On Sympathy For Jonathan Franzen
@My Number Is My Address I'm also going to need to have a think about what Henry James looked like, now. That can't lead anywhere good.
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On Sympathy For Jonathan Franzen
Am I the only one who never thought about/wasn't really sure what Edith Wharton looked like until now? It's not like they have big bookjacket photos of her on all the Penguin editions.
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On Sympathy For Jonathan Franzen
@dntsqzthchrmn Every time I read something about Jonathan Franzen, I think "Oh, Jonathan Lethem, I like him....oh. Franzen."
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On Two Ways Of Looking At 'Tiny Furniture'
@HiredGoons Ha, I read over that part really fast and assumed she was saying that Lena chose to stay in Park Slope with her parents and live the easy life, rather than living somewhere she could afford on money she actually earned. But she's saying that Park Slope is where poor people have to live? Oh.
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On "Mission Impossible": I Don't Understand How Tall Everyone Is
Answer: All the dudes here are "internet 5'10", known in reality-inches as 5'4".
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On Occupy Wall Street Runs Out of Ideas
@GailPink I believe they've raised a lot of money in donations. Why would trust fund babies give a crap about student loans or bank fees, anyway?
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On Atheists Should Be More Superstitious If They Want People To Like Them Better
@P A lot of us do know a lot about religion, actually. Almost all of us were raised in a religion, and many of us have studied religions. I would wager that most atheists know more about various religions than most "believers," who blindly accept whatever religious doctrine was handed down to them by their parents. But way to stereotype, you're going a long way towards establishing that believers are open-minded and awesome.
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On Atheists Should Be More Superstitious If They Want People To Like Them Better
@P Why do you assume that atheists have no objective ethical reality? "Because God said so" is not the only basis for devising a system of ethics.
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On My Superpower Is Being Alone Forever: Party of One
@Fflora To me, the one advantage to going with another human is having someone to save your spot when you go for drinks/pee, although I have still had altercations with douches who don't want to let me back in even when there is someone saving my spot. My solo-concert strategy is calculated dehydration and not moving throughout the whole thing. It is the only way.
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On Why Can't Nigel Spell?
@Jimkrunk Just move to England and all your problems will be solved.