This is a great article! For practical purposes, I’ll say I usually dodge a hug by starting a conversation before ever coming within close enough proximity for a hug to be an option (and then the greeting opportunity has passed), approach with an outstretched hand or a hand wave, or if all else fails and someones’…

For Gaga to not even mention how much her entire early career persona borrowed from/cashed in on Madonna’s legacy is pretty weird.

In my fantasy, the Nobel announcement came out, and Joni Mitchell emerged from her coma/reclusivity and called Bob up to say, “If you accept it, I’ll tell EVERYONE what you did.” And he’s shakin’ in his born again britches. #FolkSingerBloodFeud

I hope that dog is OK. It looks like it has hydrocephalus :(

Thanks for the explanation!

Thanks for this explanation!

Probably my favorite appliance ever. Definitely earns its space as it is a “multi-pot” - you can use it as a rice cooker as well. I have made everything from risotto (YES) to Indian eggplant to hot Italian beef sandwiches to congee to perfect-every-time soft and hard boiled eggs.

Probably my favorite appliance ever. Definitely earns its space as it is a “multi-pot” - you can use it as a rice…

Check out “Hip Pressure Cooking” and other blogs (or you can search desired_food_name + “instant pot” and there will be many results) - which give step by step directions that result in actual, delicious food. The booklet that comes with is a bit confusing!

Check out “Hip Pressure Cooking” and other blogs (or you can search desired_food_name + “instant pot” and there will…

I was a child when all of Bill’s scandals were happening - and the google machine is full of nuttery at this point. Can anyone tell me whether there is legitimacy to the claims that Hillary played a role in making the women’s lives harder (via blackmail, intimidation, etc.), after they came forward?

Seconded. It serves as a slow cooker, sure, but you’ll never use it because you can just pressure cook your dinner in minutes, and leave it to keep warm all day (or just do it when you get home from work).

Seconded. It serves as a slow cooker, sure, but you’ll never use it because you can just pressure cook your dinner…

I read that part of the justification was rising cost of prescription drugs and medical supplies. Of course it is - you can’t regulate one sector of the healthcare industry (insurance) and allow all other sectors to continue to do whatever they please. It’s sort of a, “reform [for] all, or reform [for] none” kind of…

Can’t decide if the “very Christian” identity emboldened his parents to give an obviously phallic name or if this was more of a Freudian slip.

Exactly! It wasn’t “if YOU think I’m going easy on YOU” - he really meant, “if any of y’all think I’m going easy on him, I’m not! Pinky swear!”

I don’t know if any of you listen to “Dear Sugar” radio, but they just recently did an episode about rape. Specifically, the gist of the question asked in a letter was, “As a sexual assault survivor, can I love a rapist?” It was a heartbreaking episode that got very real about the ways in which the justice system (and…

No, it’s really, really unflattering. But so is the photo, and whoever she paid to do her hair needs to be immediately fired.

Yes, exactly. It’s not that complex. Don’t give up pushing for your progressive ideals, Bernie supporters! Bernie has done the coolest thing of all, which is inspiring people (and setting up a facilitation network) to get involved in local politics. Grassroots, baby! Keep pushing, keep fighting. It’s not over because…

This has been, to me, one of the saddest outcomes of the amazing anti-Hillary PR. We feel “weird” for liking her or “ashamed” to support her, because it’s not cool to like the try-hard. She’s not flawless, but POTUS is so right - she’s so fucking ready for this job. She will be supremely competent, and she has already…

Not really Sam Bee’s job to unite the party. Her job is to make jokes.

This was a really cool moment. I had tinglies for almost the whole roll call, but this and a few other moments really got to me! Slightly off topic, but how crazy is it that this woman was born (presumably) in 1914? She might remember a handful of things from WWI. She will have watched the League of Nations come into…

I love Tilda! This would be fantastic. I wish they’d just remake the movie over and over again so I could watch iconic ladies take on the role every year. I vote for Kristen Wiig as well :)