I'm really happy to see more attention being paid to women in the culinary field. There was a great feature in the last issue of Lucky Peach about the mostly female staff at Manresa. It would be great to see more women in cooking positions off the pastry line (but on the pastry line, too)!

My dad is going on 64 and has had a Facebook account for probably a year and a half. He still doesn't really understand how it works. If I post something, he'll comment on it, but the content of his comment won't be relevant to the post. I think he thinks by commenting that he's sending me a message and doesn't…

This. Myself and Mr. Wisdom saved up the money and dined at Alinea, and we traveled from Texas to do so. If this had happened while we were there, we'd have been livid.

This is completely unacceptable. I'm sympathetic to people with children in sticky situations, IE babysitter cancels, but if you've eaten at Alinea or a similar restaurant, this is seriously not okay. The food at a three-star restaurant is a huge deal. The experience of eating there is just as big of a deal, and…

Same. I straight up don't like it (on me). It's uncomfortable. I could give a shit less if I don't shave my armpits for a while and people see it (I'm an athlete, people see my pits on a regular basis), but by that point it really has to go, because I just don't like it. Same with legs and everywhere else that isn't…

While I understand that they'd feel somewhat isolated given the popularity of social media, it seems like actual communication via visit, phone call, or written letter would be that much more intimate and meaningful. I say this, of course, as a person that doesn't have to deal with any of this.

I'd actually be relatively interested in that. A challenge where you have to make whatever's in your closet work? That's something I'd be motivated to try.

Thank you for the thorough explanation. I'm very pro-vaxx, but never saw the point in getting the flu shot because I'm not typically exposed to vulnerable populations, nor am I a part of a vulnerable population myself. That, and I've never actually had the flu. But this makes a lot of sense, and next time shots come…

Can I have those brows, please?

These look fantastic! How do they do on women with bigger calves? That's my other struggle. It looks like they'd do well.

I've never had any exposure to them. I prefer to try on before I buy but I'd be willing to give it a shot.

I saw some good looking Levi's on the JC Penney website. Might have to run out there and try some on. Thanks for the recommendation!

I hate that place but I can't find skinny jeans that aren't jeggings that actually fit me for a reasonable price anywhere else. (Please, anyone, if you know where a girl can find some 30x30 skinny jeans that can accommodate some thighs that aren't over $100, PLEASE let me know. Did I say PLEASE enough yet? Seriously.)

This. I prefer synthetic makeup brushes over natural, but I know a lot of people who prefer natural for certain things. Most of those brushes, even the higher-end ones, are made in China, and this would be far from the first article discussing animal mistreatment there. No animal deserves to be treated…

Her boobs in the original are FANTASTIC. The shopped version took them and made them look like implants (they still look nice, but the extra non-existent and unnecessary definition gives them an artificially round shape I've only seen on women with implants). This isn't to insult anyone with implants - again, still…

I'd never heard of it until I was almost out of high school. I lived in a rural area, and the closest mall was big, but all of the stores were the "mall standards" - Hallmark, American Eagle, Bath and Body Works, Sam Goody, Claire's, etc. We didn't get anything like Wet Seal or Hot Topic until years after they became…

I checked one out recently at a local mall thinking, "hey, this is a blast from the past, what does this place look like now?" It was crappy. And dimly lit. Not in an artistic, theme-y way, but in a "too cheap to replace the lights" sort of way.

Speaking of Wet Seal, does anyone remember Gadzooks? Gadzooks was awesome. Wet Seal wasn't a big deal for us.

"Six hours has passed" hoooooookay.