I think that vanilla infused glycerin is growing more and more available, and if you can find it, its prices are in range with those of regular vanilla infused alcohol. I've used both and they give similar results.

That would make sense, thanks!

As far as I understand current sizing systems, plus-sized models are actually similar in weight to average-sized women (if we take our average from the whole population). Obviously in a room full of people, this woman would be on the thinner end of the spectrum!

Yes! I don't actually love my body (issues!), but I do love the nudity (comfort!) and frankly, I feel like we would all feel so much better about ourselves, and so much more charmed by how gorgeous everyone else is, if we wore more clothes that showed off actual bodies and their real shapes. Eyes, for instance: they…

Both. Definitely both.

Question: Would the woman wearing this dress be considered plus-size (for a model, not for the average population)? Or is my sense of how thin models are supposed to be so distorted that the curve of her thighs is really surprising to me?

No, not the only one. I have a soft-spot for naked-person-string-dresses though.

Irreconciliable differences right there :). Yeah, I think that for me Montreal bagels (crusty+soft, with that particular malty flavor... SO GOOD) are the standard against which all other bagels are weighed, and necessarily fail. I would love to see a study of regional variations in bagel recipees and in people's taste…

Oh I totally agree. I'm Canadian and I think that our school is too expensive (6-10 000 a year for citizens, plus more for books, housing, and everything else...), so I can't even imagine expecting a bunch of 18 year olds to pay 40 000/year for the right to pursue further education. It just seems like such a…

And lacking in skill. But yeah, I'm always glad when this style circles back into fashion, because I have long rocked it, and firmly plan to continue rocking it.

As someone who is myself predisposed to acne, I have a harder time seeing it as beautiful (self-loathing etc.)... but I find dark under-eye circles gorgeous. I wish more people wore theirs proudly.

Bagel-bigot here: New York bagels are vastly inferior to Montreal ones!

Tony Snark?

Canadian schools still charge very high tuition fees for international students - for instance, her 50 000 wouldn't be quite enough to cover two years' worth of tuition for bachelor's of science degree at McGill. International students are also often ineligible for aid and scholarships, and, even when they are, often…

It's only cheaper for Canadians and for students from the few countries that have special deals with specific provinces (like France and Québec). Foreign students are charged comparatively exorbitant tuition fees, and are ineligible for some scholarships.

They are thinking that in a society with such skewed sex ratios and with such ingrained sexism, any potential daughter will be faced with much hardship and danger? I get that there is a huge social problem when sexism is such that girls aren't even being born (at the same rates) any more, but I can see why someone…

Infanticide and neglect are huge problems in the world, including in Canada, so I don't want to dismiss that possibility. I agree that sexist and neglectful parents would do better to abort than to have and harm (more) children. And I agree that some parents who have sex-selective abortion would likely be sexist…

I thought that this had long been well known, even if there weren't necessarily any good visual representations. I remember reading criticisms of the clitoral/vaginal orgasm distinction that were based on that argument (it's all the same tissue!) at least a decade ago, and I am far from well informed on the topic.

I think that the severity and extent of the impact would vary, depending on a bunch of factors including:

I actually hadn't heard about her at all until this scandal (if that's the right word) exploded... and I was impressed. Whether or not she's a good live performer, her recordings are good and her music is actually fun and interesting.