1. Russian orphanages are a nightmare, kids have huge issues from there (see “The Italian” about how crappy it can get)

Roux! Why not name your kid Soup or Stew?

There was this infuriating/exhaustiving article in the Wall Street Journal this week about a specific (named) individual at Coutts (British bsnk used by Queen & other famous/rich/etc people). They did an internal investigation in 2015 that turned up so much evidence and people speaking about what happened that the…

Now, the most important question is ... what is that drink in the photo, it looks delicious.

Can we talk about how much i bloody hated this book. Stopped reading after like 30%. Her character is like the ultimate spiritual/uber-ballerina chic who’s evil enemies force her into a life of KGB prostitution. :hurl:

Octavia E Butler, CJ Cherryh, Patricia Briggs, Lois McMaster Bujold, Michelle Sagara (West), SK Dunstall, Ann Leckie, Susan R Matthews, Ilona Andrews (although it’s a couple writing it)...

 Why is that ass Bode Miller employed to cover the Olympics?

 Best part was hearing the NBC announcers going from their standard patter to incredibly excited as her time fell below Veight... the Czech announcers went crazy even though i couldn’t understand a word.

Not so much borrowed as passed down. Shifrin gets new skis given to her every season so she passes her previous ones to athletes who don’t get new skis for free. It’s pretty awesome.

Soon the only TV show I’ll be able to watch from my childhood will be “Married with Children”.

 first, one guy calls her a kid and then agrees with the other douches about wanting to do her, like, creepy as fuck.

Weirdest thing... her mom was a figure skater (don’t know if professional), but you don’t know her name! Medvedeva skates under her grandmother’s maiden name.

Series that I would love to get made... Vorkosigan (Bujold), Union-Alliance (Cherryh), Xenogenesis (Butler), Jurisdiction Space (Matthews), The Edge (Andrews). Or any of Dick Francis books (not the joint ones with his son).

So when can we talk about Jerry Lee Lewis?

Since you’re a fellow reader, i don’t know if you’ve heard about Persephone Books (http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/about-us/). I just found out about them recently. Anyway, the only place they sell them in the States is Three Lives & Company on W 10th in the West Village.

How come Sporty & Posh are always together in the shots? Is she the only one who can stand VB?

Citymapper is an app that I highly recommend. It not only tells you estimated arrival times of next transpo, it also tells you where on the train to sit if you plan a trip via the app.

 It amazes me how Europe can be so over-regulated in some spaces but totally lax in things that affect the public good.

I think we need to be honest at this point, people don’t give a shit about girls (ages 10-25). See:

Babylon 5 had this happen in the last season.