Also, from the ‘30s...Noted Swedish actor Nils Asther playing Chinese in Frank Capra’s The Bitter Tea of General Yen. Yikes.

Oh, absolutely. And Charlize is my pretend-friend. And she looks killer...

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!! Dat dog...

So...what you’re saying is, you liked the movie? ;)

It is the Joyful Heart Foundation, and here is Mariska with Wayne County’s (Detroit) kick-ass prosecutor, Kym Worthy, promoting rape-kit testing last year.

Re: her odd interpretation of “survivors” and “survivorship” - it was actually, well, appalling. Her belief that the title of “survivor” is over/misused is problematic here in that it represents a truly tenuous link to her overall point regarding victimhood. Moreover, it was oddly misplaced in the context of her essay…

And although Barry was only 4 years old in 1972, he might have still written a better essay...

WAT?! Life...has..lost...all....meaning...

Did you go to Flower Day this year? My favorite Eastern Market weekend all year. :)

Interesting that it took approximately 1.5 seconds of scandal to cancel Honey Boo Boo (not that I’m complaining about that) but somehow the Duggars are just “off the air.” Could it be because Honey Boo Boo was consistently losing viewers (and easier to dump), while the Duggars (and their umpteen shows/specials) are…

FYI - The President is a Sick Man is a fascinating book about Cleveland and all his various scandals...

Interesting tidbit from her New York Times obit:

“Lolita Grayson” is the PERFECT romance-genre nom de plume, am I right? I’m absolutely jealous over here, y’all.

Hold up. The freakin’ Post published a negative article about the Clintons? Color me surprised.

Johnny Stompanato?

Well, I love you, Fighting_Polish, and I hate Nick Kroll. So figure that out. ;)

Well, although his district is overwhemingly red (Republicans almost always win the general), he did win his 2014 primary by only 38 votes...

*sputtering*

San Isidro Bullfighter in “Grave Condition” After Being Gored Again

This is all wonderful advice! Thanks for taking the time to write it all down.