An already grim situation has deteriorated even further over the past week. There is ample reason for fear and shame and outrage and righteous indignation and well-meaning plagiarism of anti-fascist rhetoric.

But there is also reason for hope. Because we now live in a world where people are doing figure skating routines to Hamilton songs:

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Not ( Read more... )

So US National Figure Skating Championships are this week, which is kind of nice because the international intrigues and controversies fade into the background a little bit. Still, there's plenty of heartbreak to go around ( Read more... )

Here is the proof:

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In your FACE, Canada! Deal with it!

Also, SHAAAAAAME on the Dance Moms' lady for telling Charlie to slick back his hair!!!! Was she not watching the week he did slick his hair back and it made him look so pathetic and small? Don't listen to her, Charlie! America wants to see those beautiful blond locks flowing free!

(Once again, apologies to Staind for coopting their lyrics in what is probably a ridiculously inappropriate manner.)

Okay, I made the mistake of watching this interview with Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, and it's got me upset to the point where it's interfering with my work, so I have to blow off some steam. There is a longer interview available; ( Read more... )

Who do you think you're fooling, girl? You are CLEARLY a Candor.

(And in your case, it's not a good quality to have.)

Christine Brennan gave the game away ( Read more... )

According to his byline, Joe Posnanski is the national columnist for NBC Sports. He wrote quite a few columns on the Sochi Olympics that were published on NBCOlympics.com, including a couple of columns on figure skating that I found particularly insightful ( Read more... )

Apparently someone started up a petition to try to change the results of the women's figure skating competition. This is HILARIOUS to me. Why bother having a competition at all? Let's just vote for whoever we think should get the medal! Suddenly the Winter Olympics are American Idol.[*](or the local equivalent)Hey, while we're at it, let's start a ( Read more... )

( Blahblahblah controversy, yaddayaddayadda )

Apologies to Staind for co-opting their lyrics.

Dear Ashley Wagner:

Shut the fuck up, you insignificant, self-aggrandizing, pathetic little attention whore.[*](Actual headline: Wagner 'speechless' at ladies' free skate results. Oh, how I wish that were really true!) You are an embarrassment to the US figure skating program[*](Which is saying ( Read more... )