Love her or hate her, I think the Duchess of Cambridge figured out how to play this game. No doubt it helped that she is white, but she also put up with a lot of crap in the beginning. Although her family is wealthy, they are definitely not considered high class, and she was subjected to a lot of mockery from…

Going off on a tangent, but did anyone else notice that when the article talked about her parents, it only called out Don Johnson? If anything, Melanie Griffith has had the bigger career, no?

Not only that, but their daytime engagements don’t usually last more than an hour or so, from what I understand. I can’t imagine they schedule more than three in a day, with breaks for lunch and tea.

Actually, I don’t think it is all that exhausting. As I noted, they don’t have to fill their entire days with engagements. Princess Anne apparently does, but she’s frankly an outlier. As I understand it, the rest of them, save for perhaps the Queen (who has probably somewhat limited her engagements these days due to…

When I used to bartend, I had customers who would ask me to waive the vermouth around the rim of the glass. As ianking02 points out, however, that’s not a martini, it’s a glass of iced gin.

Agree with Tanqueray as a solid choice for a martini. It’s what we have in our wet bar for everyday drinking.

Agree with all of this. My husband and I only drink gin martinis with olives, and we ask for them stirred, not shaken. Tastes so much better.

This. A cocktail should not be called a martini if it doesn’t have gin.

I am so glad you did not include any variation with vodka. If it doesn’t have gin, it’s not a martini in my book.

Lawsuits would seem to be the only real way to hold a university’s feet to the fire. I’m not big on the penchant in this country for suing at the slightest provocation and on the flimsiest of bases, and I’m not even sure that the plaintiffs in such a suit could prove standing, let alone obtain a decision on the…

Yeah, I mean, I just find it disingenuous. Don’t get me wrong, I am sure that having one’s every public move scrutinized can wear on a person and I can absolutely appreciate that Harry and his brother suffered some trauma over their mother’s death (and the insane public reaction to it), but on the whole, I wouldn’t…

He wanted to have his cake and eat it too. To be able to live the life of a senior royal with all the perks (free renovated lodging at Frogmore, round the clock security, etc.) but none of inconveniences. I think he thought that because he’d been coddled and indulged his entire life, the Queen would also indulge him…

Yeah, I had to laugh. As if he’s just a bystander in his life and not a grown man in his 30s. The implication being, of course, that his wife railroaded him into leaving everything behind, and that he has no agency.

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Agreed, but I would even take it a step farther and argue that whether or not they agree with Trump, they should have no role in his administration, period. It’s just blatant nepotism no matter how you slice it.

The fact that I am not hearing much from or about the Kardashians and other “influencers”, who are finally being exposed as completely useless, is one of the few bright spots in the current situation.

Likely because they figured he was arrogant enough to do exactly what he did, enabling them to make hay out of it. Frankly, I think our media is also derelict and complicit in this mess. They are so concerned with the profit motive that they will (often irresponsibly) push any story they think will generate clicks.

You are right, although they should get grief. When I think of the blood, sweat, and tears I (and many of my classmates, who are truly brilliant) shed to get accepted, it is absolutely galling to know that this prime example of mediocrity was able to simply buy his way in, which also means he took a spot from…

I think in part it’s because the U.S. is the global hegemon and hasn’t been attacked since Pearl Harbor. Generally speaking throughout their history (or at least for the past few hundred years) Americans haven’t really had to deal with invasions, occupations, etc. On top of that, these are folks who are at the top of…

This is a good list, but how about Elizabeth Woodville, a gorgeous commoner who managed to bag Edward IV? Or Isabella, who had her husband (Edward II) assassinated? Or Margaret of Anjou, one of the inspirations for the character of Cersei Lannister? And finally, Camilla Parker Bowles, the former mistress who played…