In reaction to Seth Michael Donsky’s story “What’s Love Got to Do With It” (June 24-30), one reader commented: I commend Mr. Donsky for his take on this issue. As a gay man in this city, it’s difficult to speak contrarily about Marriage Equality. And like Mr. Donsky, I am not against Marriage Equality (I too believe this is where our nation is eventually headed), and I will do everything in my power to ensure civil rights for all people, but they are separate issues and should be addressed as such.” Read more

This Week: Responses to last weeks story about a young NYC dad proves that not everyone wants to hop on pop;Woody Allen still cant quite catch a break; more meanness wanted for people pushing out Black Betty; and, lest we forget, Ramones groupies arent all made the same. Read more Read it in print

Re: Armond White’s review of The Taking of Pelham 123 (June 10-16): Armond White wrote,“It may signal Obamaism that Washington has graduated to the trustworthy Everyman role Walter Matthau personified in the original...” But Denzel [also] played a “trustworthy everyman” in John Q years ago, during Dubya’s first term. Frankly, I’m not sure that Denzel could ever play a credible “everyman” role: He’s too much of a thespian. Could a performer this charismatic ever credibly play a normal dude, like a mass transit dispatcher? Did Sidney Poitier have this problem, or was he always playing the role of the indomitable black alpha male?" Read more Read it in print

Re: “Totally Stumped,” June 3-9: “Oh, sweetie, you seem a little confused.Your four years at Reed don’t mean you’ve figured out Portland or free trade. Go get a real job, buy a decent thesaurus (how many times do you use “ironic” in this article?) and then come back and write a story that’s based on something more than your fleeting impressions of a city and a coffee shop you spent a few hours ‘researching’ while you were in college.” Read more Read it in print

Even before anyone could have attended an actual screening of Pixar’s new animated film Up, commenters began bashing Armond White’s review (“The Way of Pixarism,” May 29-June 2), using nasty epithets and demanding that he be “fired.” Most of it doesn’t deserve to be printed, but here’s a selection of both the positive and negative reactions. Read more Read it in print

D-Listed I can’t believe [Josh] Bernstein suffered through that shitshow (“Strip Steak,” Gut Instinct May 13-19)! I know the guy likes to drink, but I can’t imagine how much I’d need to get through an extended period of time with Michael Musto AND that crazy Couri Hay. But Bianca’s Triple Ds sounds fun, guess we’ll just have to wait to see who they finally pick to be the next Top-heavy Chef. —Doug Ralph, Chelsea Read more Read it in print

Tops is Tops “Although I enjoyed the article on Brooklyn Bodegas (“Brooklyln Bodegas vs.The Brothers Khim, May 6-12),” one online reader commented, “I can’t believe that it didn’t mention Tops Grocery Store! I’ve lived in Williamsburg for 20 years and have been shopping there the whole time. About 15 years ago they started carrying organic vegetables (and related healthy products)—to please the shoppers but also because the owner actually believes that they’re better for you! Now with all the newbies coming home on the subway with bags from Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, I always have to laugh— there are way more organic vegs at Tops than one finds at WF. People like that tend to go for appearances rather than substance. For anyone who wants good local shopping, check it out on N. 6th between Berry and Wythe. Read more Read it in print

Blow Me a River Lori Mooney’s 8 Million Stories piece, “We’re Not In the Bronx Anymore” (April 29-May 5), about her transition into Manhattan riled up one reader, who wrote in: “What the hell Bronx does this broad come from? This shit is insane.The Bronx is full of coke and homos, Fordham University included.” Read more Read it in print

Two readers started to debate this week’s cover story, “Time to Get Rich Quick (Again)” (April 22-28), about the hucksters selling real estate schemes. One wrote:“As soon a real estate stops being a vehicle for amateurs attempting to get rich from it, the bottom will be close at hand...” But that only fired up the responder:“It’s not just amateurs. Seems to me, an awful lot of people who should have known better spent the past few years betting on real estate. Oh, that’s right:They knew what they were doing.They used other people’s money.” Read more Read it in print

A very funny thing happened to me last week. I was eating Chinese food and reading the cover article in the NYPress by Seth Michael Donsky on negotiating safe sex (“The Trouble With Safe Sex,”April 15-21). Read more Read it in print