I think the fact that Ebert honed in on a quote from Warren (which wasn’t even that memorable or clever to me?) shows that he was relating to the few male characters in the movie rather than the female protagonist. Not to slight Ebert, we all relate to the character that represents us the most when we engage with…

It’s usually a requirement of Christian schools for the teachers to be Christian as well. Not everybody who claims membership is terribly devout or a thorough follower though; I think a lot of people are religious ‘cause that’s how they were raised and/or it brings them some comfort, but not because they believe…

I read an account that a girl was raped and impregnated by a priest in one of these “schools” (this wasn’t infrequent) and the nuns made her carry the pregnancy and give birth. But immediately after the baby was born, they threw it in the furnace. How somebody can call themselves a nun or priest and be part of the…

Yes, the last school closed in 1996. It’s important to note that the last generation of kids sent to these schools were millennials. At their youngest these survivors are in their very late 20s and early 30s today.

There’s a lot of talk about how “this just happened to your ancestors, it was a long time ago, move on”…

Exactly. Ironically, starving yourself can lead to weight gain (I know there are people that are gonna yell at me about calories in/out and thermodynamics) - the body isn’t a machine that just keeps running the same regardless of the food inserted, metabolisms change all the time relative to the food the body gets.…

The image of Rachel’s weight gain post-birth is actually what always stuck me from Friends - mostly because I saw no difference. Supposedly at the time she wore a fat suit for a few episodes after giving birth to Emma, and I think I read something where Jennifer Aniston said she saw a big difference or something, but…

Thank you! This assumption that we’re all basically thin “on the inside” and if you’re not thin it’s because you’ve fucked up somehow is pervasive and so wrong (a great way to sell a diet or work out routine though). It completely ignores how our bodies have evolved and what role fat plays in our health (surprise, we n…

“If the punishment for breaking a law is a fine, then it is only a law for the poor.”

This deserves way more stars.

This summer could be a bacchanal, but I suspect quite a few single people are aching for stability.

I think it’s also worth nothing that LW said this was 8 years ago - if they meant they were 14 eight years ago, then that makes them and the bully 22 now. That’s still very young, very early-career for the teacher, and while people definitely change a lot between 14 and 22, they don’t always gain a lot of maturity,…

Maybe not much of a celebrity, but I bet it was his connections that was really the power he held over these women. Being an actor and director for so many years, he likely knows a lot of people in the industry, even people he didn’t directly work with but met through other colleagues and so on. Even one show…

*Golden razz berries specifically, since they fill CP 100% immediately (unlike regular razz that only heal a bit and it’s less and less the further away you get and more berries the pokemon has been fed the entire time in the gym). I think the berry limit is 20 but I may be wrong.

Nobody is going to care about what I say here, but as somebody also recovering from an eating disorder, I understand where Demi is coming from, though I think she blew it out of proportion.

Ditto. I remember the narrative around her at the time - all the talk was about her and what a “slut” she was and I remember hearing nothing about Solomon at the time (um, it takes two to tango?). The tape he chose to release was 100% her responsibility, somehow.

The creative part of me wonders if this is the first step in helping them come out - that establishing this narrative of “coming out will ruin their careers/typecast them ‘cause Hollywood is awful” (I 100% believe this is a problem for many queer actors, not being dismissive) then when these people do come out in a…

The more I read about the Firm the more it just sounds like a toxic workplace run amok. That anecdote from Harry about how he called the Queen to get together and chat (ages ago) and she said yes, and then the day of was all, “Oh I’m sorry my calendar is full now” - the way he told it sounded like he didn’t blame the…

Thanks, being pedantic really helped.

I actually kind of doubt this. I only have anecdotal evidence, but my British grandparents are the same age as the Queen and Philip and they’re actually very compassionate and empathetic, and very open to getting people whatever help they need (much more so than their boomer children, who are the very “just deal with…

You don’t. You don’t prove a negative. You prove that they DO have “healing powers” and then we analyze your evidence.