebrations editor before? Read more

"World War III...that's Obama's plan for you and me" ... catchy! Read more

In fairness, I think his hair looks creepy. And stupid looking. Read more

Another frustrating aspect of the "HE WAS SPURNED" spin is that, was he even? Isn't that how online dating sites work? You don't meet up with every dude that messages you, especially if he has creepy hair and his tagline is "Will you visit me in jail?" It's not like he was stood up on a blind date. (Not that that… Read more

I get what you're saying and I don't think it's fair for us to consider him "less of a man" for trying to save himself — I'd say it just makes him less of an adult, or a parent, or a giving person. (Although, I'm pretty sure if a woman ran away without her child, she'd be even more intensely vilified — not that it's a… Read more

I actually hadn't heard about him, but it's not surprising that the criticism makes him "less of a man" in everyone's eyes. Read more

It's too bad that my post annoyed you, but my point wasn't to talk about all of people affected by the tragedy — that's something our site and many others have covered at length — it was about how the story that DID fit neatly within the boyfriend-rescues-girlfriend paradigm stuck with me, which made me feel… Read more

Oops, I've been saying "Mo" when I meant "Go." My bad! Read more

I'm too lazy to actually count the times Amy, Mo and various other characters (probably including Nick, in some way) called Andi a slut, but that's what I meant when I called her "slutty" — not that I thought her actions were slutty. (I don't really call anyone "slutty," though.) Read more

Ooh, I agree. It would've been harder for Nick to convince her to come back if she wasn't broke, and that would've made for a much more interesting story. Read more

What was on page 219?!? I only have the iBook version with me (on my iPhone right now) so can't tell. Read more

I definitely don't mind reading about characters I dislike or even hate — Cathy from East of Eden is one of my favorite characters of all time — but I don't like reading books about characters who act in unbelievable ways. I felt like the author was fucking with my mind throughout the first half of the book — which I… Read more

Oh good call! Read more

I thought it was contrived, and I thought his character was contrived in general. Every Desi-related situation seemed like a bad soap opera-ish way to tie up threads that didn't quite make sense. I think I would've enjoyed the book more without Desi. Gone Girl was at its best when Nick and Amy were discussing the… Read more