I am in full on grumpypants mode this morning.
Jayne: There's times I think you don't take me seriously. I think that ought to change. Mal: Do you think it's likely to?
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Jun 15, 2011 7:53:23 am PDT #12803 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
sumi - Jun 15, 2011 8:11:41 am PDT #12804 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Bankruptcy court rules DOMA unconstitutional . . .what a weird sideways way to get there. Like prosecuting Al Capone for tax evasion.
Connie Neil - Jun 15, 2011 8:20:31 am PDT #12805 of 30001
brillig
I can see the bankruptcy ruling, though. The couple was legally married but now they're being denied a standard legal benefit of marriage. The gay marriages were not declared void--were they? bad citizen for not knowing that--so the only reason for denying that marriage benefit is because someone thinks they're icky. And ickiness is not a legally recognized state.
Kathy A - Jun 15, 2011 8:21:30 am PDT #12806 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
If it's the California marriages that were done before being struck down, then the marriages are not void.
-t - Jun 15, 2011 8:35:32 am PDT #12807 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A friend of mine is being interviewed by all the local news orgs because she and her wife are affected by that ruling. It's a bummer they had to file for bankruptcy but such an awesome outcome! I'm so proud of her for being a public face for the issue.
DavidS - Jun 15, 2011 8:40:44 am PDT #12808 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Fantastic interview with Peter Gallagher at AV Club.
God, I'd sort of forgotten how long he's been in the business and how much theater he's done. My favorite story was him messing with Margaret Thatcher, but his stories about working with James Cagney and Jack Lemmon and Geoffrey Rush are cool too.
sumi - Jun 15, 2011 8:44:53 am PDT #12809 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
It is a California marriage.
tommyrot - Jun 15, 2011 8:53:29 am PDT #12810 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - Jun 15, 2011 8:58:36 am PDT #12811 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why is there a team called the Canucks and one called the Canadiens? Why do I suddenly care?
Jesse - Jun 15, 2011 9:05:23 am PDT #12812 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Canadians have no imagination, is why.
I mean, apparently.