@Flackette Goes Retro: I've been assuming it was a psychosomatic symptom of her repressed anguish over her husband's infedelities. She acts out in a lot of ways over that.

Hey, one of the more unpleasant ramifications of Facebook has been that I have discovered that practically no one I know can spell correctly - or cares to, which is almost worse.

This is the diamond industry trying to generate customer expectations so that more women who have a modest ring when they initially get married will plan to get a more expensive one later on. See also: the "two month's pay rule for ring purchases, the anniversary band, family rings, and the "right hand rings" marketed…

Lelaina, a recent university graduate, couldn't define irony and she couldn't do basic math. It made me wonder what exactly she learned in her time in university.

Just like everyone else, I have to say I love that this is the old-style Strawberry Shortcake, rather than the revamp. I was too old to like Strawberry Shortcake and all her ilk, but my younger sister loved them, so I think of them fondly for that reason. A few years ago I saw Strawberry Shortcake flannellette and…

Laura Bush enjoyed a fairly high approval rating because she kept her head down. She practically never made the news during her husband's time in office. What little we did know of her (that she was attractive and well-groomed and knew enough to not act out) left a positive impression. But I don't have any sense of…

@starfishtat: Buck Rodman?! I have NO memory of that one. Did she get another boyfriend in the later editions or something?

@GirlLibrarian: Magazines are best used as inspiration. They put together a look using the best elements available, and if you like it you adapt it for yourself by buying similar items in your price range and with changes to suit your own looks.

I thought that was really pretty cute! Neither of them are dancers, which is kind of a shame, but I originally thought Katie was lip synching until I saw she was wearing a mike. She has quite a decent voice.

@ytuhermanotambien: Yes, it used to be an etiquette rule that a female guest did not wear black or white to weddings. The no-white rule is still in force, but lots of women wear little black dresses to weddings now. I'd advise, however, that if you do so add colour to it by wearing a bright pashmina or colourful shoes…

Sandra Bullock has never really registered with me, but damn, does this make me respect her. After all the "stand-by-their man" betrayed wife news stories, there is something just so cathartic about seeing a woman refuse to put up with a man who has proven that he can't be trusted and get on with it. Way to keep calm…

I have zero interest in women's magazines. I used to like them in in my late teens and very early twenties, but after I turned 24 or so I never read them, because I felt I had learned what little they had to teach me and they'd become a boring waste of money, time and trees. They are mostly advertising, with a few…

I WANT THAT PUPPY DOG.

Wow. Just wow. Someone please tell me these two haven't reproduced.

I can understand why a corporation might feel it was necessary to have a "what not to wear" show or some other demonstration in order to teach their employees how to dress. Lots of people just don't know what's appropriate in a corporate environment. But the problem with this show and other measures like it is that…

Several people in this thread have mentioned planning around colours. To expand on that, I’ve found it wonderfully practical to base my wardrobe on the half a dozen colours that suit me best. It makes shopping more efficient because you just pass by the clothes that are not in your colour palette. When you go with…

I couldn't help but notice how well-groomed and well-dressed she is in the pictures - she even has a pedicure. No mean feat for a woman that size. It would be a serious challenge to find clothes that fit and to reach the various parts of her body.

I couldn't help but notice how well dressed and groomed she is in her pictures. She even has a pedicure. I'm thinking about the logistics of that - how hard it must be for her to find clothes that fit and to reach the various parts of her body.

Guinness World's Records has "closed" competitions for other dangerous and life-threatening records before. They should close this one as well.