So cute, and so US-centric (in Europe and the UK that would be 13/12/14, therefore a lot less cute).

It's not a myth, it's paying attention to people. You are not owed anything, much less women's attention, so just look at them when you try to engage. Be a human being. It'll save you an inordinate amount of time and it will make the world a much better place for other human beings, who will not have to stop doing…

The key thing here is that you will know in the first few seconds if the woman you're trying to engage is interested or not. Most likely, people who are reading do not want to be interrupted, but if you manage to make eye contact and strike up a conversation that isn't totally inane (as in: "Oh, nice book, do you…

I have perfected the cold YOU ARE BOTHERING ME PLEASE STOP NOW smile with those who interrupt me while I'm reading. But generally speaking I'd rather talk to people than read. Talking to people trumps reading, and I really enjoy reading.

I'm super stand-offish with lechers. But I don't really get that many, or maybe my equally super chattiness is like Kryptonite: it deactivates them. Or I'm just getting older and older ladies are not seen as somebody you'd want to chat up (because they're less likely to be available/their bullshit detector is more…

I actually don't mind talking to people in really boring places, so what may strike others as invasive I don't experience as such because I'm really chatty. So if somebody starts a conversation with me I will keep it up (unless they're lecherous, which you know, happens) because otherwise I'd be bored. That happens…

Related.

Rory Kinnear, who appears in the first few frames, was in Black Mirror (and if you haven't seen it, PLEASE DO!)

Isn't it great how shamelessly ambitious we are as children?

I used to write fanfics all the time, too. It was my first longform writing. They're still lying around my parents' house and I've been pushing my mother to do some serious decluttering for ages now, because I need to recover and burn them all.

Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran had a fight.

Europeans have a much more relaxed approach to naturism and nude beaches. I've been to a few myself and the atmosphere was really cool and friendly and body positive.

One looks like the Duchess of Cambridge, the other looks like his mum!
Both adorable, though.

What in the name of fuck. A haircut takes you at least half an hour, normally. Even if your kids don't die, would you leave them in a hot cat for 30 minutes? Would you like to bake in a car for 30 minutes while somebody else goes off to have a haircut? Why could she not take them with her, is there a rule against…

The Tacky Tacky Tacky Oh So Tacky Wedding - What the bride thinks is quirky and good fun is actually in such poor taste that you feel like you're going to die from second-hand embarrassment. Like a magician or somebody paid to play pranks on guests during the reception. The music is shit. A lot of female guests are…

The great mystery is why people are still buying. She's incredibly dull.

Is it not high time we declared Pippa Middleton terminally boring and left it at that? Plus, I don't see James Middleton discussed in the papers as much.

"Doncha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?"

This is one bloody unflattering picture of Kim. It looks like a mugshot.

The website says it opens on July 24th. I'm just mystified by the lack of promotion in Rome, I mean, how is this big enough to end up on Variety but people who work in the local entertainment industry have no idea about it?