She reminds me so much of my grandma, who also would have worn her mink on stage (and basically everywhere else) if possible.

I 100% agree with this. I internet date sometimes and whenever a dude asks if I wear heels (knowing full well I am 5’10”), I know he’s secretly asking if I will give up my comfort for patriarchal norms. And the answer is hell fucking no. Shoes and underwear are two things I compromise for no man.

Hey, no need to be ashamed; live and learn. I still sometimes go to Angelika Kitchen because the vibe there really is lovely and it’s fun to be a pretend hippy for a few hours but I couldn’t make it my day job. You know, I was just thinking of Commerce today because I am meeting a friend for dinner and was trying to…

Thank you and you said it beautifully.

And now I’m hungry.

I’m sorry you have to even overhear that nonsense.

My yoga new-agey friends absolutely loved Pure Food & Wine (closed during the past year because the owner was nuts and stopped paying her staff) and we went for a couple of birthdays, etc. It was OK but it hurt me so much to pay $30 for ‘lasagna’ consisting of lettuce leaves stuffed with cashew ‘cream’ when I could…

That sounds so much better than Tay-Tays slumber parties.

Shush up! She is perfection. ;)

Same here. I don’t think it would be great, but it’s pie plus icing—how bad can it be? I have tried turducken and it’s great.

I would have agreed with you if we were talking J.Crew pre-Jenna, but since they’re now trying to be trendy, keeping the same look season after season seems foolish. I understand having the same core vision, like Ralph Lauren, for example, but carrying different versions of the same chunky necklace doesn’t seem like…

I went into J.Crew the other day and was struck by how similar the displays on the models are to the actual outfits you see her photographed in on the street. Even the proportions were the same: so tall, so thin, blazer, skinny jeans big chunky jeweled necklace, and pastel t-shirt. If the mannequins has been wearing…

I rarely think this about Jez articles, but I wondered how something so badly written on such a dubious topic could have made it onto the site. I know there has been staff turnover lately, but sheesh!

Me too! I am looking forward to this year’s viewing.

I love this movie and am one of legions. I was looking forward to a nice little commentary group about it, which you pretty much ruined.

That’s a truly wonderful story! May we all be so lucky.

Doughty is right. My dad died in our home and I have always been grateful that I got to see his body in a natural state.

Maybe? I urban dictionaryed that term and I want to say yes but I feel someone younger may need to confirm ;)

He still looks dirty to me (in a good way).

Time for inspirational poetry by Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins: