The allegations are inappropriate and embarrassing, but I have to say I find the weird ass song response the most disturbing thing about any of this (assuming there’s no actual abuse being alleged, which I haven’t seen.)

I’m fascinated by the concept of surrogacy in general, which seems pretty out of reach for couples who aren’t mega-wealthy

Some Melanie Martinez fans are pissed after purchasing $400 VIP packages for a meet-and-greet, only to be met by…a video of an AI version of Martinez.

Yeah I work for a quasi-government agency (so not even a full government job) and if anything *might* cost $50 or more we have to log it in a register. If you get a nice bottle of wine or a hamper from an external party you have to put it into an office pool.

I wish it was just nobility, at least someone had the power to remove the nobility. I actually struggle to think of people who have been granted this much power and could be removed from their position by anything other than a guillotine.

I’ve not read too many details (as with all things H&M) but I was under the impression they’d have to give at least some of that money back given the poor output.

I’m actually 100% sure that Harry and Meghan were absolutely advised that they should definitely get into all of these ventures for the supposed benefit of their brand. There’s a lot of money to be made in the industry being the middle man in those deals.

No one with experience of medical care beyond North America thinks it’s the best medical system or industry.

No one is denying they are busy, but when people are actually *that* into each other they make it work or wait out the busy phase.

Generally agreed, if you’re seriously allergic then I can understand wanting to be very sure about the breed and not taking a chance that you’re getting a dog that you’d have to give up after a week, which would be soul-destroying if you’re replacing a beloved family pet that has just passed away.

Shamilton.

I haaaaate pickles, one of the few things I can’t bring myself to eat, or in this case drink.

She appears to be the only one who realised that SATC was over in both quality (the second movie was especially shit) and as a cultural moment, and that any more movies/series were probably just going to embarrass everyone further.

I have a good friend who is a corporate executive, married to a successful lawyer, and she still constantly seeks her parents approval in regards to her life choices, especially financial ones. The other day she was worried about what her parents would think about her going on an overseas vacation with friends.…

I watched the whole first season and appreciated some of it on a technical level, but just could not bring myself to care about any of the characters and the stakes felt entirely meaningless. For the record I actually love shows where people are being mean to each other but the requirement is that at least one…

There is no one in any leadership position in the Democratic party that could seriously be considered activist. Apart from a handful of relatively junior progressives who generally aren’t dictating party policy, the Democrats are more than a little beholden to corporate and special interests and aren’t being activist…

The only people pushing these topics in any significant way, and going on and on about it, is conservatives. The decent response is to call it out as shitty and harmful. To allow it to continue without any response (while physical attacks on trans people increases as a result) would be vile in itself.

Fair enough - I don’t mind a bit of gossip and reality TV (hence why I am on this site a few times a week), I just don’t remember a story that I didn’t hear about at all outside of Jez so this one sticks out. I don’t know a single person that watches this show anymore (I never tuned in), but maybe a couple of friends…

To be fair,I can probably guarantee that most New Yorkers, including those who enjoy theater and are generally aware of their surroundings, wouldn’t have a clue that there was a Hard Rock Hotel in Times Square unless you told them. I’m regularly surprised that certain chains of restaurants exist in that area, given…

Outside of Jezebel I’ve not seen a single mention of these Sandoval & Leviss people, yet somehow it’s a headline here daily. I can only assume that Jez is getting huge numbers clicks on these stories to justify this level of attention? Do we have to hear about it any more after today??