But it’s not. I mean, he lost the civil lawsuit. Man, this is fucked up.

Thanks, I was asking that above. By the way: yes, the Amanda Knox case was bungled and yes, the Italian legal system is slow as fuck. However, three degrees of judgement are not “circus”, it’s how the system works to make sure - as much as possible - that no one walks free if guilty or is imprisoned forever if…

I was under the impression that he could not be tried again unless new evidence turned up. Am I wrong? The American judicial system confuses me.

“Sandali alla schiava”, more precisely.

That style is called “sandalo alla schiava” in Italian, which is a literal translation. It bears reference to ancient Roman art and the Greek slaves of that era. Italy hasn’t had slavery ever since, so the term has lost impact. Is it a poor translation? It is. “Strappy sandals” would’ve been perfect.

I’m already so in love with Holtzmann I think I actually want to be her.

There are pieces missing here. Would he know you’d be doing it so he’d drop out? Would you have to simulate enjoyment or would you be allowed to just lie there basically motionless, having first slathered your vagina in a lot (and I mean A LOT) of lubricant? Context matters.

I’d wear that.

I use “menstruation”, actually, but my native language has a number of creative ways to identify periods, including the rather mystifying “il Marchese” (the Marquis), which I just googled. It is, apparently, a reference to the loincloths that were used before disposable pads were invented, which had to be laundered…

As a person who regularly cries at Flaming Lips gigs (seriously. I’ve seen them four times now and it happens like clockwork) and a Kesha supporter, I really want this record to come out.

I don’t think Fallon has read about Marley Dias, the 11-year-old who started a nationwide campaign to get more black female leads in books for children and young adults. Or Madison Kimrey, the 13-year-old activist who wants people to know the importance of voting.

And what in the name of fuck was that gun doing on that nightstand in the first place? Never mind that he had no idea that the kids were coming over. Who in their right mind just leaves loaded guns lying around the house? My European mind cannot process this concept.

I feel for you. It’s a shitty situation.

“The lesson is you have to make sure those weapons are put up, out of sight and out of reach, really of anyone, but especially children,”

I still don’t really know who the hell Kaley Cuocois or what she does but the beaded pantsuit is fine, particularly for someone who (I think?) does like, reality television

It’s only human, isn’t it? Can one realistically expect a human person to go through life without any kind of romantic attachment to anyone? His choice was perfect: she was a Catholic, unattainable and physically distant. Neither of them could realistically engage in any sort of forbidden contact, but as long as each…

I sort of not want Morricone to do the score because Italy’s got plenty of excellent soundtrack composers who are younger than Morricone and could do a great job. Morricone is amazing and he deserves all the awards, but his score for Tarantino’s film was based on outtakes of the one he wrote for Carpenter’s The Thing.

This is interesting. I mean: you know you shouldn’t do it, that it’s not a good thing to do, that it’ll do harm. But you do it anyway.
Why? What goes on in your head, apart from “I need to comply”? What do you tell yourself when you cheat? What do you get from it?

I hate that Ruby Woo doesn’t look good on me because I want it to look good on me so bad.