Anne of Cleves might just have been the shrewdest of all. She was able to get out of her marriage to Henry with her head intact by doing the smart thing and giving him the annulment he wanted, and was afterward treated by Henry as his sister. Henry gifted her with several properties, including Hever Castle (Anne…

I’ve read that she had the Tudor temper and could sometimes fly into a rage, much like her father.

I know a lot of folks worldwide eat insects. I’m not a picky eater and have tried many foods considered exotic by Americans. Rationally speaking I also know that when I eat shrimp, crab, or lobster, I am essentially consuming aquatic insects. And yet - I still can’t bring myself to eat an insect. No way, no how.

God, I hate okra. I was never a picky eater but there a few things (okra, olives, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes) I did not eat as a child. Okra is the only one of these things I still refuse to eat as an adult.

It’s all just so ridiculous. They’re too busy taking selfies to actually, you know, party. And totaling a photo in the bathroom? What is the point of it all?

Ugh, ok, my coach was not that bad. He never said anything inappropriate about our bodies, etc. And he really wasn’t a bad guy off the court- just a screamer on it, which, imho, is not the best way to get the most out of your players. I went varsity my freshman year but also played with the freshman and JV squads (I…

A screaming coach is the reason I quit basketball early, even though I was an extremely talented player. The last straw was one day at practice when someone went up for a layup and kneed me in the chest - I could barely breathe, but was forced to continue playing. When I got home, my mom took one look at my face…

I mean, I am sympathetic to their desire to disengage, as the British press can be vicious, but I am not sure that moving to LA/Malibu is the way to go about it if you want to lead a quiet life away from the paparazzi. It’s not like the American tabloid press is that much kinder or more polite than the British press.

I suspect most of them (at least, the clear-headed ones) know they are not in the same boat, but attempt to portray themselves as such to have a positive impact on the public’s perception of them. It’s completely artificial and disingenuous, but it’s the name of the game, particularly for the ones who need publicity…

I agree. It’s mind-boggling.

Please, please, please report back with an update. This is just sheer gold.

I straight up laughed out loud at the Chico’s bit. Damn near woke my husband up.

I mean, pick your gaggle of dangerous/disgusting animals.

I went down the rabbit-hole, and my reaction was as follows:

I don’t really have anything to add to this conversation, except to say that I went down the rabbit hole on the sub-Reddit about the brother and sister, and...whoo boy.

On one long haul flight I took, there was this toddler who was stumbling up and down the aisle like a tiny drunk sailor (as toddlers do). At one point, while most of the plane had gone to sleep but I was watching a movie, he toddled up to my chair and promptly vomited on the carpet next to my foot.

Haven’t seen it, but I’m going to guess not. “Clueless” is, for me, the best adaptation of “Emma” out there.

I’d actually argue that South Park and The Simpsons are stealthily smart shows, and would not put them in the same category as Housewives. Haven’t seen Flea Bag, but also hear great things. And yes, I think at this point RHONY and the other variants have definitely worn out their novelty. The Kardashians finally got…

I don’t really buy that argument. I’m sure some people go solely because of the royal family, but I would think that most tourists don’t visit the UK so much to see the royal family as to visit historical sights often associated with the monarchy (Tower of London, etc.). Even if England did not have a present-day…

They jumped the shark when they realized that appealing to the lowest common denominator would make them more money.