Dork, I have come to learn, is the perfect insult for this precarious time in our culture. We are facing an onslaught of the mediocre, the relentless advance of the shameless. Reason, emotion, and in some cases the full weight of our justice system all seem to be powerless against them. Nothing we hurl at Ted Cruz or Anthony Kiedis will make them any less delighted with themselves. But if you can't shame them, you can at least make yourself smile. You can watch one of Donald Trump Jr.'s webcam rants and say, "Go to bed, dork." Calling someone a dork is a put-down that lifts you up. You feel good when you say it. It reconnects you to your playground self, a child filled with wonder and judgment. There are harsher insults—you know the ones—but they leave a stain on the user, whereas dork lets you get away clean.
Dork, I have come to learn, is the perfect insult for this precarious time in our culture. We are facing an onslaught of the mediocre, the relentless advance of the shameless. Reason, emotion, and in some cases the full weight of our justice system all seem to be powerless against them. Nothing we hurl at Ted Cruz or Anthony Kiedis will make them any less delighted with themselves. But if you can't shame them, you can at least make yourself smile. You can watch one of Donald Trump Jr.'s webcam rants and say, "Go to bed, dork." Calling someone a dork is a put-down that lifts you up. You feel good when you say it. It reconnects you to your playground self, a child filled with wonder and judgment. There are harsher insults—you know the ones—but they leave a stain on the user, whereas dork lets you get away clean. |
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Because a wallet full of cash, cards, and IDs is the last thing you'd want to lose. |
| The real story behind one of the most infamous moments of the NBA star's Hall-of-Fame career. |
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When we last left King's Landing, a plot to take the Iron Throne away from its rightful heir went down overnight. Viserys died, Aegon II promptly became king, and the Hightowers thought frighteningly little about any potential consequences for their actions. Or any consequence entirely. You thought no one would notice?! This is a pretty big deal! Well, karma certainly came knocking in the season finale of House of the Dragon, promising only suffering and deafening dragon roars over Westeros from here on out. |
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He's not one justice under that robe, just a stack of axes in want of grinding. |
| No more icy thighs this winter. |
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It's still very hard for me to picture certain parts of that day. But one thing I'll always remember is the look on their faces. Panic. It was horrifying. They were so close to me, and there was nothing I could do to help them. It would have been horrible losing just one of them, but all four—I just can't comprehend it sometimes. |
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