That's a good point... I never thought of it that way. Fanfics come with readymade plot/character/universe knowledge, and you're obviously already attached or you wouldn't be there reading it, so you can jump right to the juicy bits. The author's attachment to the characters may also explain how some of it can be so…

That is a really good way to explain raunchy fanfic that I had never heard before! I don't read much of it, so I hadn't thought about the fact it's already got the feels established by the primary text.

Both heart disease and breast cancer can have genetic causes, and can be both random and non-random. However, one can make lifestyle changes that can make heart disease less likely, even for those with a genetic predisposition to it. The fact that it can be reversed or even prevented by easily-implemented lifestyle…

Sure thing, Kitchen Hat!

YER A JESUS, HARRY.

Typical HuffulePuff Hat

I've been hearing about this shit for two days now thanks to my girlfriend, who is goddamned obsessed. She also claims that for some reason, the author refers to Gryffindors or Slytherins as "Gryffindor Hats" and "Slytherin Hats" which bothers me WAY more than it has any right to, like a persistent nail dragging…

If ABC had reached out, they would have known that since the story ran, we've learned more, and that things are still developing on our end. It would have been a tougher interview.

When someone emails a convention threatening violence due to the presence of a noted feminist, then in the absence of any reason to conclude otherwise, it makes perfect sense to assume the culprit was a person angry at her receiving an award. If someone threatened to blow up a building because Barack Obama was there,…

Solid strategy: stop reading the second you find something to be bothered about. If you keep reading then the rest of the paragraph might fix the problem, and you won't be able to feel put upon and make it about you.

No. She's actually hoping that the best defense is a good offense.

And he and Emma Thompson are married IRL!! They met while making Sense & Sensibility and are my favorite power couple in the entirety of creation

My, my, aren't you a delight!

Not attractive to YOU, sweetie. That's a completely different thing than saying he isn't attractive "at all", because millions of women very obviously think differently (me included - he's basically my perfect 10!). I personally don't find Ryan Gosling attractive, but would never claim my personal taste is a universal…

Me too. "Off the Hook" is like "Substitute teacher desperately trying to be relatable" Barbie

Speaking of inappropriate children's toys, I found this Yoda at my local supermarket yesterday, and well... it looks like he's stuck his wormy green Yoda penis through a pumpkin. What is going on with toy makers these days?

Off the hook? Is she saying off the hook? Isn't that super dated?

I think I'm less upset by what the fuck.

I have noticed a distinct quiet on the western front from those here (mostly gray-zone folks) who a few weeks ago were saying Rice should skate because his woman attacked him viciously with a full- on physical assault, that his self-defense did not count as domestic violence and people aghast at this made a mountain…

Nope, definitely a demon. File it under "TOTALLY NOT PHOTOS OF DEMONS SO DON'T EVEN LOOK IN THIS FOLDER, SATAN. HA HA HA".