I was wondering if it's more because a lot of the comments on "males" and "females" are relying on a lot of pseudoscientific b.s., and they assume that using scientific terminology will elevate otherwise spurious and largely unsupported claims about gender roles. Does "male" get used outside of discussions like that?

My baby version of this is swimming at the community centre near my house, which usually boasts a lot of older people who are still in much better shape than me. But seeing other women naked has normalized for me a lot of things about my own body I used to think were weird. It's also really inspiring—there are a few…

A lot of pale folks (like myself) swear by MAC eyeshadow in Omega. It's a good option if you want just a small amount of product to try—especially because if you don't love it for contouring, it's just a really nice subtle taupe eyeshadow that works really well for work or for evenings if you don't want to rock a…

I was going to say. If it knew how to kill, that box would be a box of baby duck carnage.

I'd assume you'd just ask the bartender to put the next drink the person ordered on your tab instead? I still think the whole concept might be a little creepy, but maybe that would be slightly less creepy than selecting the drink yourself.

I think maybe it's a bit different for women because the likelihood of being sexually assaulted by someone who is hitting on you is so much higher. Like, sometimes the guy hiding in your car after school is just there to surprise you and cheer you up, and sometimes he's there to shove you in your own trunk, drive you…

I was sitting on a futon couch, threw my head back in laughter at something—god, I don't even know what—and hit the back of my head on the back of the couch. The resultant concussion/post-concussion syndrome meant I couldn't work for four months.

I really wonder how to introduce the idea to a partner. I ended a relationship with a man who had been very attentive until, 3 months into a really unexpected stint of unemployment, his insomnia and depression became so serious that he just physically was not interested. I didn't want to push to sleep over, because…

I think sometimes there are just these ingrained habits. My dad is definitely a feminist, but work around the house is still pretty gendered much of the time. At least, between him and my mom. He's always been as likely to tell me to do the dishes as he is to tell my brother. He's just unlikely to do them himself.…

I have a lot of elderly relatives, and am in an academic programs where we work with elders pretty regularly. The flu shot is covered by my insurance, it doesn't do me any harm, and it decreases the likelihood that I'll catch something and pass it on to someone more vulnerable. And I at least generally don't still…

I mean...she's outside, it's cold, and she sounds like maybe she's recovering from a cold? Definitely makes it hard to hear yourself. Like, she can tell she's off pitch in a couple places, because she plugs her ear so that she can hear herself better over the music, crowd noise, whatever. I typically have a pretty…

Well played.

I kinda feel like in Canada this isn't a trend so much as a way of life? At least, there were plenty of these guys around when I moved up here a few years ago. Last year at a concert for a local band, we actually lost one of my friends in the crowd because there were so many tall dudes with beards and blue and white…

There's a few places in Vancouver that do good poutine—La Belle Patate and Belgian Fries come to mind. But you can get poutine pretty much anywhere that has a frier. There's one place that does a poutine with miso gravy and has sliced green onion on top, which is divine. And it's a glorious breakfast food if you…

Not personally, but I know a handful of people who have been—three of which were guys who downed drinks intended for their female friends. When you see what one can do to a 6'4" prospective Navy SEAL, it is terrifying to think how it might have affected his 5'4", 130 lb. girlfriend.

...although one has to wonder what…

This isn't new news at all, but the Nokia tone is actually taken from a composition by Tarrega. Which means that that piece of music is now ruined forever, because whenever it comes to the phrase used for the ringtone, everyone in the room will grit their teeth in irritation.

My ex had the piano riff tone as an alarm, and to this day hearing it makes me want to throw something across the room.

I mean, this is perfection, but they really missed a great opportunity by not underscoring this with part of Vivaldi's "Autumn".

I blew so much money in Sephora over the last few years trying to deal with adult acne, until I finally asked my doctor for a prescription for tretinoin. Insurance doesn't cover it, but it's something like $30 for a tube that lasts a few months, which is waaaaaay cheaper than any cream with a beneficial concentration…

Bit late for this now, but I had to share.

Her first year or so in undergrad, before she got together with my dad, my mom fell head over heels for this moody rebel poet type (it was the seventies, she was, like, 19 and a literature major, I think she can be forgiven). I think he must have liked having her around, on…