Pretty decent coverage in The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug…

Rude bratty teenager DEMANDS an apology. That always works out well.

Menopause is not the awful big deal you think it is (but more on that later). But really, in my poor 20s I really had to resort to wadded up toilet paper or paper towels some times (I mean, that or cat food, right?)

It can be done. I'm 5'3" and just a B cup but I've always found that boob darts make such a difference in shirts. Just make sure your tailor gets the idea.

Totally. I started wearing menswear in the mid-70s when I was starting to work as a secretary in NYC and couldn't find affordable, pretty sportswear (I do like the girly stuff for nightlife, but for schlepping on NY transport in NY weather I really preferred slacks and sweaters, etc.)The Salvation Army and…

Good story and I say ditto, ditto, ditto. I've done a lot of the above. When I first came to live in Europe in the late 80s, a lot of products for women (even clothing) were ridiculously expensive. And as a size 14-16, I even used to go to Zara, buy men's stuff, take them to a seamstress to tailor them for a female…

Not rant, and good for you for informing us. Telling the truth, and educating the general population from your experience and knowledge. Creeps like PH tick me off because, no matter how much they pay their art slaves, they end up distorting the world's idea of what creating and creativity is. Yeah, it happens in…

Just imagine how far that 12.500 would go for a no-kill shelter.

Nothing like a consumer product to micromanage a baby to sell to a demographic group that is continually bombarded with messages that the least mistake or lack of attention will result in death, disease, injury, permanent physical or developmental disablilty, kindapping. autism, infantile schizophrenia,* hammer toe,…

What "old couple"? The LaBiancas were both 45.

Thank you. I posted something on the original series above. I thought I was the only person in the world who saw it. It really taught me, at a very young age, the hideous damage WWI did to that whole generation, with no romanticizing.

The original series (which I saw in the 80s on PBS is a heart-breaker. I then read the book, and her next, Testament of Friendship. I hope the series (which should show up close to the time of the Pankhurst pic with Meryl Streep) does somethingn to awaken interest in the suffragist movement.

So you go to Dominos and ask for a pihz-uh?

Ali-li is really only good on grilled seafood or grilled veg. Also, most places in the US get lazy and throw garlic into prefab mayonnaise. Real alioli (as i know it in Spain) has a minimum of egg, just garlic and oil. The trick is how to make a good emulsion.

Not if it's cooked correctly, and more importantly, not rancid. It lasts longer than broccoli and of course, the color doesn't change as it ages like a green veg does. Therefore, a lot of shops sneak it in when it's pretty much past edible.

Ah, yes, the joys of teaching US food weirdness to EFL students. Where do you teach??

A very tidy explanation of what sends me running screaming with smoke coming out of my head from most WA movies. He had a great ear for neurotic crazy bullshit in a number of his movies the first 20 years of his career. I seriously thing the cognitive dissonance he's had to live with since the Soon-Yi affair has…

Off the books is nice when you're 19 and need the cash. But keep doing that for year and years. And even if you're a responsible tax-paying person, a profession that pushes you into cash-only situations will wear you down. 800 a week cash or 580 on the books? What would most people choose? Thing is, you get to be 40,…

She's also dedicated a lot of personal time catching up on the education she missed having performed from her early teens (she caught up on her high school diploma and attended classes anonymously at UCLA. ) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/200…

Med student? I sincerely hope she's doing her residency in nutrition.