Irin Carmon's discussions

@likepenguins: Actually, the piece is full of descriptions of extremely angry opposition to Krugman's views, so maybe not so moot after all. Read more

@pantsless economist...access RESTORED: True. But the article indicates that these days he does very little academic research (or teaching for that matter). Read more

@missing_piece: He reminds me of Greg Brady. Read more

@euterpe35: Well, to be fair, there isn't a giant selection of women-produced films, particularly within his parameters of 2007-present release dates. And he had "I Could Never Be Your Woman" and "Bright Star." But I agree the product is inadequate educational material. Read more

@marciax3: I should say that I mean "experience" to be a more inclusive term for identity, not to refer to their professional experience. Read more

@Pickard.AL: If you read Dodai's original post, she mentions several aspects of what the "traditional" Young Hollywood ingenue entailed. I don't see why the types of diversity have to be mutually exclusive. Read more

@Puddlefish: FYI, Sita wrote me later saying, "Ja'Que(our drag queen) is a noted Shakespearian actor when not in dress." Read more

@ronniedobbs: Agreed. I think it's linked to him ignoring Ebert's internet life in favor of his physical life. There was a tragic tone to the piece whereas he is quite joyous in his main mode of communication. Read more

@MizJenkins: Here's the names of the women in the photo, if that helps: Juli Figueroa, Taye Hansberry, Sita Young, Jenn Shagrin, Daheli Hall, Jane Lueck, Anna Khaja, Ja'Que Trevelle, and Amelia Borella. Read more

@BeckySharper: Not sure and couldn't find reliable info right away, but I think it does have to do with family-building/nation-building — the religious exemption, for example, is linked to rebuilding Jewish scholarship after the Holocaust. Here's an interesting article about a bill to give newly married men one year… Read more

@JaneGalaxy: Please note we had no such headline! Read more

@GGobsessed: You are right! My bad. Read more

@small-fox: Added a mention — they didn't produce it which is why I didn't initially include it. Read more

@justalfie: I love (and recap) Big Love. But the critique was of the newest shows, and Big Love is in its third season. And right now relatively anomalous. Read more

@Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Comments where? Read more

@AnneBoleyn: Thanks for clarifying! Read more

@YoungJezzie: I think you're missing the point here. HBO is a premium product. It by and large produces niche, smart entertainment. It just has recently and often made the choice to invest its resources in shows about guys in their twenties and thirties. This is not about smart vs. stupid or high vs. low. Read more

@ninles: Agreed. And there were definitely points in which it felt choppily edited — scenes missing or things jumping around. Read more

@fridaphile: And her Spanish translation skills. Read more

@anteup: Okay, the tech people have been alerted - -sorry about that. Read more