I think that many people have a creepy fixation with the idea of hipsters, and spend way too much time worrying about the motivations behind other people's tastes - are they really authentic? are they wearing/eating/listening to/etc. these things only to be original? They end up analyzing anything that is popular…

I did not know that. I've often heard that it was to avoid having victims killed by their attackers (which makes some sense, but then again, attackers aren't always big on rational risk calculations), but that makes a lot of sense). This reason makes a lot of sense - I assume that for many people, having the attacker…

Plus, even if did have the gun ready at the right moment... how likely are you to be willing to actually kill someone you know, even if they are trying to rape you?

Rape isn't a crime category in Canada; the charge would have been for sexual assault (any form of unwanted and sexual touching, basically) or aggravated sexual assault. There are details here: [www.sacc.to] What happened was illegal, the judge is an idiot.

Fun fact: apparently it got its name because it was served at an Irish airport (in Shannon) and became popular among tourists who brought the recipe home with them... though I'm sure that the stereotype has helped to make the name popular.

Similar problem here - the smell of their store gives me migraines, I have never managed to use any of their products because I can't smell any of them to see if they will set me off before buying. Too bad, because the idea behind the store is good.

Yeah - I'm a dirty hippy and also a cynic about copmanies, so my opinion is as biased as they get, but babies of all people really don't need shampoo. Plus, Johnson's shampoo is scented, which just seems bizarre and utterly superfluous.

Shell-shocked with sadly good reason. It's definitely hard to talk about things that we want to have access to, but also think should be studied more (hello birth control pill!) in a climate where so many basic health rights are ignored or breached because of the gender of the person whose health is in question.

Hm - that actually sums it up pretty well.

Wow. I saw this movie for the first time as an adult, after having heard its praises sung too loudly, too many times for me not to have had overinflated expectations. Most played on how slow! and suspensful! it was (both qualities that I love), and I found myself terribly disappointed upon seeing it - it seemed like a…

Researchers have actually been looking at this question for a long time. But since it seems to take decades for the treatment's carcinogenic effect to manifest, and since the increased risk appears to be extremely small, none of the older studies were very conclusive. For instance, this one [www.sciencedirect.com]…

It definitely doesn't seem odd to me - I was never fostered (my relationship with my parents was good, we lived in an awesome city, etc.), but many people in my family did spend a year or more living with relatives, and I have many friends who went through similar arrangements. And it also seems to be a pretty common…

Researchers have actually been looking at this question for a long time. But since it seems to take decades for the treatment's carcinogenic effect to manifest, and since the increased risk appears to be extremely small, none of the older studies were very conclusive. For instance, this one [www.sciencedirect.com]…

I disagree with what appears to be the general consensus on Signs. Even though the end was terrible and the plot-holes massive, it did an amazing job of building a particular, horrific, mood. I can't really think of many films that are as successful at conveying that particular mix of suspense, despair, and…

Same situation for me. I'm incredibly easily scared - enough so that most of the previews and excerpts posted above have left me awake and trembling, with little hope of sleep tonight - but I found both The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity profoundly boring.

Also a fan here. Lovely colours, interesting shapes (baggy and flattering at once!), and pockets: all a hit with me.

So this story is my grandmother's. I don't necessarily believe it, but I do believe that she believed it, and wasn't lying when she told it to me.

Yes! It would be a good deal easier not to care about my appearance if it wasn't constantly used to gauge my value as a human being.

I don't think that that list is implausible - it's definitely close to what mine would look like (with some switches, of course). I hate my ankles (swollen, ugly, and painful!) and my knees with a passion; my eyes are one of the few things that I actually like about my body, my mouth I dislike but never really have to…

Cheese is big business, whether its resale is legal or not: [www.nytimes.com]