Rush is an idiot, but he's not entirely wrong about Sierra Leone being founded by ex-slaves. Simon Schama's Rough Crossings discusses this in detail. Britain's problematic attempts at relocation the enslaved who escaped colonial masters and fought on the British side during the Revolution is sort of a precursor to…

She replied: "I'm entitled to do that."

I still have a soft spot for BTB (better than Brad), so I hope he eventually dealt with his many issues and found happiness. I doubt it, though- he didn't really have the emotional vocabulary for what he was wrestling with, much less the self-awareness necessary to seek help.

I fully endorse the notion that having children reveals fault lines in a relationship, but I also think there's no way to REALLY prepare yourself for the changes. You can read all the books you want, but it will still be overwhelming more often than not, especially the first year.

I remember Bette cracking a similar joke back in the day about Madonna, something like:

Bette, I love you, but maybe Twitter isn't the medium for you. Your jokes work best in person. You could say just about anything, but the twinkle in your eye and your sassy, kittenish delivery make people feel like we're all in on the joke.

Raiders of the Lost Ark

I must have known on some level that the "great lover" and "great looking" subsets didn't overlap very often.

On the bright side, the inconvenience and unpleasantness might push people into finally getting behind passenger rail in a big way.

I once had a torrid, three-year relationship with a guy that was seriously hotter than Brad Pitt at peak Legends of the Fall. I am not kidding. The sex was frequent, lengthy, and phenomenal.

I am TOTALLY going to find that Cary Elwes book, but against my better judgment I am also going to find "Simplicity Parenting" by Kim John Payne. Pretty sure it's just going to tell me to be a better housekeeper if I want my kid to do better in school, but I'd be happy to hear from anyone else who has read it. I'm…

This is me and all of you punks that are leaving me.

I didn't think people were going to start being anorexic because I put my daughter's clothes on.

Apparently, the Egyptians used peach pits as IUDs. Makes potatoes look a bit pedestrian, is all I'm saying.

I had that realization just as we were about to take our firstborn home, and spent a few very PPD-immersed months (with treatment, thank goodness).

Wait 'til they have another one. Then they'll be all "You're fine, walk it off. Where'd I put that peanut beer...?"

Disapproving bunny disapproves of your departure.

I'm also a little bit in love with Henri de la Falaise and mad at her for how she treated him (but falling in love with long-dead people is nothing new to me).

Thanks! I just wish I could see all her various houses in their heydey (including the "maisonette" in NYC, sans roaches, of course!).It kills me that as much as she resisted being labelled as Norma Desmond, she did kinda live it out with the boy toys...

I know it sounds strange, but I remember friends of mine trying to adopt in Britain in the 1980's who could specifically exclude red-haired kids as an option! In other words, though all prospective parents have to be prepared for potential problems, IVF and adoptive parents sometimes try to address potential issues by…